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 Water-bearer ; and Pisces, the... Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles: And Made Easy to ... - Page 383by James Ferguson - 1809 - 533 pagesFull view - About this book
| Detroit (Mich.) - 1888 - 466 pages
...constellations, each in a tract of 30° length, thus occupying the full circle. They received the names Aries, or the Ram; Taurus, the Bull; Gemini, the Twins; Cancer,...Aquarius, the .Water-bearer; and Pisces, the Fishes. Each has its appropriate symbol, which may be learned from the books on astronomy or the appendix to... | |
| Robert Thorne - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1889 - 502 pages
...extent of thirty degrees, although the constellations vary in size. These signs are Aries, representing the ram; Taurus, the bull; Gemini, the twins; Cancer,...Aquarius, the water-bearer, and Pisces, the fishes. On the 20th of March the sun enters Aries, and at midnight Virgo, the opposite constellation, will... | |
| Robert Thorne - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1889 - 538 pages
...thirty degrees, although the constellations vary in size. These signs are Aries, representing the rani; Taurus, the bull; Gemini, the twins; Cancer, the crab;...Aquarius, the water-bearer, and Pisces, the fishes. On the 20th of March the sun enters Aries. and at midnight Virgo, the opposite constellation, will... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - Home economics - 1889 - 418 pages
...confined. The zodiac is divided into twelve signs or constellations, namely : Aries, the Ram. Tautus, the Bull. Gemini, the Twins. Cancer, the Crab. Leo,...Scorpion. Sagittarius, the Archer. Capricornus, the Goat. Aquaries, the Water-bearer. Pisces, the Fishes. This division of the zodiac affords a ready means of... | |
| Robert Thorne (M.A.) - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1890 - 646 pages
...although the constellations vary in size. These signs are Aries, representing the ram; Taurus, the'bull; Gemini, the twins; Cancer, the crab; Leo, the lion;...Aquarius, the water-bearer, and Pisces, the fishes. On the 20th of March the sun enters Aries, and at midnight Virgo, the opposite constellation, will... | |
| Richard Brodhead Westbrook - Free thought - 1892 - 474 pages
...each, called " signs," known as " constellations " and designated as follows : Aries, the Ram or Lamb ; Taurus, the Bull ; Gemini, the Twins ; Cancer, the...the Archer ; Capricornus, the Goat ; Aquarius, the Water-carrier ; Pisces, the Fishes. These constellations are filled up with imaginary forms of men,... | |
| John Clark Ridpath - 1897 - 500 pages
...TWINS. CANCER, THE CRAB. LEO, THE LION. VIRGO, THE VIRGIN. LIBRA, THE BALANCE, or SCALES. SCORPIUS, or SCORPIO, THE SCORPION. SAGITTARIUS, THE ARCHER. CAPRICORNUS, THE GOAT. AQUARIUS. THE WATER-BEARER, PISCES, THE FISHES. FORTY-SEVEN SOUTH OF THE ZODIAC. Antlta, [Pneumática,! API'S, [or Avis INDICA,]... | |
| William Wright Hardwicke - Evolution - 1899 - 326 pages
...signs and constellations succeeded each other in the following order : — Aries, the Ram, or Lamb ; Taurus, the Bull ; Gemini, the Twins ; Cancer, the...Goat ; Aquarius, the Water-bearer ; and Pisces, the Fish. In English rhyme they are : — " The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the... | |
| William Wright Hardwicke - Evolution - 1899 - 334 pages
...signs and constellations succeeded each other in the following order: — Aries, the Ram, or Lamb; Taurus, the Bull ; Gemini, the Twins ; Cancer, the...; Sagittarius, the Archer ; Capricornus, the Goat ; Ayuarius, the Water-bearer ; and Pisces, the Fish. In English rhyme they are : — " The Ram, the... | |
| Henry Woldmar Ruoff - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1900 - 770 pages
...extent of thirty degrees, although the constellations vary in size. These signs are Aries, representing the ram ; Taurus, the bull ; Gemini, the twins ; Cancer,...Aquarius, the waterbearer, and Pisces, the fishes. On the 20th of March the sun enters Aries, and at midnight Virgo, the opposite constellation, will... | |
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