0. [Symbol] Aries 0° | VI. [Symbol] Libra 180° I. [Symbol] Taurus 30 | VII. [Symbol] Scorpio 210 II. [Symbol] Gemini 60 | VIII. [Symbol] Sagittarius 240 III. [Symbol] Cancer 90 | IX. [Symbol] Capricornus 270 IV. [Symbol] Leo 120 | X. [Symbol] Aquarius 300 V. [Symbol] Virgo 150 | XI. [Symbol] Pisces 330 * * * * * [Symbol] Conjunction. | S. Seconds of Time. [Symbol] Quadrature. | ° Degrees. [Symbol] Opposition. | ' Minutes of Arc. [Symbol] Ascending Node. | " Seconds of Arc. [Symbol] Descending Node. | R. A. Right Ascension. H. Hours. | Decl. or D. Declination. M. Minutes of Time. | N. P. D. Dist. From North Pole. OTHER ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE ALMANAC. S., South, _i.e._, crosses the meridian; M., morning; A, Afternoon; Gr. H. L. N., greatest heliocentric latitude north, _i.e._, greatest distance north of the ecliptic, as seen from the sun. [Symbols] Inf., inferior conjunction; Sup., superior conjunction. GREEK ALPHABET USED INDICATING THE STARS. a, alpha. | ae, eta. | n, nu. | t, tau. b, beta. | th, theta. | x, xi. | u, upsilon. g, gamma. | i, iota. | o, omicron. | ph, phi. d, delta. | k, kappa. | p, pi. | ch, chi. e, epsilon. | l, lambda. | r, rho. | ps, psi. z, zeta. | m, mu. | s, sigma. | o, omega. [Page 276] CHAUTAUQUA OUTLINE FOR STUDENTS. As an aid to comprehension, every student should draw illustrative figures of the various circles, planes, and situations described. (For example, see Fig. 45, page 112.) As an aid to memory, the portion of this outline referring to each chapter should be examined at the close of the reading, and this mere sketch filled up to a perfect picture from recollection. I. _Creative Processes._--The dial-plate of the sky. Cause or different weights--on sun, moon. Two laws of gravity. Inertia. Fall of earth to sun per second. Forward motion. Elastic attraction. Perturbation of moon; of Jupiter and Saturn. Oscillations of planets. II. _Light._--From condensation. Number of vibrations of red; violet. Thermometer against air. Aerolite against earth. Two bolides against the sun. Large eye. Velocity of light. Prism. Color means different vibrations. Music of light. Light reports substance of stars. Force of; bridge, rain, dispersion, intensities, reflection, refraction, decomposition. III. _Astronomical Instruments._--Refracting telescope. Reflecting; largest. Spectroscope. Spectra of sun, hydrogen, sodium, etc. E made G by approach; C by departure. Stars approach and recede.