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Irving's catechism of astronomy (1905)

Irving, [Christopher], d. 1856. [from old catalog], Ortmann, Anselm. [from old catalog] · Baltimore, Md., New York, J. Murphy company · leaf 116

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nec-essarily stated quite loosely; from now on, the hour of 9 oclock inthe evening will be assumed when the approximate time of culmina-tion {i e,; the coming to the meridian) of a constellation is given. EQUATORIAL AND ADJOINING CONSTELLATIONS. 95 Q. 9. What constellation is east of Aries ? A.… … Fig. 23—Orion and His Dogs. Q. 10. What bright star is in the Hyades ?A. It is the fiery star Aldebaran; this star is ex-actly of the first magnitude. Q. 11. Where is the constellation Auriga, theCharioteer ? A. Auriga is north of Taurus and Gemini; it con- 96 EQUATORIAL AND ADJOINING…

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