 Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull, Gemini the Twins, Cancer the Crab, Leo the Lion, Virgo the Virgin, Libra the Balance, Scorpio the Scorpion, Sagittarius the Archer, Capricornus the Goat, Aquarius the Waterbearer, and Pisces the Fishes...  Library of Useful Knowledge: Natural philosophy - Page xxxvii1832Full view - About this book
 | Ann Murry - Conduct of life - 1778 - 248 pages
...principal Conflellations are the Signs of the zodiae, which are as follows : aries the ram, taiirut the bull, gemini the twins, cancer the crab, leo the lion, virgo the virgin, libra the fcales, Jcorpio the fcorpion, Jagittarius the archer, capricornus the goat, aquarius the water-bearer,... | |
 | John Bell - Classical dictionaries - 1790 - 422 pages
...equi st&'w, the Horses Head; Pegasus equus, the Flying Horse ; Andromeda ; Triangulum, the Triangle ; Aries, the Ram ; Taurus, the Bull ; Gemini, the Twins; Cancer, the Crab; Leo, the Lion ; Berenices Coma, Berenice's Hair ; Virgo, the Virgin; Libra (chelae) the Scales ; Scorpius, the Scorpion... | |
 | Jasper Adams, John Adams - 1793 - 360 pages
...Capricornut, Ajxariut. Pifeet* & "I t Yf XX The fignification of thcfe names is as follows. Aries flgnifies the Ram ; Taurus the Bull; Gemini the Twins ; Cancer...Virgo the Virgin ; Libra the Balance ; Scorpio the Scorfion ; Sagittarius the Archer \ Capricornus the Goat ; Aquarius the tfater-beartr ; and Pifces... | |
 | Astronomy - 1808 - 272 pages
...ecliptic, commonly called the twelve signs of the zodiac, are the following — Aries the Ram, Taurvsihe Bull, Gemini the Twins, Cancer the Crab, Leo the Lion,...the Virgin, Libra the Balance, Scorpio the Scorpion, Sagittarrius the Archer, Cafricornus the Goat, Aquarius the Water-bearer, and Pisces the Fishes ; and... | |
 | James Ferguson - Astronomy - 1809 - 533 pages
...The zodiac (<?«&««) from f«*w zodion an animal, because most of the constellations animals: as Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull, Gemini the twins,...Scorpion, Sagittarius the Archer, Capricornus the Goat, Aquarius the Water-bearer, and Pisces the Fishes. The zodiac goes quite round the heavens : it... | |
 | J. Allbut - 1809 - 146 pages
...between the northern and southern Hemispheres. 12 Q. Name the twelve Signs of the Zodiac. A. AriestheRam, Taurus the Bull, Gemini the Twins, Cancer the Crab,...the Virgin, Libra the Balance, Scorpio the Scorpion, Jk/lRKSTItJAf, GL Engt-avblfor Elements of ufeful Knowledof Sagittarius the Archer, Capricornus the... | |
 | John Millard - Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc - 1813 - 704 pages
...constellations which surround the ecliptic, commonly called the twelve signs of the zodiac, are (tries, the ram ; taurus, the bull ; gemini, the twins; cancer,...scorpion; Sagittarius, the archer; capricornus, the goat; aquarius, the water-bearer; and pisces, the fishes. The first six are called northern, and the... | |
 | Encyclopaedias, John Millard - Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1813 - 712 pages
...commonly called the twelve signs of the zodiac, are (tries, the ram ; taunts, the bull ; gerriini, the twins ; cancer, the crab; leo, .the lion ; virgo,...balance; scorpio, the scorpion; Sagittarius, the archer; cupricomus, the goat; aquarms, the water-bearer; and pisces, the fishes. The first six are called northern,... | |
 | William Shepherd, Jeremiah Joyce, Lant Carpenter - Education - 1815 - 598 pages
...because most of the constellations in it, which are twelve in number, have the names of animals, as Aries, the ram ; Taurus, the bull ; Gemini, the twins...; Scorpio, the scorpion ; Sagittarius, the archer ; Capricornu$, the goat ; Aquarius, the water-bearer ; and Pisces, the fishes. The zodiac goes quite... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1816 - 420 pages
...were never seen to deviate, was called the Zodiac. It was divided into twelve constellations, viz. Aries, the ram; Taurus, the bull; Gemini, the twins;...scorpion; Sagittarius, the archer ; Capricornus, the goat; Aquarius, the water-bearer; and Pisces, the fishes. These were called signs, because they served... | |
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