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... The First and Second Books of Ovid's Metamorphoses - Page 89by Ovid - 1900 - 234 pagesFull view - About this book
| Charles W. Roback - Astrology - 1854 - 246 pages
...twelve of these constellations, six being on either side of the ecliptic. THE NORTHERN CLUSTER ARE : Aries, . . The Ram. Taurus, . The Bull. Gemini, ....Crab. Leo, . . . The Lion. Virgo, . . The Virgin. THE SOUTHERN CLUSTER ARE : Libra, . . The Balance. Scorpio, . The Scorpion. Sagittarius, The Archer.... | |
| Alain Auguste Victor de Fivas - 1855 - 156 pages
...poetry). Urania (Astronomy). Polyhymnia (Singing* and rhetoric.) art. The twelve signs of the Zodiac. Aries (the Ram). Taurus (the Bull). Gemini (the Twins)....(the Archer). Capricornus (the Goat). Aquarius (the Water-Bearer). Pisces (the Fishes). b la Danse. ° Poesies legeres. d le Chant. 13. We are going to... | |
| Thomas Turner Tate - Physics - 1855 - 442 pages
...symbols which are put for them. Names of the Signs of the Zodiac. Aries ...the Rum... Timnis the Hull... Gemini the Twins Cancer the Crab Leo ...the Lion ......Scorpio the Scorpion .. Sagittarius ...the Archer Cnpricornus the Goat Aquarius ...the Waterman.. Pisces the Fislies vr GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ASTRONOMY.... | |
| John Wilson - 1856 - 364 pages
...Goat. Aquarius, the Waterman. Pisces, the Fishes. n. THE PLANETAET SIGNS. T 8 n 0 A HE . . .4rie», the Ram. . . Taurus. the Bull. . . Gemini, the Twins. . . Cancer, the Crab. . . Leo, the Lion. . . Viryo, the Virgin. * « * YJ .sr X 5 * e 0 .'. V 9 0 fl a 8 0 • .! e A a .... Mercury. .... Venus.... | |
| David Williams - English literature - 1858 - 388 pages
...the zodiacal constellations?— A. Twelve. Q. Mention them.—A. Aries, the Ram; Taurus, the Butt; Gemini, the Twins; Cancer, the Crab; Leo, the Lion;...Sagittarius, the Archer; Capricornus, the Goat; Aquarius, the Water Bearer ; and Pisces, the Fishes. The first six are the summer, or the spring and summer signs... | |
| Edward J. Henessey - Astronomy - 1859 - 82 pages
...is divided into twelve signs, or portions of 30° each, called the signs of the zodiac. They are — Aries, the ram ; Taurus, the bull ; Gemini, the twins...the archer ; Capricornus, the goat ; Aquarius, the water-hearer ; Pisces, the fishes. Q. What is the obliquity of the ecliptic l. \ A. The obliquity of... | |
| James Smith (author of the Panorama of science and art.) - Industrial arts - 1859 - 964 pages
...independent names have been given: Lilt of the coiuteUatiou. Constellations of the Zodiac Constellations. Aries The Ram Taurus The Bull Gemini The Twins Cancer The Crab Leo The] Virgo The Virgin 110 Libra The Scales 51 Scorpio The Scorpion .... 44 Sagittarius The Archer 69 Capricornus... | |
| Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1928 - 756 pages
...ecliptic. Beginning at the vernal equinox, or first point of the zodiac, the names of the signs are: Aries, the Ram; Taurus, the Bull; Gemini, the Twins;...Crab; Leo, the Lion; Virgo, the Virgin; Libra, the Balances; Scorpius, the Scorpion; Sagittarius, the Bowman; Capricornus, the Goat; Aquarius, the Waterman;... | |
| Edward Farr - 1861 - 290 pages
...the figures themselves are called the Signs of the Zodiac. The names of these signs are — Aries, or the ram ; Taurus, the bull ; Gemini, the twins ; Cancer,...the archer ; Capricornus, the goat ; Aquarius, the water-bearer ; Pisces, the fishes. The middle part of the Zodiac is called also the Ecliptic, because... | |
| William Thomas Read - 1862 - 144 pages
...certain of them. 5. The ecliptic is divided into twelve parts, called signs of the Zodiac, which are — Aries (the ram), Taurus (the bull), Gemini (the twins),...(the archer), Capricornus (the goat), Aquarius (the water-bearer), Pisces (the fishes). 6. As the Sun is one year in performing his course in the ecliptic,... | |
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