Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-06-09

between Alkaid and Alpecca forming ar
irregular square are Marach in Bootes wais
belt. and Segenus and Alkaturgos in bis
right and lett shoulder and Nee kar in bis
head. Just under the northern Crown are
S stars of the Sd magnitude, of them are
also placed es an irregular square, these
form the head Of the Serpent, the north
east one is called Mdrsie while due south.
and 23o from Alpecca in the Crown is
Uasukulhay double star of the ID magni-
tude it IS situated in the folds of the great
Serpent, which is carried by serpen tarius
or the serpent bearer This serpent is Of
prodigous length, crossing the equinoctial
line no less than 4 times and extending
over nearly hours of space or 500, its
course being marked at irregular Intervals
by stars of the 4th and 9Th magnitude.
The 9Th or most northerly Of the stars in
its huge head is in its nose, his mouth is
open as if going to swallow the northern
Crown which its tongue has already reached
Corona BoTealis or the northern Crown, is
said to be the crown of 7 beautiful stars,
given by Bdccus the son Of Jupiter, to
4raddne the daughter of limos the I'd king
Of Crete. Baccus is said to have married
Ariadne after she was basely deserted by
Theseus king of Athens, and after her
death the crown that Baccus had given her
was made a constellation
A line drawn from the pole star between
the ID and Sd star in the handle of the Dip
per, Alioth and Mizar extending south little
east OF Cor Carroll, and of Vindemetrix in
the virgins wing will mark the 18th hour.
Also a line drawn through Zhuban the old
pole star, and proceeding south midway
between Arcturns aud Murphrid and will
cross the Ecliptic at the sign Scorpio will
mark the 14th hour. The 18th hour passes
in line drawn from the pole star through
Neckar in the head Of Booles, midway be-
tween ZubeneIg and Zubenesch the two
principal stars in the consultations Libra.
The 10th hour line passes just west of the
star Graffias, 13o north west of that fine red
star Anteres of the lst magnitude, and the
chief star in the constellation scorpio and
80 south of the ecliptic. There is now a
vast space with but few large stars till we
come to groups of STARS through which
the 18th hour passes the ecliptic this is the
tropic of Capricorn the winter solstice, the
point which marks the shortest day.
| have now endeavored to point out to
the readers of the REPUBLICAN, the princi-
Pdi oIoio tuot piCoCnt tucIlStlveS ~ our
view at night in the regular order in which
they swing round in the heavens Hoping
my humble endeavor to enlighten the rising
generation upon this, the most sublime of
all sciences; may be of use in directing
their attention to a branch of education
which has heretofore been most unaccount-
ably neglected, and yet is Of the most para
mount importance to the trade and com
merce of the world. Those persons who
have preserv ed file of the REPUBLICAN for
the last months, will please observe that
the stars described will only be seen during
ticle respectively.
have now, very great pleas tire in pub.
licly returning my most sincere thanks to
the REPUBLICAN, for the great kindness it
has shown me in giving up so much Of its
valuable space to these articles. 1t proves
the deep interest it takes in the ad vance
ment of education, and also hope the pub
lie, into whose hands these articles may
have fallen, will be so kind as to believe
that have been duced to devote 80 much
time and labor to the subject only with
view to the advancement Of educa ton i q
general and of the science of Astronomy
in particular.
Pressure of other business renders it i'm
possib lie for me to continue the subject
further at the present time. | remain Gen.
tlemen, Yours, Most Respectfully,
BROTHER PETER.