Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-05

that instead of saying that the satellites
of Uranus partnke of Il retrograde motion
in plane inclined S2e 70 the ecliptic, it
would be more proper to say that they
move in a direct manner In a plane in
clined aS' to the eeliptic. This is SO evil
dent that the reader will comprehend
it in an instant. A certain scholar has
said that we do not require absolute aiiir-
nation or ncgation even in universal prop
ositions: as long as the exception be sin
gular or rare it is sufficient for our pur-
pose. 1t has also been s,iid what to a
shallow mind might sound absurd, that
exceptions, instead of contradicting the
rule, confirm it.
Looking overhead between 0 and 10
O'Clock in the evenings of November we
see AndrOmeda. the two icirouinpolar con-
stelations Cassiopeia and Cepheus and the
zodiacal constellation Pisces ON the merid-
ian or near it. As Andromeda, Cassiopeia,
Cepheus and Perseus are connected in
Grecian mythology so are the constclla-
| tions bearing their names near together
| in the sky. Cepheus was the father, Cas-
| siopeia the mother and Persons the de-
| liverer of Andromeda. The northeast
| corner of the Great Square of Pegasus is
| Alpha hndromedn or Alphcraty, and il
makes the head of the Indy, while Beta or
| Mirach make her waist and Gamma or
Almaach her left foot. These three rath-
er bright second-maEnitude stars extend
in northeasterly direction, just little
broken at Beta. Extending the line that
connects Beta with Gamma by its own
length it will point ont Alpha Persei, tn,
brightest star in that constellation. Ii
instead of producing the line marked by
Beta and Gamma in lAndromeda I'VE bend
it somewhat toward the east we come tt
Beta and Gamma in Andromeda we benz
star. This star, which is also called
Algol. with Beta and Gamma and thu
Square of Pergasus form Il figure resemb
ling in its contour the Dipper in the Great
Rear.
The constellation Pisces is not distn
suished by the brightness of its consti
tuent stars, but by the fact that as
natural consequence of the procession o
the equinOXes it is now the first in urle
of the twelve consultations of the zodiac
whereas 200 years ago II was the last
The render must not confound the reigl
of Pisces and of others with the constella
tion of the same name. The southern
most of the two Fishes is marked by iiy
, small stars forming Il pcntagon and easi
enough 10 be seen i'll Il mOOnless night
while the other one is right below An
, dromeda. Both Fishes are connected b
| a band of small stars. forming node
which is marked by Alpha Pisclum. or i
/ Riska, the brightest star in the whole col
steilation. though only of the third Inagn
! tude. Looking toward the northeast W
: at once recognize the magnificent sta
i Chpella, the ever remarkable asterism {
. the Pleiades and the brilliant star Aid,
{ barnn in Taurus. Between Capclla an
Aidebaran fiery red star will ut once
r recognized as the planet Mars, which, ill
. Venus. will act for some time TO come
y the capacity of an evening star. Cygnp.
i. and Aguila are fastening toward the hor
!, ION, while Bootes, with Arcturus, Coroi
!. Borealis, Ophinehus and Sagittarius Ia,
f set. The whole celestial panorama is n
y Stunning that aspect which we are accu
toned to contemplate and to enjoy in Il
n nights of winter.