Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892 · New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & company · leaf 46
rilateral is about 20° nearly west of Spica.The Crown, Ophiuchus, the Serpent, and Her- OF THE STARS. 41 Cules. The line from e to £ of the Great Bear if pro-longed about 35^ goes to the Crown, and if prolongedabout 10° further it goes to the head of the Serpent,which is marked by the four stars… … Fig. 15. Map V., 9 oclock p. ar., September 1st. towards the north pole. Ophiuchus, or the serpent bearer,is represented with his head at the star marked a and withhis feet on Scorpio, and holding in his grasp a huge ser-pent whose general direction is shown on maps V. and IV.A line from y to e of…
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