Recreations in Astronomy / With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work

by Henry White Warren

THE CONSTELLATIONS OF ORION AND TAURUS.
NOTES.—Star α in Taurus is red, has eight metals; moves east ([page 227]). At o above tip of right horn is the Crab Nebula ([page 219]). In Orion, α is variable, has five metals; recedes 22 miles per second. β, δ, ε, ξ, ρ, etc., are double stars, the component parts of various colors and magnitudes ([page 212], note). λ and ι are triple; σ, octuple; θ, multiple, surrounded by a fine Nebula ([page 218]).

RECREATIONS IN ASTRONOMY

WITH

DIRECTIONS FOR PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS AND TELESCOPIC WORK

BY

HENRY WHITE WARREN, D.D.

AUTHOR OF "SIGHTS AND INSIGHTS; OR, KNOWLEDGE BY TRAVEL," ETC.

WITH EIGHTY-THREE ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS OF STARS