THE NORTHERN CONSTELLATIONS. 27 



what the intellect, assisted by the senses, can only discover 

 after ages of assiduous exertion ? 



These questions, it seems to us, are worthy of our studious 

 consideration. 



We subjoin a table of the constellations in both hemispheres, 

 with the number of stars in each, for the convenience of our 



younger readers. 



NORTHERN CONSTELLATIONS. 

 Ursa Minor, the Lesser Bear, . 24 

 Ursa Major, the Great Bear, . 87 

 Perseus, and Head of Medusa, 59 

 Auriga, the Charioteer, . . 66 

 Bootes, the Herdsman, . . 54 

 Draco, the Dragon, . " . 80 

 Cepheus, . . . -35 

 Canes Venatici,the Greyhounds 



Asteria and Chara, . . 28 

 Cor Caroli(Heart of Charles II.), 3 

 Triangulum, the Triangle, . 16 

 Triangulum Minus, the Lesser 



Triangle, . . . .10 

 Musca, the Fly, ... 6 



Lynx, 44 



Leo Minor, the Lesser Lion, . 53 

 Coma Berenicis, Hair of Queen 



Berenice, . . . .43 

 Cameleopardalis, the Giraffe, . 58 

 Mons Menelaus, Mt. Menelaus, 4 

 Corona Borealis, the Northern 



Crown, . . . .21 

 Serpens, the Serpent, . . 64 

 Scutum Sobieski, Sobieski's 



Shield, .... 8 

 Hercules, with the Dog Cer- 

 berus, . . . .113 

 Serpentarius, or Ophiuchus, the 



Serpent-Bearer, . . 74 



Taurus Poniatowski, Ponia- 



towski's Bull, . . .7 

 Lyra, the Harp, . . .22 

 Vulpeculus et Anser, the Fox 



and Goose, . . -37 

 Sagitta, the Arrow, . .18 

 Aquila, the Eagle, with Anti- 

 nous, 71 



Delphinus, the Dolphin, . 18 



Cygnus, the Swan, . .81 



Cassiopeia, the Lady in her 



Chair, .... 55 



Equulus, the Horse's Head, . 10 

 Lacerta, the Lizard, . .16 

 Pegasus, the Flying Horse, . 89, 

 Andromeda, . . . . II 

 Tarandus, the Rein-deer, . 12 



SOUTHERN CONSTELLATIONS. 



Phoenix, . . . .13 

 Apparatus Sculptoris,the Sculp- 

 tor's Tools, . . .12 

 Eridanus Fluvius, the River Po, 84 

 Hydrus, the Water-Snake, . 10 

 Cetus, the Whale, . .97 



Fornax Chemica, the Chemical 



Furnace, . . . .19 

 Horologium, the Clock, . 12 



Rheticulus Rhomboidialus, . 10 



