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 50
eJ»enl of ^ * VT;*Y ^: \ rli W Little! Bear / \ ; I ^ e \ y\ f c the I o * Uo0<> \!V <** & r& V 3* v / io°o … Fig. 37- stellation Taurus, etc. Now the signs are always reckonedas beginning at the vernal equinox, which is continuallyshifting along the ecliptic ; so that the signs are continuallymoving along the zodiac, while the constellations remainstationary : hence it has come about that the first point…
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