The Constellations and How to Find Them; 13 Maps, Showing the Position of the Constellations in the Sky During Each Month of Any Year (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Peck, William

9781528081412: The Constellations and How to Find Them; 13 Maps, Showing the Position of the Constellations in the Sky During Each Month of Any Year (Classic Reprint)

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Fig. 2. Is a representation of the North Polar heavens when Alpha Draconis was nearest the Pole. It will be seen that at that time the constellation of Draco, the Dragon, occupied the furthest North part of the celestial sphere - and thus would hold a prominent position in the heavens - the star that was then brightest in this constellation (thuban) would be the Pole Star of the period, years ago.

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