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

by Garrett Putman Serviss

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].

• Influence of the stars, [10], [18], [22], [27], [29], [35], [39], [44], [53], [68], [75], [93], [102], [110], [116].
• Isis, [97].

• 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