Astronomy for the use of schools and academies (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908, Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910 · New York : Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 378
and Taurus) is markedby a pair of stars on the head, — one of the second, and oneof the third magnitude. Cancer (between Leo and Gemini) hasno bright stars, but contains a remarkable cluster of small starscalled Prozsepe, or the Beehive. Clusters. 342. The Hyades. — The Hyades are a very open… … 399. The name, according to the most probable etymology, means rainy; and they are said to have been so called be-cause their rising was associated with wet weather. They were usually considered the daughters of Atlas, and sisters of the Pleiades, though sometimes referred to as the nurses of…
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