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Round the year with the stars / The chief beauties of the starry heavens as seen with the naked eye

Chapter 15: INDEX
By Garrett Putman Serviss
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The work guides sighted amateurs through the seasonal naked-eye sky, presenting four circular charts that show the evening heavens at the vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal equinox, and winter solstice, together with larger charts that include constellation boundaries and Greek-letter star labels. It explains how to use the maps, how perspective and orientation affect viewing, and how to recognize principal stars and constellations of the fourth magnitude or brighter. Chapters cover the changing evening sky by season, a discussion of the visible planets, and practical aids such as pronunciation of star names and an appendix to help beginners establish a habit of informed star‑gazing.

INDEX

  • “A,” the letter, 108.
  • Achernar, 107.
  • Adhara, 100.
  • Afternoon of the year, 72.
  • Albireo, 64.
  • Al Chiba, 33.
  • Alcor, 41.
  • Alcyone, 110.
  • Aldebaran, 107 et seq.
  • Alderamin, 91.
  • Aleph, 108.
  • Alfirk, 92.
  • Algedi, 78.
  • Algenib, 86.
  • Algieba, 36.
  • Algol, 86.
  • Algorab, 33.
  • Al Hiba, 33.
  • Alioth, 41.
  • Allen, R. H., quoted, 41, 57, 64, 70, 78, 101, 102.
  • Almaack, 82.
  • Alnilam, 102.
  • Alnitah, 102.
  • Alpha Andromedæ, 12, 81.
  • Aquarii, 77.
  • Aquilæ, 65.
  • Arietis, 83.
  • Aurigæ, 111.
  • Boötes, 67.
  • Canis Majoris, 94.
  • Canis Minoris, 113.
  • Capricorni, 78.
  • Cassiopeiæ, 88.
  • Centauri, 65.
  • Cephei, 91.
  • Ceti, 114.
  • Corvi, 33.
  • Cygni, 63.
  • Draconis, 45, 48.
  • Geminorum, 113.
  • Herculis, 59.
  • Hydræ, 35.
  • Leonis, 35.
  • Libræ, 70.
  • Lyræ, 48, 61.
  • Orionis, 104.
  • Pegasi, 81.
  • Piscis Austrinus, 75.
  • Piscium, 115.
  • Scorpii, 54.
  • Serpentis, 57.
  • Tauri, 107.
  • Ursæ Majoris, 40.
  • Ursæ Minoris, 46.
  • Virginis, 29.
  • Alphard, 34.
  • Alpheratz, 12, 81.
  • Al Rischa, 115.
  • Altair, 65.
  • Aludra, 100.
  • American Ephemeris, 122.
  • Andromedæ, 12, 81.
  • Antares, 54.
  • Antinous, 66.
  • Aonian Dragon, 34.
  • Aquarius, 77 et seq.
  • Aquila, 65.
  • Aratus, quoted, 30.
  • Arctophilax, 68.
  • Arcturus, 43, 67 et seq.
  • Argonautic Expedition, 34.
  • Aries, 83, 84.
  • Auriga, 111.
  • Autumnal Equinox, 71.
  • Barnard, E. E., quoted, 59.
  • Beehive, the, 38.
  • Bell, Dr. Louis, quoted, 90.
  • Bellatrix, 105.
  • Belt of Orion, 102, 105.
  • Beta Andromedæ, 81.
  • Aquarii, 78.
  • Arietis, 84.
  • Aurigæ, 112.
  • Canis Majoris, 100.
  • Canis Minoris, 113.
  • Capricorni, 78.
  • Cassiopeiæ, 88.
  • Cephei, 92.
  • Ceti, 115.
  • Corvi, 33.
  • Cygni, 64.
  • Geminorum, 113.
  • Leonis, 37.
  • Libræ, 70.
  • Lyræ, 63.
  • Orionis, 104.
  • Pegasi, 81.
  • Scorpii, 55.
  • Tauri, 109.
  • Ursæ Majoris, 40.
  • Ursæ Minoris, 46.
  • Virginis, 32.
  • Betelgeuse, 104.
  • Boötes, 43, 69.
  • Cancer, 38.
  • Canes Venatici, 42, 69.
  • Canis Major, 100.
  • Canis Minor, 113.
  • Capella, 43, 111.
  • Caph, 88.
  • Capricornus, 78.
  • Carman, Bliss, quoted, 22.
  • Cassiopeia, 47, 88.
  • Castor, 113.
  • Cepheus, 91.
  • Cetus, 114.
  • Chair, Cassiopeia’s, 87.
  • Cheops, pyramid of, 45.
  • Christianization of sky, 12.
  • Clerke, Agnes M., quoted, 111.
  • Coma Berenices, 38.
  • Constellations, their uses, 12, 13.
  • Cor Caroli, 42.
  • Cor Hydræ, 34.
  • Corona Borealis, 66.
  • Corvus, 32.
  • Crater, 33.
  • Crete, discoveries in, 62.
  • Cupid’s Arrow, 80.
  • Cygnus, 63.
  • 61 Cygni, 64.
  • Dabih, 78.
  • Dana, R. H., quoted, 77.
  • Delphinus, 79.
  • Delta Andromedæ, 81.
  • Canis Majoris, 100.
  • Cassiopeiæ, 47, 88.
  • Corvi, 33.
  • Orionis, 102.
  • Sagittarii, 56.
  • Serpentis, 57.
  • Ursæ Majoris, 40.
  • Virginis, 32.
  • Demon star, 86.
  • Deneb, 63.
  • Deneb Kaitos, 115.
  • Denebola, 37 et seq.
  • Dipper in Sagittarius, 56.
  • Dippers, the, 29.
  • Discipline in the sky, 9.
  • Donati’s comet, 69.
  • Draco, 44 et seq.
  • Dream of the universe, 91.
  • Dubhe, 41.
  • Durchmusterungs, 12.
  • Eltanin, 46.
  • Emerson, R. W., quoted, 22, 53, 61.
  • Epsilon Canis Majoris, 100.
  • Boötes, 69.
  • Lyræ, 63.
  • Orionis, 102.
  • Pegasi, 81.
  • Serpentis, 57.
  • Ursæ Majoris, 40.
  • Virginis, 32.
  • Equator, 13.
  • Equinoctial colure, 88.
  • Equinoctial storms, 71.
  • Equinoxes, 13.
  • Eridanus, 106.
  • Esculapius, 57.
  • Eta Cassiopeiæ, 89.
  • Canis Majoris, 100.
  • Eta Tauri, 107.
  • Expectancy of astronomers, 27.
  • Feet of Ursa Major, 42.
  • Field of the nebulæ, 32.
  • Flammarion, quoted, 108.
  • Fomalhaut, 75.
  • Furud, 100.
  • Galileo, 38.
  • Gamma Andromedæ, 82.
  • Aquarii, 78.
  • Arietis, 84.
  • Capricorni, 79.
  • Ceti, 114.
  • Corvi, 33.
  • Draconis, 46.
  • Leonis, 36.
  • Lyræ, 63.
  • Orionis, 105.
  • Pegasi, 80.
  • Virginis, 32.
  • Gardens of the sky, 72.
  • Garnet star, 92.
  • Gateway of souls, 39.
  • Gemini, 113.
  • Gemma, 66.
  • Gienah, 33.
  • “God’s Eye,” 108.
  • Gomeisa, 114.
  • Great Bear, 40.
  • Great Dipper, 40.
  • Great Square of Pegasus, 80.
  • Great Year, Plato’s, 62.
  • Greenwich of the sky, 14.
  • Halley’s comet, 65.
  • Hamal, 83.
  • Hathor, temple of, 46.
  • Hercules, 59.
  • Hesperus, 123.
  • Hexagon of Orion, 28.
  • Hole in the sky, 59.
  • Horus, 122.
  • Hyades, 108.
  • Hydra, 34.
  • Jason, 34.
  • Job’s Coffin, 79.
  • Job’s Star, 68.
  • Jupiter, 121, 123.
  • Kappa Cassiopeiæ, 90.
  • Orionis, 105.
  • Karnak, 46.
  • Kochab, 49.
  • Laconian Key, 87.
  • Lambda Ophiuchi, 57.
  • Orionis, 105.
  • Language for celestial marvels, 61.
  • Learning the stars, ease of, 17;
  • best season for, 93.
  • Leo, 35.
  • Lepus, 107.
  • Lewis, G. C., quoted, 25, 97.
  • Libra, 70.
  • Lockyer, Norman, quoted, 97.
  • Longfellow, H. W., quoted, 71.
  • Lucky stars, 77, 78.
  • Lyra, 61.
  • Magellan Clouds, R. H. Dana on, 77.
  • Marfik, 58.
  • Markab, 81.
  • Mars, 121, 124.
  • Mazzaroth, 98.
  • Medusa, head of, 86.
  • Megrez, 41.
  • Menkalina, 112.
  • Menkar, 114.
  • Merak, 41.
  • Mercury, 122.
  • Meridian, 13.
  • Mesarthim, 84.
  • Milky Way, 17, 18, 27, 56, 64, 72.
  • Mintaka, 102.
  • Mira, 114.
  • Mirach, 81.
  • Mirrors, sky views by, 19.
  • Mitchel, Gen. O. M., 55.
  • Mizar, 41, 47.
  • Morning of the year, 21.
  • Moses and the Brazen Serpent, 57.
  • Mukdim-al Kitaf, 31.
  • Murzim, 100.
  • Mut, temple of, 46.
  • Mystery in the sky, 58.
  • 8 M., 56.
  • Names of stars and travellers, 76.
  • Nautical Almanac, 122.
  • Nebulæ, in Andromeda, 82.
  • in Canes Venatici, 69.
  • in Lyra, 63.
  • in Ophiuchus, 58.
  • in Orion, 103.
  • in Sagittarius, 56.
  • in Virgo, 32.
  • New star of 1901, 90.
  • Northern Cross, 63.
  • Northern Crown, 66.
  • North star, 46, 116.
  • November meteors, 37.
  • Nu Scorpii, 55.
  • Omicron Ceti, 114.
  • Ophiuchus, 57.
  • Orion, 101 et seq.
  • Orion group of constellations, 40.
  • Pearl, the, 66.
  • Pegasus, 80.
  • Perseus, 85.
  • Phæd, 41.
  • Phæton, 84.
  • Phosphorus, 123.
  • Pi Orionis, 105.
  • Pisces, 85, 115.
  • Piscis Austrinus, 75.
  • Planets, the, 118;
  • apparent swallowing by sun, 125.
  • Plato, quoted, 39.
  • Pleiades, 109 et seq.
  • Pointers, the, 42.
  • Polaris, 46, 116.
  • Pole-stars, succession of, 48.
  • Pollux, 113.
  • Porrima, 32.
  • Præsepe, 38.
  • Precession of equinoxes, 47, 84.
  • Procyon, 113 et seq.
  • Pulcherrima, 69.
  • Ras Algethi, 59 et seq.
  • Ras Alhague, 57.
  • Reflection, sky seen by, 19;
  • supposed visibility of Jupiter’s moons by, 124.
  • Regulus, 35 et seq.
  • Revelation of the stars, 10.
  • Revolution of the pole, 48.
  • Revolutions of the heavens, 16.
  • Rho Ophiuchi, 58.
  • Richter, Jean Paul, quoted, 91.
  • Rigel, 104.
  • Right Ascension, 13.
  • Rising stars, attraction of, 29.
  • Royal family of sky, 75.
  • Royal stars, 35.
  • Ruchbah, 88.
  • Sadachbia, 78.
  • Sadalmelik, 77.
  • Sadalsuud, 78.
  • Sagitta, 79.
  • Sagittarius, 56.
  • St. Paul and the viper, 57.
  • Saiph, 105.
  • Saturn, 122, 124.
  • Scheat, 81.
  • Schedar, 88.
  • Scorpio, 55.
  • Serpens, 57.
  • Set, 122.
  • Shakespeare, quoted, 49, 80.
  • Sheratan, 84.
  • Shield of Orion, 105.
  • Sickle, the, 37.
  • Sigma Tauri, 109.
  • Sirius, 94 et seq.
  • Smyth, Admiral, quoted, 32.
  • Sobieski’s Shield, 57, 65.
  • Solstices, 13.
  • Sophocles, quoted, 67.
  • Southern Cross, R. H. Dana on, 77.
  • Southern Fish, 75.
  • Spica, 29 et seq.
  • Star colors, 44, 83, 89, 90.
  • Star magnitudes, 98.
  • Streaming of stars, 81, 106.
  • Struve invents star color, 106.
  • Summer Solstice, 50.
  • Sword-hand of Perseus, 86.
  • Sword of Orion, 103.
  • Tent, the, 33.
  • Theta Orionis, 103.
  • Theta Tauri, 109.
  • Three Guides, the, 88.
  • Thuban, 45, 48.
  • Toorus, 107.
  • Tropic of Capricorn, 79;
  • of Cancer, 40.
  • Tycho’s star, 90.
  • Ursa Major, 40.
  • Ursa Minor, 46.
  • Uru-anna, 101.
  • Vega, 43, 61 et seq.
  • Venus, 120, 123.
  • Vernal Equinox, 21.
  • Vindemiatrix, 31.
  • Virgin, origin of name, 30.
  • Virgo, 29 et seq.
  • Vulpecula et Anser, 80.
  • “W,” the letter, 87.
  • Wesen, 100.
  • Whirlpool nebula, 69.
  • Whitney, Prof., quoted, 78.
  • Winter heavens, glories of, 93.
  • Winter Solstice, 93.
  • “XM” class of stars, 31, 64, 104.
  • Xavier de Maistre, quoted, 89.
  • Year, various beginnings of, 25 et seq.
  • Zeta Ursæ Majoris, 40.
  • Aquarii, 78.
  • Canis Majoris, 100.
  • Herculis, 60.
  • Orionis, 102, 106.
  • Zodiac, 84.
  • Zubeneschemali, 70.
  • Zubenelgenubi, 70.

THE END