Auriga, the Charioteer
Canis Major, the Big Dog
Canis Minor, the Little Dog
Cassiopeia, the Queen in Her Chair
Cygnus, the Swan
Leo, the Lion
Orion, the Hunter
Perseus, Which Has the Arc
Taurus, the Bull
Ursa Major, the Great Bear
Ursa Minor, the Little Bear
THE SKY IN SPRING
Note.—Once upon a time all the educated people spoke Latin. It was the nearest approach to a universal language. So most of the constellations have Latin names. The English, French and German names are all different, but if all children would learn the Latin names they could understand one another. The Spring constellations every child should know are:
Leo, the Lion
Lyra, the Lyre
Cassiopeia, the Queen in her Chair
Scorpio, the Scorpion
Ursa Major, the Great Bear
Ursa Minor, the Little Bear
Virgo, the Virgin
THE SKY IN SUMMER
Note.—Every sky map is good for three months, in this way: If this is correct on June 1st at 10 P.M., it will be correct July 1st at 8 P.M., and August 1st at 6 P.M. This is because the stars rise four minutes earlier every night. Thus, after thirty days, any star will rise thirty times four minutes earlier, or 120 minutes, or two hours. Children need not learn all the Summer constellations. The most interesting are:
Auriga, the Charioteer
Canis Major, the Big Dog
Cygnus, the Swan
Lyra, the Lyre
Scorpio, the Scorpion
