The book of stars; being a simple explanation of the stars and their uses to boy life, written to conform to the tests of the Boy scouts (1915)
Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick), 1869- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 46
ore the time of Abraham, or over four thousandyears ago. Fig. 26 shows Taurus as the Egyptians saw him.The bright red star which sets in the right eye of Taurus iscalled Aldebaran (pronounced Al-deb-a-ran) and is the third HOW TO KNOW THE STARS n brightest star in the sky. In the star chart shown… … RIGEL SOUTH:Fig. 27.—Star Map Showing Six Chief Constellations. Six stars of the first magnitude, that is 6 of the 20 starswhich shine the brightest (see Appendices F and G), are alsoshown on the chart, Fig. 27. By following the equator from 28 THE BOOK OF THE STARS west to east across the bowl of…
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