Star lore of all ages; a collection of myths, legends, and facts concerning the constellations of the Northern Hemisphere (1911)
Olcott, William Tyler, 1873-1936 · New York, London : G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 95
ar of the third magni-tude. From these phenomena, says Burritt, it is inferredthat it not only has spots on its surface like our sun,but that it also turns on its axis. The spectrum of thisstar is similar to that of our sun. Lockyer thinks it is aspectroscopic binary, that is a star with a… … ARIESTHE RAM First from the east, the Ram conducts the year;Whom Ptolemy with twice nine stars adorns,Of which two only claim the second rank,The rest, when Cynthia fills the sign, are lost. Aries has been called the Prince of the Zodiac, thePrince of the Celestial Signs, and the Leader of theHost…
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