Index

BY

WILLIAM TYLER OLCOTT

Printed in the United States of America

INTRODUCTION.

SCHEME OF STUDY.

THE DIAGRAMS.

THE CONSTELLATIONS OF SPRING.

URSA MAJOR (er´sa mā´-jor)—THE GREAT BEAR. (Face North.)

URSA MINOR (er´-sa mi´-nor)—THE LITTLE BEAR. (Face North.)

GEMINI (jem´-i-ni)—THE TWINS. (Face West.)

AURIGA (â-ri´-ga)—THE CHARIOTEER. (Face Northwest.)

CANCER (kan´-ser)—THE CRAB. (Face West.)

HYDRA (hi´-dra)—THE SEA-SERPENT. (Face South and Southwest.)

LEO (le´o)—THE LION. (Face South.)

COMA BERENICES (kō´-ma ber-e-ni´-sez)—BERENICE'S HAIR.

CANIS MINOR (kā´-nis mī´-nor)—THE LESSER DOG. (Face West.)

CORVUS (kôr´-vus)—THE CROW. (Face South.)

CRATER (krā´-ter)—THE CUP. (Face South.)

METEORIC SHOWERS. APRIL TO JULY.

THE CONSTELLATIONS OF SUMMER.

DRACO (drā´-ko)—THE DRAGON. (Face North.)

LYRA (lī´-ra)—THE LYRE.

CYGNUS (sig´-nus)—THE SWAN, OR THE NORTHERN CROSS.

AQUILA (ak´-wi-lä)—THE EAGLE, AND ANTINOÜS. (Face Southeast.)

DELPHINUS (del-fi´-nus)—THE DOLPHIN, OR JOB'S COFFIN. (Face Southeast.)

SAGITTARIUS (saj-i-tā-ri-us)—THE ARCHER. (Face South.)

OPHIUCHUS (of-i-ū-kus)—THE SERPENT BEARER, AND SERPENS. (Face Southwest.)

SCORPIUS (skôr´-pi-us)—THE SCORPION. (Face South.)

LIBRA (lī´-bra)—THE SCALES. (Face Southwest.)

CORONA BOREALIS (kō-rō´nä bō-rē-a´-lis)—THE NORTHERN CROWN.

HERCULES (her´-kū-lēz)—THE KNEELER.

BOÖTES (bō-ō´tēz)—THE HERDSMAN, OR BEAR DRIVER. (Face West.)

VIRGO (ver´-gō)—THE VIRGIN. (Face West.)

CANES VENATICI (kā´-nēz ve-nat´-i-cī)—THE HUNTING DOGS. (Face Northwest.)

METEORIC SHOWERS. JULY TO OCTOBER.

THE CONSTELLATIONS OF AUTUMN.

CASSIOPEIA (kas-i-ō-pē´-ya)—THE LADY IN THE CHAIR. (Face North.)

CEPHEUS (sē´-fūs) (Face North.)

PEGASUS (peg´-a-sus)—THE WINGED HORSE. (Face South.)

ANDROMEDA (an-drom´-e-dä)—THE CHAINED LADY.

PERSEUS (per´-sūs)—THE CHAMPION. (Face Northeast.)

PISCES (pis´ēz)—THE FISHES. (Face Southeast.)

TRIANGULUM (trī-an´-gū-lum)—THE TRIANGLE. (Face East.)

AQUARIUS (a-kwā´ri-us)—THE WATER CARRIER. (Face Southwest.)

CAPRICORNUS (kap-ri-kôr´-nus)—THE SEA GOAT. (Face Southwest.)

ARIES (ā´-ri-ēz)—THE RAM. (Face Southeast.)

CETUS (sē´-tus)—THE WHALE. (Face Southeast.)

MUSCA (mus´-kä)—THE FLY. (Face Southeast.)

METEORIC SHOWERS. OCTOBER TO JANUARY.

THE CONSTELLATIONS OF WINTER.

TAURUS (tâ´-rus)—THE BULL. (Face Southwest.)

ORION (ŏ-rī´-on)—THE GIANT HUNTER. (Face South.)

LEPUS (lē´-pus)—THE HARE. (Face South.)

COLUMBA NOACHI (co-lum´-bä nō-ä´-ki)—NOAH'S DOVE. (Face South.)

CANIS MAJOR (kā´-nis mā-jor)—THE GREATER DOG. (Face South.)

ARGO NAVIS (är´-go nā´-vis)—THE SHIP ARGO. (Face South.)

MONOCEROS (mō-nos´-e-ros)—THE UNICORN. (Face South.)

ERIDANUS (ē-rid´-a-nus)—OR THE RIVER PO. (Face Southwest.)

METEORIC SHOWERS. JANUARY TO APRIL.

THE PLANETS.

THE MILKY WAY.

THE MOTIONS OF THE STARS.

METEORS, OR SHOOTING-STARS.

THE NAMES OF THE STARS AND THEIR MEANINGS.

TABLE SHOWING THE STARS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND MAGNITUDE RISING