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 82
, is one which can be seen in Februaryon your meridian at 9 oclock at night, and you know that Mer-cury can be seen close to the western horizon from 3 to 4 hoursearlier. Since Gemini, the Twins, is on the meridian at 9 oclock,Taurus, the Bull, which is the next constellation to it, will beon the… … CAST WEST Fig. 68.—Diagram of Position of Constellations. Aquarius, the Water Bearer, and as this constellation sets aboutan hour after the Sun, it is in this constellation that you willfind Mercury in the early February evenings. The diagram (Fig. 68) shows how it is that when Aries ison the…
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