Astronomy
A Field Book of the Stars
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1
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2. Chapter 2LOCATION.--A line drawn from the Bee Hive, in Cancer, through Regulus, in Leo, and prolonged about 40[deg], ends near the conspicuous quadrilateral which distinguishes Corvus. T...
3. Chapter 3+---------------+--------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ | | | | | Other Dates | | |Name of Shower | Date | Radiant Point |Characteristics| of |Loca...
4. Chapter 4+-----------------+-------+-----------------+---------------+--------------+--------+ | | | | | Other Dates | | | Name of Shower | Date | Radiant Point |Characteristics| of |Loc...
5. Chapter 5Mars appears to the naked eye as a bright red star, and when at a favorable opposition to the earth (which occurs only once in every fifteen years) it rivals Jupiter in splendor.
6. Chapter 6Situated in the tip of the Great Bear's tail. Brilliant white in color. It is approaching the earth at the rate of sixteen miles per second, and culminates June 2d. This star is...
7. Chapter 7+-----------------+--------------------------- DATE | NAME OF STAR | CONSTELLATION -------------+-----------------+--------------------------- January 1 |Regulus, 1st. |Leo. " 8...