The book of stars; being a simple explanation of the stars and their uses to boy life, written to conform to the tests of the Boy scouts (1915)
Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick), 1869- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 31
Fig. 11.—The North Star and Big Dipper in Summer. Now look sharply at the middle star in the handle of theBig Dipper, whose name is Mizar (pronounced Me-zar), andsee if you can make out another little star whose name is Alcor(pronounced Al-cor) hugging up close to it. The Arabs whonamed them called… … I8™H0UREAST * 12™ HOUR.NORTH HORIZON Fig. 12.—Telling Time by the Big Dipper. ing the case we can use the pointer stars for the hour hand of abig star clock. You must always bear in mind, though, that while thehands of a clock turn from right to left, the Big Dipper swingsround from left to right;…
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