Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892 · New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & company · leaf 45
ulus andProcyon, and is so placed as to form with them a nearlyequilateral triangle. 40 ASTROtfOMY. Bootes. If the line from £ to 77 Ursae Majoris is pro-longed and slightly curved away from the pole, it will goto Arcturus the principal star in Bootes. Arcturus is a star ofthe first magnitude, and… … Fig. 14. Map IV., 9 p. m., June 1st. Arcturus. The other important stars of this constellationlie to the north and west of Spica, and are easily traced.The four principal stars of Libra form a small quadrilateral,whose longest diagonal lies north and south. The upperstar in the quadrilateral is…
Astronomy
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
