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The music of the spheres

Chapter 23: PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY
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The text is a nature-lover's introduction to observational astronomy, combining vivid descriptions of constellations and stellar myths with clear explanations of star colors, nebulae, the Milky Way, and prominent southern and northern stars. It surveys the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, and meteors, explains eclipses and telescopic sights, and offers seasonal and practical guidance for skywatching, accompanied by plates, diagrams, and a concise glossary.

PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY

Acrisius—a-crish'-e-us
Ægean—ee-gee'-an
Ægeus—ec'-juce
Æsculapius—es-cu-la'-pe-us
Albireo—al-bi'-re-o
Alcyone—al-si'-o-ne
Algenib—al-ge'-nib
Algol—al'-gol
Alioth—al-i'-oth
Almach—al'-mach
Alnilam—al-ni-lam'
Alnitak—al-ni-tak'
Alpha Centauri—al-fa sen-ta'-re
Alphard—al-fard'
Alpheratz—al-fe'-ratz
Altair—al-tar'
Alwaid—al'-waid
Ambrosia—am-bro'-zhia
Amphitrite—am-fe-tri'-te
Andromeda—an-drom'-e-dah
Andromids—an-drom'-ids
Antares—an-ta'-rez
Aphrodite—af-ro-di'-te
Aquarius—a-qua'-ri-us
Aquila—ak'-wi-la
Aratus—ara'-tus
Arcas—ar'-cas
Archimedes—ar"-chi-me'-des
Arcturus—ark-tu'-rus
Ares—a'-rez
Argonauts—ar'-go-nawts
Ariadne—a"-ri-ad'-ne
Aries—a'-ri-es
Arion—a-ri'-on
Aristarchus—ar"-is-tar'-chus
Aristillus—ar"-is-til'-us
Asterope—as-ter-o'-pe
Astræa—as-tree'-ah
Atlas—at'-las
Atergatis—a-ter-ga'-tis
Auriga—aw-ri'-ga
Aurora—aw-ro'-rah
Autolycus—au-to-ly'-cus

Bacchus—bac'-cus
Bellerophon—bel-ler'-o-fon
Berenices—ber"-e-ni'-ces
Beta Centauri—be'-ta sen-ta'-re
Betelgeuse—bet'-cl-gooz
Boötes—bo-o'-tez

Caduceus—ca-du'-she-us
Canopus—ka-no'-pus
Canis—ca'-nis
Canes Venatici—ca'-nez ven-at'-i-si
Capella—ca-pel'-la
Castor—kas'-tor
Cassiopeia—cas"-se-o-pee'-ah
Caucasus—caw'-ca-sus
Centaurus—cen'-taw-rus
Centaur—cen'-tawr
Ceres—ser'-reez
Cepheus—se'-fus
Cerberus—cer'-be-rus
Cetus—se'-tus
Chaos—ka'-oss
Chromosphere—kro'-mo-sfer
Chimara—ki-mee'-rah
Chiron—chi'-ron
Constellation—con-stel-la'-tion
Coma Berenices—co'ma ber-a-ni'-ses
Copernicus—co-per'-ni-cus
Cor-Carolli—kor-kar-o'-li
Corona—ko-ro'-na
Crete—cre'-te
Cyclops—si'-clops
Cycnus—sik'-nus
Cygnus—sig'-nus

Danae—dan'-a-e
Dadalus—ded'-a-lus
Danaides—dan-a'-i-deez
Deimos—dei'-mos
Delphi—del'-fi
Diana—di-an'-a
Demeter—de-mee'-ter
Deneb—den'-eb
Delphinus—del-fin'-us
Dolphin—dol'-fin
Doerfel—doer'-fel
Draco—Dra'-co

Electra—e-lek'-tra
Elysian—e-lizh'-e-an
Erechtheus—e-rek'-thuce
Eridanus—e-rid'-an-us
Etanin—et'-a-nin
Eurydice—u-rid'-i-se
Europa—eu-ro'-pa

Formalhaut—for'-mal-o

Galileo—gal"-i-le'-o
Ganymede—gan-i-mee'-de
Gassendi—gas-sen'-di
Gemini—jem'-i-ni
Gorgons—gor'-gons

Hades—ha'-deez
Hecatoncheires—hec-a-ton'-sheires
Helicon—hel'-i-con
Hellespont—hel'-les-pont
Hercules—her'-ku-leez
Hesiod—he'-she-od
Hesperides—hes-per'-i-dees
Hesperus—hes'-pe-rus
Hyades—hi'-a-deez

Isis—i'-sis

Janus—ja'-nus
Juno—ju'-no
Jupiter—ju'-pe-ter

Leda—le'-dah
Leonids—le'-o-nids

Maia—ma'-ya
Markab—mar'-kab
Medusa—me-du'-sa
Merope—mer'-o-pe
Minotaur—min'-o-tawr
Minos—mi'-nos
Mintaka—min'-ta-ka
Mirfak—mir'-fak
Mizar—mi'-zar

Naxos—nax'-os
Neptune—nep'-tune
Nemean—ne-me'-an
Nebula—neb'-u-la
Nebulæ—neb'-u-lë

Oceanus—o-see'-a-nus
Ophiuchus—o-fi-u'-kus
Ossa—oss'-sah
Orion—o-ri'-on
Orpheus—or'-fe-us

Parnassus—par-nas'-sus
Pegasus—peg'-a-sus
Pelion—pee'-le-on
Perseus—per'-se-us
Phaethon—fa'-e-thon
Phœbus—fo'-bus
Photosphere—fo'-to-sfer
Phlegethon—fleg'-i-thon
Phœbe—fee'-be
Pirene—pi-re'-ne
Pleiades—ple'-ia-deez
Pleione—ple'-io-ne
Pluto—plu'-to
Polaris—po-lar'-is
Pollux—pol'-lux
Prometheus—pro-me'-the-us
Proserpine—pross'-er-pine
Prœsepe—prë-se'-pe
Procyon—pro'-cy-on

Regulus—reg' u-lus
Rigel—ri'-gel

Sagittarius—sa-jet-ta'-ri-us
Saturn—sat'-urn
Schickard—schick'-ard
Scheat—she-at'
Sirius—sir'-us

Tartarus—tar'-ta-rus
Taurus—taw'-rus
Taygeta—tay-ge'-ta
Thuban—thu'-ban
Tycho—ty'-cho

Uffizi—oof'-fid-ze
Urania—u-ra'-ne-ah
Uranus—u'-ra-nus

Vega—Vee'-ga
Venus—Vee'-nus
Vindemiatrix—vin-de"-mi a'-trix

Zeus—zuce