Table of Contents

Prefatory Note Introduction to Dover Edition Introduction The Origin and History of the Ancient Star Groups Andromeda, The Chained Lady Aquarius, The Water Bearer Piscis Australis, The Southern Fish Aquila, The Eagle Aries, The Ram Auriga, The Charioteer Bootes, The Bear Driver Canes Venatici, The Hunting Dogs Cancer, The Crab Canis Major, The Greater Dog Canis Minor, The Lesser Dog Capricornus, The Sea Goat Cassiopeia, The Lady in the Chair Cepheus, The King Cetus, The Whale Corona Borealis, The Northern Crown Corvus, The Crow Crater, The Cup Cygnus, The Swan or the Northern Cross Delphinus, The Dolphin Draco, The Dragon Eridanus, The River Po Gemini, The Twins Hercules, The Kneeler Hydra, The Water Snake Leo, The Lion Lepus, The Hare Libra, The Scales Lyra, The Lyre Ophiuchus or Serpentarius, The Serpent-Bearer, and Serpens, The Serpent Orion, The Giant Hunter Pegasus, The Flying Horse Perseus, The Champion Pisces, The Fishes Sagittarius, The Archer Scropio, The Scorpion Taurus, The Bull Ursa Major, The Greater Bear Ursa Minor, The Lesser Bear Virgo, The Virgin The Galaxy, or Milky Way The Hyades and Pleiades, The Hyades The Pleiades The Minor Constellations Argo Navis, The Ship Argo Camelopardalis, The Giraffe Columba Noae, Noah's Dove Coma Berenices, Berenice's Hair Lacerta, The Lizard Leo Minor, The Lesser Lion Lynx, The Lynx Monoceros, The Unicorn Sagitta, The Arrow Sextans, The Sextant Scutum Sobiescanum, Sobieski's Shield Triangulum, The Triangle Vulpecula Cum Ansere, The Fox with the Goose Appendix Index to Constellations