Chapter 8

4234,92.

Hydra,Map No. 3, 34;Map No. 8, 58;Map No. 10, 65.

Stars: α,56.

ε,36.

θ,36.

Bu. 339,56.

Σ 1245,36.

Variable: R,59.

Nebulæ: 2102,56.

3128,59.

Lacerta,Map No. 17, 99.

Leo,Map No. 6, 53.

Stars: γ,52.

ι,52.

τ,52.

49,52.

54,52.

88,52.

90,52.

Variable: R,52.

Nebula: 1861,52.

Leo Minor,Map No. 26, 137.

Lepus,Map No. 1, 21;Map No. 2, 31.

Stars: α,30.

β,30.

γ,30.

ι,30.

45,30.

Variable: R,29.

Libra,Map No. 10, 65.

Stars: A,64.

α,64.

β,64.

ι,64.

Variable: δ,64.

Lynx,Map No. 5, 45.

Stars: 4,51.

5,51.

12,51.

14,51.

19,51.

38,52.

Σ 958,51.

Σ 1009,51.

Σ 1333,51.

Lyra,Map No. 17, 99.

Stars: α (Vega),97.

β,100.

ε,98.

ζ,100.

17,103.

Variable: β,100.

Nebula: 4447 (Ring),102.

Monoceros,Map No. 1, 21;Map No. 3, 34.

Stars: 4,35.

8,35.

11,35.

Σ 921,35.

Σ 938,35.

Σ 950,35.

Σ 1183,35.

Σ 1190,35.

Clusters: 1424,35.

1465,36.

1483,36.

1611,36.

1637,36.

Variable: S,35.

Ophiuchus,Map No. 12, 77;Map No. 14, 87.

Stars: λ,86.

τ,86.

36,79.

39,79.

67,86.

70,86.

73,86.

Σ 2166,86.

Σ 2173,86.

Temporary star: 1604,80.

Clusters: 4211,79.

4256,88.

4264,79.

4268,79.

4269,79.

4270,79.

4315,88.

4346,79.

4410,88.

Variable: R,80.

Orion,Map No. 1, 21.

Stars: α (Betelgeuse),27.

β (Rigel),20.

δ,23.

ζ,23.

η,24.

θ (Trapezium),25.

ι,27.

λ,28.

ρ,28.

σ,24.

τ,28.

ψ2,29.

Σ 627,28.

Σ 629,28.

Σ 652,28.

Σ 725,24.

Σ 728 (A 32),28.

Σ 729,29.

Σ 747,27.

Σ 750,27.

Σ 795 (52),27.

Σ 816,29.

Ο Σ 98 (i),28.

Clusters: 905,29.

1184,27.

1361,29.

1376,29.

Nebulæ: Great Orion Nebula,25.

1227,23.

1267,29.

Pegasus,Map No. 19, 110.

Stars: β,109.

γ,109.

ε,109.

η,109.

Perseus,Map No. 24, 125.

Stars: ε,129.

ζ,130.

η,129.

Clusters: 512,129.

521,129.

Variable: β (Algol),130.

Pisces,Map No. 18, 107;Map No. 20, 112;Map No. 22, 119.

Stars: α,117.

ζ,117.

ψ,117.

55,117.

65,117.

66,117.

77,117.

Variable: R,118.

Sagitta,Map No. 16, 95.

Stars: ε,94.

ζ,94.

θ,94.

Nebula: 4572,94.

Sagittarius,Map No. 12, 77;Map No. 13, 83.

Stars: μ,80.

54,84.

Clusters: M 25,81.

4355,81.

4361 (M 8),81.

4397 (M 24),81.

4424,84.

Variables: R,84.

T,84.

U,82.

V,82.

Scorpio,Map No. 12, 77.

Stars: α (Antares),75.

β,76.

ν,76.

ξ,76.

σ,76.

Temporary star: 1860,78.

Clusters: 4173,78.

4183,78.

Scutum Sobieskii,Map No. 12, 77;Map No. 13, 83.

Stars: Σ 2306,82.

Σ 2325,82.

Clusters: 4400,82.

4426,82.

4437,82.

Variable: R,82.

Nebula: 4441,82.

Serpens,Map No. 12, 77;Map No. 14, 87.

Stars: α,86.

β,86.

δ,86.

θ,88.

ν,86.

Variable: R,86.

Taurus,Map No. 23, 121.

Stars: α (Aldebaran),123.

η (Alcyone),120.

θ,123.

κ,123.

σ,124.

τ,124.

φ,123.

χ,123.

30,122.

Σ 412 (7),120.

Σ 430,122.

Σ 674,124.

Σ 716,124.

Clusters: Hyades,120.

Pleiades,120.

1030,124.

Variable: λ,122.

Nebulæ: in Pleiades,120.

1157 (Crab Net),124.

Triangulum,Map No. 24, 125.

Star: 6,129.

Nebula: 352,129.

Ursa Major,Map No. 26, 137.

Stars: ζ (Mizar),135.

ι,135.

ν,135.

ξ,135.

σ2,135.

23,135.

57,135.

65,135.

Nebulæ: 1949,136.

1950,136.

2343,136.

Ursa Minor,Map No. 26, 137.

Stars: α (Pole Star),138.

π,138.

Virgo,Map No. 9, 61.

Stars: α (Spica),59.

γ,59.

θ,60.

84,62.

Σ 1669,59.

Σ 1846,62.

Variables: R,63.

S,63.

U,63.

Nebulæ: Field of the,62.

2806,63.

2961,63.

3105,63.

Vulpecula,Map No. 17, 99.

Star: Σ 2695,106.

Temporary star: 1670,106.

Nebula: 4532 (Dumb Bell),106.

The Moon, most interesting of telescopic objects, 156;

telescopic views of moon reversed,157.

Craters, ring mountains, and ringed plains:

Agatharchides,179.

Agrippa,168.

Albategnius,171.

Alhazen,160.

Aliacensis,171.

Alphonsus,176.

Archimedes,175.

Ariadæus,168.

Aristarchus,174.

Aristillus,167.

Aristoteles,162.

Arzachel,176.

Atlas,160.

Autolycus,167.

Bailly,178.

Ball,176.

Barrow,162.

Beer,175.

Berzelius,160.

Billy,179.

Bullialdus,180.

Burckhardt,157.

Capuanus,179.

Cassini,167.

Catharina,170.

Cichus,179.

Clavius,178.

Cleomenes,159.

Condorcet,160.

Copernicus,175.

Cyrillus,170.

Délisle, 174

Endymion,160.

Eratosthenes,175.

Eudoxus,162.

Euler,174.

Firmicus,160.

Fracastorius,169,179.

Furnerius,161.

Gassendi,179.

Gauss,159.

Geminus,160.

Goclenius,169.

Godin,168.

Grimaldi,179.

Guttemberg,169.

Hainzel,179.

Hansen,160.

Helicon,174.

Hell,176.

Hercules,160.

Herodotus,174.

Herschel, Caroline,174.

Hipparchus,171.

Humboldt,161.

Hyginus,168.

Julius Cæsar,168.

Kepler,176.

Lambert,174.

Landsberg,180.

Langrenus,160,168.

Letronne,179.

Leverrier,174.

Lexell,176.

Lichtenberg,174.

Linné,165.

Longomontanus,178.

Macrobius,159.

Maginus,178.

Manilius,166.

Maurolycus,172.

Menelaus,166.

Mercator,179.

Mersenius,179.

Messala,160.

Messier,169.

Newton,178.

Petavius,160,168.

Picard,157.

Piccolomini,171.

Pico,172.

Plato,172.

Plinius,166.

Posidonius,163,164.

Proclus,158.

Ptolemæus,176.

Purbach,176.

Sacrobosco,171.

Schickard,178.

Schiller,178.

Silberschlag,168.

Stöfler,171.

Sulpicius Gallus,166.

Theætetus,167.

Thebit,176.

Theophilus,170.

Timocharis,174.

Tobias Mayer,176.

Tralles,159.

Triesnecker,168.

Tycho,177,178.

Vendelinus,160,168.

Vieta,179.

Vitello,179.

Walter,171.

Wargentin,179.

Werner,171.

Wilhelm I,178.

Maria, or "Seas":

Lacus Somniorum,163.

Mare Crisium,157,159,160.

Mare Fecunditatis,160,168.

Mare Frigoris,162,172.

Mare Humboldtianum,160.

Mare Humorum,176,179.

Mare Imbrium,163,172,174.

Mare Nectaris,168.

Mare Nubium,176.

Mare Serenitatis,163,164,165.

Mare Tranquilitatis,168.

Mare Vaporum,166,167.

Oceanus Procellarum,172,176,179.

Palus Nebularum,167.

Palus Putredinis,167.

Palus Somnii,159.

Sinus Æstuum,172.

Sinus Iridum,172,173.

Other formations:

Alps Mountains,163.

Apennine Mountains,163,167,175.

Cape Agarum,158.

Cape Heraclides,173.

Cape Laplace,173.

Carpathian Mountains,176.

Caucasus Mountains,163.

Cordilleras Mountains,180.

D'Alembert Mountains,180.

Dörfel Mountains,180.

Hæmus Mountains,165.

Harbinger Mountains,174.

Leibnitz Mountains,180.

"Lunar Railroad,"176.

Mt. Argæus,165,167.

Mt. Hadley,167.

Mt. Huygens,175.

Pyrenees Mountains,169.

Taurus Mountains,164.

The Planets: Are there planets among the stars?183.

Mars, two views of,17.

best advertised of planets,151.

favorable oppositions of,152.

seen with 5-inch telescope,152.

polar caps of,152.

color of,152.

dark markings on,152.

"canals,"153.

earthlike condition of,153.

Mercury, phases of,155.


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