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... Elements of astronomy - Page 34by Hugo Reid - 1874Full view - About this book
| Herbert Junius Hardwicke - Agnosticism - 1887 - 334 pages
...remained unchanged in all modern zodiacs, being now known under the following names : — Aries, the ram ; Taurus, the bull ; Gemini, the twins ; Cancer, the...crab; Leo, the lion; Virgo, the virgin; Libra, the balances ; Scorpio, the scorpion ; Sagittarius, the centaur-archer ; Capricornus, the goat-fish ; Aquarius,... | |
| Detroit (Mich.) - 1888 - 466 pages
...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, the Crab;...Sagittarius, the Archer; Capricornus, the Goat; Aquarius, the .Water-bearer; and Pisces, the Fishes. Each has its appropriate symbol, which may be learned from the... | |
| 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;...Sagittarius, the archer; Capricornus, the goat; Aquarius, the water-bearer, and Pisces, the fishes. On the 20th of March the sun enters Aries. and at midnight Virgo,... | |
| Robert Thorne - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1889 - 502 pages
...thirty degrees, although the constellations vary in size. These signs are Aries, representing the ram; Taurus, the bull; Gemini, the twins; Cancer, the crab;...Sagittarius, the archer; Capricornus, the goat; Aquarius, the water-bearer, and Pisces, the fishes. On the 20th of March the sun enters Aries, and at midnight Virgo,... | |
| 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;...Sagittarius, the archer; Capricornus, the goat; Aquarius, the water-bearer, and Pisces, the fishes. On the 20th of March the sun enters Aries, and at midnight Virgo,... | |
| 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,... | |
| Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc - 1893 - 492 pages
...amply sufficient for the required purpose. V 8 П 05 a "I £ vw X SIGNS OF THE ZODIAс. Aries The Ram. Taurus The Bull. Gemini The Twins. Cancer The Crab....Virgin. Libra '. The Balance. Scorpio The Scorpion. Sagittarins The Archer. Capricornus The Goat. Aquarius The Water-Bearer. Pisces The Fishes. FREEZING,... | |
| John Thornton (M.A.) - Astrometry - 1893 - 378 pages
...vernal equinox or first point of Aries, are : — Aries (the ram) Taurus (the bull) I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Gemini (the twins) Cancer (the crab) Leo (the lion) Virgo (the virgin) 306or 60' 9o« I2OC 150' to to to 90° to 1 20' to 150' to 1 So' The southern signs are : — 7. =2=... | |
| Simon Newcomb - Astronomy - 1894 - 608 pages
...the ancient astronomers. These sigus, beginning at the vernal equinox, are : Aries, the Ram. Taurim, the Bull. Gemini, the Twins. Cancer, the Crab. Leo, the Lion. Virgo, the Virgin. Libra, the Balance. Scorpius, the Scorpion. Sagittarius, the Archer. Capricornus, the Goat. Aquarius, the Water-bearer.... | |
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