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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 124

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o Vega, which willthen be the pole-star. Q. 32. Where is Cygnus, the Swan ? A. Cygnus is due east of Lyra; it is readilyrecognized by the great cross made by its brigheststars; 61 Cygni, a double star, and the apex of asmall triangle in the northeast quarter of the cross,is one of our nearest… … Fig. 27—The Swan, the Eagle, and the Dolphin. A. Lacerta, the Lizard, fills up the space betweenCygnus and Andromeda; Vulpecula and Anser, theFox and Goose, are immediately south of Cygnus;south of Vulpecula lies the small Sagitta, the Arrow,which has on its east side Delphinus, the Dolphin;a…

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