Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick), 1869- · New York, London, D. Appleton and company · leaf 193
un, is in the constellationdirectly opposite the one in which the shadow of the marblefalls. In the almanacs our year begins with January and as the Sunis then in the sign Aquarius, this month is represented by a 172 THE BOOK OF THE STARS picture of Aquarius, the Water Bearer; but in marking out… … Fig. 174.—Constellations of Zodiac in Circle. Sun counter-clockwise as seen from the north and this makesthe Sun appear to move eastward through the constellations ofthe zodiac. This makes all the months follow each other in the properorder when the strip of paper is glued together, as shown in THE…
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