IN DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY. 133 



Vega, in the constellation Lyra. 



Procyon, " Canis Minor. 



Betelgeuse, " Orion. 



Achernar, " Eridanus. 



Aldebaran, " Taurus. 



Beta Centauri, " Centaur. 



Alpha Crucis, " Crux. 



Antares, " Scorpio. 



Altair, " Aquila. 



Spica, " Virgo. 



Fomalhaut, " Piscis Australis. 



Beta Crucis, " Crux. 



Pollux, " Gemini. 



Begulus, " Leo. 



91. Name three bright stars which lie near the first 

 meridian. 



a Andromedae ; y Pegasi ; and j3 Cassiopeiae. 



92. What events ivere transpiring in our history a 

 Saturnian century ago ? 



A Saturnian-year equals 29.45 Earth-years ; a " Saturnian 

 century ago" was, therefore, 2,945 years since, or about 1060 

 B.C. This was about the time of the rise of Tyre, the reign of 

 King David, etc. Read Barnes' General History, p. 79. 



93. What is the sun's declination at the winter solstice ? 

 At the autumnal equinox ? 



(1.) 23| S. (2.) 0. 



94. Will the width of the terrestrial zones always re- 

 main exactly as now ? 



(See Astronomy, p. 111.) 



95. Is it always noon at 12 o'clock ? 



(See Manual, p. 123, Question 21.) 



96. Wlien the sun's declination is 23^ N. 9 in what sign 

 is he then located, and what is his It. A.? 



(See Astronomy, p. 31.) 



This is the time of the summer solstice, and the sun is in 

 Cancer, the fourth sign. 



