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HAROLD’S DISCUSSIONS. 
About the middle of October Aries may be seen 
at eight o’clock near the eastern horizon, almost below 
Andromeda. Two months later it comes to the me¬ 
ridian. 
The Ram, like a number of constellations near it 
on the north, is connected with the most romantic 
Fig. 79. — Equatorial constellations. (First group.) 
For correct position, view these cuts held overhead, facing south. 
maritime expedition of mythological times. The fable 
states that Phrixus and Helle, the two sons of Atha- 
mas, king of Thessaly, were so persecuted by their 
stepmother that they were obliged to flee for safety. 
