Johnson, Gaylord · New York, The Macmillan company · leaf 165
t the little symbol wesaw first is always used to stand for Mercury, theplanet. The little mark is still called by its Latinname, which is caduceus. What is the mark that stands for beautifulVenus, Uncle Henry.^ asked Betty. What is it that every woman likes to use if sheis beautiful.^ asked Uncle… … Is that Venus emblem in the almanac?askedPaul. Yes, said Uncle Henry. Watch the screenagain and youll see how easy it is to turn oursymbol of Venus into her mirror and backagain. The children did, while the mirror-symbol turnedinto a real hand mirror, like this:
Astronomy
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