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Martha Evans Martin. The Friendly Stars
The Friendly Stars
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
I
THE RISING AND THE SETTING OF THE STARS
II
CONCERNING THE BRIGHTEST STARS
THE BIG DIPPER
RELATIVE POSITION OF THE NORTH STAR AND THE DIPPER
III
CAPELLA
IV
ARCTURUS
V
SPICA
VI
VEGA
VEGA AS SHE APPEARS IN THE EAST
VEGA AND HER ATTENDANT STARS IN THE NORTHWEST
VII
DENEB, OR ARIDED
TRIANGLE FORMED BY POLARIS, DENEB, AND VEGA
THE NORTHERN CROSS
VIII
ALTAIR
ALTAIR AND ITS TWO COMPANIONS
DENEB, ALTAIR, AND VEGA
THE DOLPHIN, OR JOB'S COFFIN
IX
ANTARES
SCORPIUS
X
FOMALHAUT
FOMALHAUT
XI
ALDEBARAN
THE HYADES
XII
ORION'S BRIGHT STARS
ORION
XIII
THE HEAVENLY TWINS
XIV
THE TWO DOG STARS
XV
REGULUS
THE SICKLE
XVI
THE NUMBER OF THE STARS
XVII
THE NAMES OF THE STARS
XVIII
THE LIGHT OF THE STARS
XIX
THE DISTANCES OF THE STARS
XX
DOUBLE STARS
XXI
THE CONSTELLATIONS
XXII
THE LITTLE BEAR AND POLARIS
THE CONSTELLATIONS AROUND THE POLE
THE LITTLE DIPPER
XXIII
THE GREAT BEAR AND THE SEVEN STARS OF THE DIPPER
THE SEVEN STARS OF THE DIPPER
XXIV
CASSIOPEIA, CEPHEUS, AND THE DRAGON
CASSIOPEIA
CEPHEUS
THE DRAGON
PLATE II. THE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE SKY. This includes all the important constellations visible in our latitude except those around the North Pole, shown on Plate I
XXV
FROM THE HUNTING-DOGS TO THE ARROW
CANES VENATICI
BOÖTES
CORONA BOREALIS
HERCULES
HERCULES
LYRA AND CYGNUS
AQUILA, THE DOLPHIN, AND SAGITTA
XXVI
FROM THE WINGED HORSE TO THE BULL
ANDROMEDA
ANDROMEDA, THE SQUARE OF PEGASUS, AND THE SEGMENT OF PERSEUS
PERSEUS
AURIGA
TRIANGULUM
ARIES
TAURUS
XXVII
THE MYSTERY OF THE PLEIADES
THE PLEIADES
XXVIII
FROM THE TWINS BACK TO THE HUNTER
CANIS MINOR
CANCER
LEO
LEO OR THE LION
COMA BERENICES
XXIX
CONSTELLATIONS WHOLLY OR IN PART SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR
VIRGO
LIBRA
LIBRA OR THE SCALES
SCORPIUS
SAGITTARIUS
THE MILK DIPPER
OPHIUCHUS AND SERPENS
CAPRICORNUS
AQUARIUS
PISCIS AUSTRALIS
CETUS
ORION
LEPUS
ERIDANUS
CANIS MAJOR
HYDRA
PISCES
XXX
INDIVIDUALITY OF THE STARS
INDEX
