 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 New Pocket Cyclopædia: Or, Elements of Useful Knowledge, Methodically ... - Page 516by John Millard - 1813 - 645 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Friedrich Schoedler - 1872 - 654 pages
...succeeding >:.ths with their constellations were as follow : — Aries, the Ram. Taurus, the Ball. Gemini, the Twins. Cancer, the Crab. Leo. the Lion. Virgo, the Virgin. September October November December January February Libra, the Balance. Scorpio, the Scorpion. Sagittarius,... | |
 | Henry Kiddle - 1873 - 300 pages
...given to the signs are properly the. names of the constellations : Aries, the ram ; Taurus, the butt; Gemini, the twins; Cancer, the crab; Leo, the lion;...virgin; Libra, the balance; Scorpio, the scorpion; Sagit. tarius, thu archer ; Capricornus, the goat ; Aquarius, the water-carrier ; Pisces, the fishea.... | |
 | J NORMAN LOCKYER - 1873 - 318 pages
...in order on the heavy circle called the Ecliptic : — Aries, the Ram. Taurus, the Bull. Crem'ini, the Twins. Cancer, the Crab. Leo, the Lion. Virgo,...Virgin. Li'bra, the Balance. Scorpio, the Scorpion. Sagitta'rim, the Archer. Capricornus, the Goat. Aquarius, the Water-bearer. Pisces, the Fishes. The... | |
 | Hugo Reid - 1874 - 276 pages
...131. These are twelve in number, and encircle the heavens like a belt. They are named Aries, the Ham ; Taurus, the Bull ; Gemini, the Twins ; Cancer, the...the Archer ; Capricornus, the Goat ; Aquarius, the Waterman ; Pisces, the Fishes. The constellations of the zodiac do not rise high above nor sink far... | |
 | Archibald Hastie Dick - 1876 - 138 pages
...The successive constellations, or Signs of the Zodiac. 45 signs of the zodiac are : Aries, the ram j Taurus, the bull; Gemini, the twins; Cancer, the crab;...the archer; Capricornus, the goat ; Aquarius, the waterman ; and Pisces, the fishes. When the sun is in the highest point of its apparent path above... | |
 | Henry Kiddle - Astronomy - 1877 - 296 pages
...of the ecliptic. The names given to the signs are properly the names of the constellations : Aries, the ram ; Taurus, the bull; Gemini, the twins; Cancer,...the archer ; Capricornus, the goat ; Aquarius, the water-carrier; Pisces, the fishes. b. The places of the signs nearly corresponded with those of the... | |
 | James Reynolds (F.R.G.S.) - 1878 - 226 pages
...into twelve equal parts, called signs, each containing 30 degrees, and are named as follows — Aries, the ram — Taurus, the bull — Gemini, the twins...archer — Capricornus, the goat — Aquarius, the wator bearer — Pisces, the fishes. These being the names of the constellations which once occupied... | |
 | Simon Newcomb - Astronomy - 1878 - 616 pages
...astronomers. These signs, beginning at the vernal equinox, are : A rie", the Knm. Taunit, the Bull. Owi'/t/, the Twins. Cancer, the Crab. Leo, the Lion. Virgo, the Virgin. Libra, the Balance. Scorpius, the 8corpion. 8agittarius, the Archer. Caprieorniis, the Goat. Aquarius, the Water-bearer.... | |
 | Simon Newcomb - Astronomy - 1878 - 592 pages
...astronomers. These signs, beginning at the vernal equinox, are: e Ram. Taunts, the Bull. Gemini, the Twills. Cancer, the Crab. Leo, the Lion. Virgo, the Virgin. Libra, the Balance. Scorpiut, the Scorpion. Sagittarius, the Archer. CaprimrnuA, the Goat. Aquariut, the Water-bearer.... | |
 | Simon Newcomb - Astronomy - 1879 - 626 pages
...Sayittarhis, the Archer. Capricomwt, the Goat. Aquariwi, the Wntcr-bcarer. e Fishes. Ariea, the Rnm. Taurvs, the Bull. Gemini, the Twins. Cancer, the Crab. Leo, the Lion. Virgo, the Virgin. Solstices (standing-points of the sun). Those points of the ecliptic which are most distant from the... | |
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