60 Fixed Stars. 



ry heavens, as the present divisions of 

 the earth help geographers in the descrip- 

 tion of the globe. 



The twelve constellations which sur- 

 round the ecliptic, commonly called the 

 twelve signs of the zodiac, are the fol- 

 lowing Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull, 

 Gemini the Twins, Cancer the Crab, Leo 

 the Lion, Virgo the Virgin, Libra the 

 Balance, Scorpio the Scorpion, Sagittar- 

 rius the Archer, Capricornus the Goat, 

 Aquarius the Water-bearer, and Pisces 

 the Fishes ; and they are noted on globes, 

 &c. in the following manner : 

 Aries. Taurus. Gemini, Cancer. Leo. Virgo. Libra. 



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Scorpio. Saggitturrius. Capricornus. Aquarius. Pisrts. 

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The former six are called northern, and 

 the latter southern signs ; because the 

 former possess that half of the ecliptic 

 which lies to the northward of the equi- 

 noctial ; and the latter that which lies to 

 the southward. The northern are our 

 summer signs, the southern our winter 

 ones. 



As these twelve signs answer to the 

 twelve months in the year, it is a very 



