Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick), 1869- · New York, London, D. Appleton and company · leaf 203
e more. Capricornus, the Sea-Goat.—A constellation of autumn:On the same plan that the ancients made Sagittarius a man-horse, so they made Capricornus a goat-fish. Though Capricornus is a small and poor constellation whenviewed with the naked eye, the early astrologers thought more 182 THE BOOK OF… … Lyra to Altair in Aquila and producing it until you come to thezodiac as shown in Fig. 179. The two brightest stars of Capricornus are in his head.One of these stars is a naked eye double, but to many people itwill seem merely a single star. As a matter of fact it is a finesight test, for it takes…
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