Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick), 1869- · New York, London, D. Appleton and company · leaf 188
^Op.S-y— **V *-~-|—•- X Fig. 170.—The Zodiac as Invented by the Ancients. path, or orbit, of its own, making a small angle with the ecliptic*What we call the Zodiac takes in all these orbits and is, therefore,a belt of considerable width through the center of w^hich runs theecliptic. ^~ i… … *-*! JU>YtE« ZOD^., SCoR \ tp»o I Fig. 171.—The Zodiac as We Know It Today. Suppose we draw a little circle and call it the Sun, as shownin Fig. 171, and draw an ellipse around it and call it the Earthsorbit, putting on another little circle for the Earth; now sup- 168 THE BOOK OF THE STARS pose…
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