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A Field Book of the Stars
William Tyler Olcott
Face north on a clear spring night and the Great Bear wheels overhead. Olcott's field book teaches the constellations one by one, with diagrams and pronunciations, from Ursa Major and the Little Bear to Gemini and beyond. A pocket guide made for the beginner standing under real stars. Take it outside and start learning the night sky by name.
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88 chapters
- 1A FIELD BOOK OF THE STARS
- 2WILLIAM TYLER OLCOTT
- 3INTRODUCTION.
- 4SCHEME OF STUDY.
- 5CONTENTS
- 6THE DIAGRAMS.
- 7THE CONSTELLATIONS OF SPRING.
- 8URSA MAJOR (er´sa mā´-jor)—THE GREAT BEAR. (Face North.)
- 9URSA MINOR (er´-sa mi´-nor)—THE LITTLE BEAR. (Face North.)
- 10GEMINI (jem´-i-ni)—THE TWINS. (Face West.)
- 11AURIGA (â-ri´-ga)—THE CHARIOTEER. (Face Northwest.)
- 12CANCER (kan´-ser)—THE CRAB. (Face West.)
- 13HYDRA (hi´-dra)—THE SEA-SERPENT. (Face South and Southwest.)
- 14LEO (le´o)—THE LION. (Face South.)
- 15COMA BERENICES (kō´-ma ber-e-ni´-sez)—BERENICE'S HAIR.
- 16CANIS MINOR (kā´-nis mī´-nor)—THE LESSER DOG. (Face West.)
- 17CORVUS (kôr´-vus)—THE CROW. (Face South.)
- 18CRATER (krā´-ter)—THE CUP. (Face South.)
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