Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892 · New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & company · leaf 42
he other prin-cipal stars of Perseus may be found from the map. OP THE STARS. 37 Auriga. If we draw a perpendicular to the line joiningPolaris and « Cassiopeiae at its middle point, and prolong iton the side of Perseus, it will pass through Capella, thebrightest star of Auriga. This star is about… … Fig. 13. Map III., 9 p.m., March 1st. Taurus. Aldebaran, the brightest star in Taurus, to-gether with Capella and Algol, form an isosceles and nearlyequilateral triangle, Aldebaran being at the vertex far-thest from the pole. Aldebaran is a red star, and with fourother, but smaller onesj it forms a…
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