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    A Field Book of the Stars

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    DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A Field Book of the Stars" by William Tyler Olcott. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
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      A Field Book of the Stars - William Tyler Olcott

      William Tyler Olcott

      A Field Book of the Stars

      EAN 8596547173724

      DigiCat, 2022

      Contact: DigiCat@okpublishing.info

      Table of Contents

      INTRODUCTION.

      SCHEME OF STUDY.

      THE DIAGRAMS.

      THE CONSTELLATIONS OF SPRING.

      URSA MAJOR (er´sa m ā ´-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 (k ō ´-ma ber-e-ni´-sez) —BERENICE'S HAIR.

      CANIS MINOR (k ā ´-nis m ī ´-nor) —THE LESSER DOG. (Face West.)

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

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

      METEORIC SHOWERS.

      THE CONSTELLATIONS OF SUMMER.

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

      LYRA (l ī ´-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-t ā -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 (l ī ´-bra) —THE SCALES. (Face Southwest.)

      CORONA BOREALIS (k ō -r ō ´nä b ō -r ē -a´-lis) —THE NORTHERN CROWN.

      HERCULES (her´-k ū -l ē z) —THE KNEELER.

      BOÖTES (b ō - ō ´t ē z) —THE HERDSMAN, OR BEAR DRIVER. (Face West.)

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

      CANES VENATICI (k ā ´-n ē z ve-nat´-i-c ī) —THE HUNTING DOGS. (Face Northwest.)

      METEORIC SHOWERS.

      THE CONSTELLATIONS OF AUTUMN.

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

      CEPHEUS (s ē ´-f ū s) (Face North.)

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

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

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

      PISCES (pis´ ē z) —THE FISHES. (Face Southeast.)

      TRIANGULUM (tr ī -an´-g ū -lum) —THE TRIANGLE. (Face East.)

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

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

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

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

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

      METEORIC SHOWERS.

      THE CONSTELLATIONS OF WINTER.

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

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

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

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

      CANIS MAJOR (k ā ´-nis m ā -jor) —THE GREATER DOG. (Face South.)

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

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

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

      METEORIC SHOWERS.

      THE PLANETS.

      Mercury .

      Venus .

      Mars .

      Jupiter .

      Saturn .

      Uranus .

      Neptune .

      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 IN THE EASTERN SKY AT NINE O'CLOCK P.M. ON THE DATES SPECIFIED.

      INDEX

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      Astronomy in a Nutshell

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      INTRODUCTION.

      Table of Contents

      Considering the ease with which a knowledge of the constellations can be acquired, it seems a remarkable fact that so few are conversant with these time-honored configurations of the heavens. Aside from a knowledge of the Dipper and the Pleiades, the constellations to the vast majority, are utterly unknown.

      To facilitate and popularize if possible this fascinating recreation of star-gazing the author has designed this field-book. It is limited in scope solely to that purpose, and all matter of a technical or theoretical nature has been omitted.

      The endeavor has been to include in these pages only such matter as the reader can observe with the naked eye, or an opera-glass. Simplicity and brevity have been aimed at, the main idea being that whatever is bulky or verbose is a hindrance rather than a help when actually engaged in the observation of the heavens.

      The constellations embraced in this manual are only those visible from the average latitude of the New England and Middle States, and owe their place in the particular season in which they are found to the fact that in that season they are favorably situated for observation.

      With this brief explanatory note of the purpose and design of the book, the author proceeds to outline the scheme of study.

      SCHEME OF STUDY.

      Table of Contents

      The table of contents shows the scheme of study to be pursued, and to facilitate the work it is desirable that the student follow the therein circumscribed order.

      A knowledge on the part of the reader of Ursa Major, or the Dipper as it is commonly called, and the Pleiades, the well-known group in Taurus, is presupposed by the author.

      With this knowledge as a basis, the student is enabled in any season to take up the study of the constellations. By following out the order dictated, he will in a few nights of observation be enabled to identify the various configurations making up the several constellations that are set apart for study in that particular season.

      A large plate, showing the appearance of the heavens at a designated time on the first night of the quarter, is inserted before each season's work. This should be consulted by the student before he makes an observation, in order that he may obtain a comprehensive idea of the relative position of the constellations, and also know in what part of the heavens to locate the constellation which he wishes to identify.

      A knowledge of one constellation enables the student to determine the position of the next in order. In this work, the identification of each constellation depends on a knowledge of what precedes, always bearing in mind the fact that each season starts as a new and distinct part to be taken by itself, and has no bearing on that which comes before.

      THE DIAGRAMS.

      Table of Contents

      The diagrams, it will be observed, are grouped under the seasons, and they indicate the positions

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