Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony), 1837-1888 · New York, A.C. Armstrong and son · leaf 279
ictured.But one can perceive how the stars suggest the idea of ahorse in one case, and of a human figure with upraisedfastened arms in the other. It is commonly stated thatPegasus is one of the constellations showing no resem- FANCIED FIGURES AMONG THE STARS, 267 blaiice at all to the figure… … Fig. 41.—Pegasus. conceptions of figures in the heavens. There aremarked differences between the various races of thehuman family in this respect, just as there are markeddifferences between various persons in the power ofimagining figures under different conditions. Somepersons see figures at once…
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