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Half-hours with the stars. A plain and easy guide to the knowledge of the constellations. Showing in twelve maps, the position for the United States of the principal star groups night after night, throughout the year, with introduction and a separate explanation of each map. True for every year (1887)

Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony), 1837-1888 · New York, London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 34

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, the Swan onthe left about northeast, and above it the Lyre {Lyra), with the still more brilliant steel-blue starVega. Hercules occupies the space between the Lyre on the one side and the Crown and the Ser-pents head on the other. He is high up, due east. Lastly, the Dragon winds from between the… … At II oclock: May 7.At loi oclock: May 15,At 10 oclock : May 22. At 9i oclock: May 30. At 9 oclock: June 7.At 8i oclock: June 14.At 8 oclock: June 22. Stars of the first magnitude are eight-pointed ; second magnitude, six-pointed ; third magnitude, five-pointed ; fourth magnitude(a few),…

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