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NA TURE 



[December 28, 1893 



Hindu Asterism. 



1. A9vini (The two gods) 



3 and 7 Arietis 



2. Bharani (Carrying away) 



35. 39) and 41 Arietis 



3. Krttika (Has been explained as matting 



doubtful) 

 17 Tauri, &c. (Pleiades) 



4. Rohini (Red) 



«» ^> 7> 5, € Tauri 



5. Mrgaciras (Head of deer) 



A, <^, (j)" Orionis 



•6, Ardra (Damp) 

 a Orionis 



7. Punarvasu (Twice bright) 



fi, a Geminorum 



8. Pushya (Auspicious) 



9, 5, 7 Cancri 



9. Acleshii (Embracing, serpents) 



€, 5, (T, v> p Hydrse 



10. Magha (The strong ?) 



0. V, 7, C) 1") * Leonis 



11. Purva Phalguni (Grey) 



5, 6 Leonis 



12. Uttara Phalguni 



j3, 93 Leonis 



13. Hasta (Hard) 



8, y, e, a, /3 Corvi 



14. Citra (Beautiful) 



o Virginis 



15. Svati 



a Bootis 



16. Vicakha (Fork) 



1, 7, $, a Librae 



17. Anuradha (Blissful) 



5, 0, IT Scorpionis 



18. Jyeshtha (The best) 



a, (X, T Scorpionis 



19. Mula (Root) 



A, V, K, I, 0, V, C> M. e Scorpionis 



20. Purva- Ash adha (Unconquered) 



5, € Sagittarii 



21. Uttara- Ashadha (Unconquered) 



a, C Sagittarii 



22. Abhijit (Victorious) 



a, 6, C Lyrae 



23. Qravana (Lame) 



a, /3, 7 Aquilas 



24. Qravishtha (Most glorious) 



0, a, 7, 5 Delphini 



25. (^atabhishaj (?) 



A Aquarii, &c. 



26. Purva Bhadrapada (Having ox feet) 



o, Pegasi 



27. Uttara-Bhadrapada (Having ox feet) 



7 Pegasi, a Andromedse 



28. Revati (The rich) 



C Piscium, &c. 



NO, I 261. VOL. 49] 



Arab Manzil. 



1. ash-Sharatan (The two signs) 



$ and 7 Arietis 



2. al-Butain (The little belly) 



35) 39) and 4' Arietis 



3. ath-Thuraiya (Probably " the cluster") 



V Tauri, &c. (Pleiades) 



4. ad-Dabaran("The follower" of the Plei- 



ades) 

 a, 0, 7, 5, € Tauri 



5. al-Hak'ah (The circle of hairs) 



A, (j)^, <p" Orionis 



6. al-Han'ah (Apparently "the wishing As- 



terism ") 

 V, M) '') 7> I Geminorum 



7. adh-Dhira' (The arm) 



0, a Geminorum 



8. an-Nathrah ("The point between lip and 



nostrils " of Leo) 



7, S Cancri, and Praesepe 



9. at -Tarf ("The eyes" of Leo) 



I Cancri, A Leonis 



10. aj-Jabhah (The forehead) 



") Vt 7> C Leonis 



11. az-Zubrah (The shoulder) 



S, d Leonis 



12. as-Sarfah ("The change" of weather) 



fi Leonis 



13. al-Auwa ("The howler," sometimes con- 



ceived as a dog barking round Virgo) 

 fi, Vt 7) 5, 6 Virginis 



14. as-Simak (The prop) 



a Virginis 



15. al-Ghafr (Of uncertain sense) 



*, K, A Virginis 



16. az-Zubanan ("The two claws" of the 



scorpion) 

 a, j8 Librse 



17. al-Iklil (The crown) 



j3, S, 7r Scorpionis 



18. al-Kalb (The heart) 



a Scorpionis 



19. ash-Shaulah (" The sting " of the scorpion) 



A, V Scorpionis 



20. an-Na'aim (The ostriches) 



7^ S, €, 7j, (j>, or, T, f Sagittarii 



21. al-Baldah (The hairless space between the 



eyebrows) 

 N of TT Sagittarii 



22. Sa'd adh-Dhabih (Sa'd (luck) the sacrificer) 



a, j8 Capricorni 



23. Sa'd Bula' ("Greedy Sa'd," because the 



larger star seems 10 swallow the smaller) 

 e, fi, V Aquarii 



24. Sa'd as-Suud (" The luck of lucks " = spe- 



cially lucky star 

 0, I Aquarii 



25. Sa'd al-Akhbiyah (" Sa'd with the tents") 



*) 7) C) '? Aquarii 



26. al-Fargh al-Mukdim (The front lip of the 



bucket) 

 o, Pegasi 



27. al-Fargh al-Mukhir (The hinder lip of the 



bucket) 

 7 Pegasi, a Andromedse 



28. Batn al-Hut (The fish's belly) 



Andromedae, &c. 



Chinese Sieu. 



Mao 

 7j Tauri 



2. Pi 



e Tauri 



Tse 



A Orionis 



Tsan 



5 Orionis 



Tsing (A well) 

 H- Geminorum 



Kuei 



Cancri 



Lieu (The willow) 

 5 Hydrae 



Sing (A star) 

 a Hydrae 



Chang 

 j*^ Hydras 



10. Y 



a Crateris 



11. Chin 



7 Corvi 



12. Kio (A horn) 



a, Virginis 



13. Kang (Overbearing,strong) 



<c Virginis 



14. Ti (A foundation) 



a- Librae 



15. Fang (Room, dwelling) 



TT Scorpionis 



16. Sin (The heart) 



(T Scorpionis 



17. Uei (High) 



ixr Scorpionis 



18. Ki 



7- Sagittarii 



19. Teu 



(^ Sagittarii 



20. Nieu 



3 Capricorn! 



21. Nil 



6 Aquarii 



22. Hill 



Aquarii , 



Goei 



a Aquarii 



Che 



o Pegasi 



Pi 



7 Pegasi 



Koei 



f Andromedae 



Leu 



Arietis 



Oei 



35 Arietis 



