An introduction to astronomy: designed as a text-book for the use of students in college. By Denison Olmsted ...

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l)I:r.I1'INUS (the D)OmJr,nxI) is situated cast and north of Altair, and is co)mposed of five stars of the thlird Imagnitude, of
Iwhichl four in the form of a rhom1lbus, compose the hlead, and
the fifthi forms the tail.
I. E:oGAscs (the ".'FLYING ]Itossi) is a very large constellatioln,
aild is bSoundled N4. by) the:Lizard and Andromcda,. an.d S.
)y Pisces,'W. by tie il)olphin. Thlie Ihead is near the )olpllin,
while the back rests on P)isccs, and the fcet extend towlard.An.rom eda.
A\ large sqctae, composed of four conspicuous members, one
(ltirk1ab) of tile first, and three otlhers of tile second magnitudt c
distint\uisii tllis constcllation. Th1C corners of tlle square are
I0about 10~ apart; the northeastern corner bein;r in the ]head of
Androm:eda.
O)litiectUs is canother very large constellation, thle ]lead
)being ncart tile llead of Ihercules, and the feet reachltino to Scorpio, thle western foot being almlost in conllact witht Antares.
T I'h filure is that of a gifant holding a 8e)plenlt in ]his hands.'t'l1ce head of thle serpent is a little south of tlhe Crown, and the
t~ail reaches far castward tow\ard the Eagle.
4:1 6. Of tlhe Constellations -which lic southl of the Zodiac,
we slall notice only Cctus, Orion, Lplus, Montoccros, Canis
hMa'jor, Calis nillor, I),tdra, Crater, anll CorvIus.
CIT'I.R (tleC1 AWr.vl.) is distinguished rather for its extenlt than
its brillianctr, oCcup)yi lg a large tract of the sky southl of the
colnstellations lisces and Aries. The head is directly below
the helad of Aries, and the tail reaches westward l45 t, being
about 100 south of tlhe vernal equinoX..J/enar (., Cl'i), tlhe
largest of its comlponents, is situate(l in the mnouth, 25 souttheast of.Ari ettis; and.J[;/ a (o Oeti) in thle neck, 140 west of:ettcnkar, is celebrated as a variatte star, which exhibits difcerclt i1tlgnitudes at d(liflrent times.
OIrox is one, of the most magnificent of the constellations,
and one of those. ftlhat hav longlcst attracted the admiration of
mankindl, being alluded to in tLhe book of Job, and mentioned
by:Illomcr. Thoe head of Orion lies southeast of lTauruls, 15~
fi'oml A\ldebaranl and is composed of a cluster of small stars.
1\TwNo very bright stars,.Betlalgemse of the first, antd ].ellaldrix of
the Secold malgnitude, form the shoulderis; tlhrc more, re