...The zodiac (<?«&««) from f«*w zodion an animal, because most of the constellations animals: as Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull, Gemini the twins,...Sagittarius the Archer, Capricornus the Goat, Aquarius the Water-bearer, and Pisces the Fishes. The zodiac goes quite round the heavens : it is about 16 degrees...

...constellations which surround the ecliptic, commonly called the twelve signs of the zodiac, are (tries, the ram ; taurus, the bull ; gemini, the twins; cancer,...Sagittarius, the archer; capricornus, the goat; aquarius, the water-bearer; and pisces, the fishes. The first six are called northern, and the others, southern signs...

...were never seen to deviate, was called the Zodiac. It was divided into twelve constellations, viz. Aries, the ram; Taurus, the bull; Gemini, the twins;...the archer ; Capricornus, the goat; Aquarius, the water-bearer; and Pisces, the fishes. These were called signs, because they served to distinguish the...

...constellations in it, Ten>' which are 12 in number, have the names of animals : Fig. 16, 19. As ¿fries the ram, Taurus the bull, Gemini the twins, Cancer...Sagittarius the archer, Capricornus the goat, Aquarius the water-bearer, and Pisces the fishes. The zodiac goes quite round the heavens : it is about 16 degrees...

...because most of the constellations in it, which are twelve in number, are the figures of animals : as Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull, Gemini the Twins,...Sagittarius the Archer, Capricornus the Goat, Aquarius the Waterbearer, and Pisces the Fishes, The Zodiac goes quite round the heavens; it is about 16° broad,...

...of the constellations in it are named from animals which they are supposed to resemble. Their names are, Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull, Gemini the Twins,...Sagittarius the Archer, Capricornus the Goat, Aquarius the Water-bearer, and Pisces the Fishes. As it is quite necessary that you should be well acquainted with...

...that zone, which are twelve in number, are represented by the outlines of the figures of animals 4 as, Aries, the Ram ; Taurus, the Bull -, Gemini, the Twins...the Archer ; Capricornus, the Goat ; Aquarius, the Water-bearer ; and Pisces, the Fishes. The luminous part of the heavens, called the Milky-Way, consists...

...animals ; as, Aries, the Ham ; Taurus, the Bull ; Gemini, the Twins j Cancer, the Crab ; Leo, the Lion j Virgo, the Virgin ; Libra, the Balance ; Scorpio,...the Archer ; Capricornus, the Goat ; Aquarius, the Waterbearer ; and Pisces, the Fishes. 5. The luminous part of the heavens, called the Milky- Way, consists...

...constellations of the zodiac, in which the planets generally appear, are, Aries, the ram ; Taurus, the hull ; Gemini, the twins ; Cancer, the crab ; Leo, the lion...three bright stars in its belt, nearly on the equator; /'r.ta Major, or the great bear, in which lies the cluster called the dippe r, 'two stars of which,...

...numbers. The twelve constellations of the zodiac, in which the planets generally appear, are, Jlries, the ram ; Taurus, the bull ; Gemini, the twins ; Cancer,...the archer ; Capricornus, the goat ; Aquarius, the walerer ; and Pisres, the fishes. Among the other most remarkable constellations, are Orion, known...