The Names of the Stars and Constellations: Compiled from the Latin, Greek, and Arabic ; with Their Derivations and Meanings ; Together with the Twenty-eight Moonstations, of the Zodiac, Known to the ArabsSamuel Clarke, 1882 - 57 pages |
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Akrab Almagest Alpha Alpherat Andromeda apud Ideler Aquarius Arabic names Arabs called Argo Navis Asellus Australis Australis Azelfafge Beta Boötes Burj Canis Minor Capricornus Cepheus Cicero's Aratus Constellation corrupted Cygni Cygnus Delta Deneb Dervish's Dish dhahr Dhifda Elasippus Epsilon Eridanos Feras GALLOWTREE GATE Gamma girdle goat Gomeiza Hædi Hamal He-Goat Hebrew Iota Kaitain Kaitos Kalb Kappa Kneeler Lambda Latin names lion Meaning Mira Stella mirfak mizar Moonstation Name on charts Pegasus Pleiades Pollux Præsepe Procyon Rasalgethi Rastaben Ridif Rigel Romach Rotanev Rutilicus Sadalmelik Sadalsund Safinat Saidak Saiph SAMUEL CLARKE Scheat Schedar Scorpio Sectio Equi Sefina Selibak Septentrio Serpent Shedis Sheliak Sheratan Shihor Simak Sirius Sirrah Skat Spica Star-names Stella Mira Stella Polaris Stella Pulcherrima Suka Svalocin Swan Tail Talitha Tania Tannim Tarazad Tarazed Taurus Tawamim Tawr Theemin Theta Thoreyya Thuban Thwart Circle Toxotes Triones Vindemiatrix Virgo Vultur Waggon Waki Winged Horse Zavijara Zeta Zodiac Zosma
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Page 6 - Their names are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces; the whole occupying a complete circle, or broad belt, in the heavens, called the Zodiac.
Page 8 - ... represent the four wheels, and the three others will represent the three horses. Above the centre of the three horses any one with clear sight may perceive a small star of the fifth or sixth magnitude, called the Cavalier. Each of these several stars is indicated, as is usual with all the constellations, by a Greek letter, the largest being denoted by the first letter. Thus the 4 stars in the quadrilateral are a, /3, y, S, and the 3 tail stars 6, £, 77.
Page 37 - THE TWELVE CONSTELLATIONS OF THE ZODIAC. Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Ram, Bull, Twins, Crab, Lion, Virgin.
Page 3 - ... altogether devoid of interest, nor unworthy attention even in such practical days as our own. The work before us is a neat little volume, written with just this purpose, to exhibit the meaning and correct the spelling of the old star-names. It is intended as the forerunner of a larger book which the author hopes to publish later on, upon the Names connected with the Stars and Constellations ; but fearing lest he should find himself forestalled, and should so lose all credit for the arduous labours...
Page 4 - Cycle,' as he says, p. 4, that " no English writer on Astronomy seems to have had any interest in tracing these ' Star Names ' to their original language and thus assigning some meaning to them.
Page 7 - URANOGRAPHY a. — Alpha /3 —Beta y — Gamma 8 —Delta e — Epsilon £ — Zeta 17 — Eta 0 — Theta...