...occupying 30° of its circumference. They commence at the vernal equinox, and are named in order — Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. They are denoted also by the following symbols: — <v, b , n, SB, SI, 1%, ===, ni, t,V, ~, X. The...

...occupying 30° of its circumference. They commence at the vernal equinox, and are named in order — Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer,, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. They are denoted also by the following symbols: — 'y>, «, n, 25, Si, i%, .*, »l, t,^f, ~, K. The...

...divided into twelve equal parts, denominated the twelve signs of the ecliptic, each containing 30° ; Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. The meridian is a great circle encompassing the Earth from north to south, passing through the poles, and...

...constellations, through which the sun appears to pass in performing his apparent circuit of the heavens : Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. These divisions do not now, however, coincide with the constellations from which their names are derived....

...internal surface of a hollow #phere, from the centre of which they might be viewed. We sbould then see them as they appear to be situated in the heavens....revolution, passes directly between them and the sun. They occupy a complete circle, or broad belt, in the heavens. Hence, a right line, drawn from the earth,...

...internal surface of a hollow sphere, from the centre of which they might be viewed. We should then see them as they appear to be situated in the heavens....revolution, passes directly between them and the sun. They occupy a complete circle, or broad belt, in the heavens. Hence, a right line, drawn from the earth,...

...signs, probably from there being twelve lunations during the course of the sun in the ecliptic. These are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, and Pisces, and denoted by °f,, tf , H, 2o, SI, W, &, "I, t, TfS , X», X- The reason of distinguishing...

...they appear to be situated in the heavens. The twelve constellations, called the signs of the zodiaek, are those which are so situated, that the earth in...Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn us, Aquarius, Pieces ; the whole occupying a complete circle, or broad bell, in the heavens,...

...called Signs, which have received the following names from the constellations through vrhich it passes : Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. The celestial equator crosses the Ecliptic obliquely in the first degrees of Aries and Libra, two of its...

...vernal equinox, and is continued eastwardly round to the same point again, in the following order : Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,...Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces. The Sun, commencing at the first degree of Aries, about the 21st 0I March, passes, at a mean rate^through...