s
follows:
THE LITTLE BEAR, URSA MINOR (a, the _Pole Star_; b, g, _the Guardians_).
THE DRAGON, DRACO (a, _Thuban_).
KING CEPHEUS, CEPHEUS.
THE LADY IN THE CHAIR, CASSIOPEIA.
THE CHAMPION, PERSEUS (b, _Algol_, remarkable variable).
THE CHARIOTEER, AURIGA (a, _Capella_).
THE GREATER BEAR, URSA MAJOR (a, b, the _Pointers_).
THE HUNTING DOGS, CANES VENATICI (a, _Cor Caroli_).
QUEEN BERENICE'S HAIR, COMA BERENICES.
THE HERDSMAN, BOOeTES (a, _Arcturus_).
THE NORTHERN CROWN, CORONA BOREALIS.
THE SERPENT, SERPENS.
THE KNEELER, HERCULES.
THE LYRE, LYRA (a, _Vega_).
THE SWAN, CYGNUS (a, _Arided_; b, _Albireo_).
THE WINGED HORSE, PEGASUS.
THE CHAINED LADY, ANDROMEDA.
THE TRIANGLES, TRIANGULA.
THE RAM, ARIES.
THE BULL, TAURUS (a, _Aldebaran_; ae, _Alcyone_, the chief _Pleiad_).
THE TWINS, GEMINI (a, _Castor_; b, _Pollux_).
THE CRAB, CANCER (the cluster between g and d is the _Beehive_).
THE LION, LEO (a, _Regulus_).
THE VIRGIN, VIRGO (a, _Spica_).
THE SCALES, LIBRA.
THE SERPENT-HOLDER, OPHIUCHUS.
THE EAGLE, AQUILA (a, _Altair_).
THE DOLPHIN, DELPHINUS.
THE WATER CARRIER, AQUARIUS.
THE FISHES, PISCES.
THE SEA MONSTER, CETUS (o, _Mira_, remarkable variable)
THE RIVER, ERIDANUS.
THE GIANT HUNTER, ORION (a, _Betelgeux_; b, _Rigel_).
THE LESSER DOG, CANIS MINOR (a, _Procyon_).
THE SEA SERPENT, HYDRA (a, _Alphard_).
THE CUP, CRATER (a, _Alkes_).
THE CROW, CORVUS.
THE SCORPION, SCORPIO (a, _Antares_).
THE ARCHER, SAGITTARIUS.
THE SEA-GOAT, CAPRICORNUS.
THE SOUTHERN FISH, PISCIS AUSTRALIS (a, _Fomalhaut_).
THE HARE, LEPUS.
THE DOVE, COLUMBA.
THE GREATER DOG, CANIS MAJOR, (a, _Sirius_).
THE SHIP, ARGO.
THE CENTAUR, CENTAURUS.
The following table exhibits the names of all the stars of the
first three magnitudes to which astronomers have given names; at
least, all those whose names are in common use:
a Andromedae, _Alpheratz_
b ----, _Mirach, Mizar_.
g ----, _Almach_.
a Aquarii, _Sadalmelik_
b ----, _Sadalsund_
g ----, _Skat_
a Aquilae, _Altair_
b ----, _Alshain_
g ----, _Tarazed_
a Arietis, _Hamal_
b ----, _Sheratan_
g ----, _Mesartim_
a Aurigae, _Capella_
b ----, _Menkalinan_
a Booetis, _Arcturus_
b ----, _Nekkar_
e ----, _Izar, Mizar, Mirach_
ae ----, _Muphrid_
a Canum Ven., _Cor Caroli_
a Canis Majoris, _Sirius_
b ----, _Mirzam_
e ----, _Adara_
a Canis Minoris, _Procyon_
b ----, _Gomeisa_
a2 Capricorni,
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