FOOTNOTES:

[16] Also known as the Dipper and Charles’s Wain.—E. S.

[17] The Arabian names Dubhe (Alpha), Merak (Beta), Phecda (Gamma), Megrez (Delta), Alioth (Epsilon), Mizar (Zeta), and Alkaid (Eta).—E. S.

[18] Bellatrix.

[19] This is the nearest star to the earth.—E. S.