Shakespeare, quoted, 49, 80. Sheratan, 84. Shield of Orion, 105. Sickle, the, 37. Sigma Tauri, 109. Sirius, 94 _et seq._ Smyth, Admiral, quoted, 32. Sobieski’s Shield, 57, 65. Solstices, 13. Sophocles, quoted, 67. Southern Cross, R. H. Dana on, 77. Southern Fish, 75. Spica, 29 _et seq._ Star colors, 44, 83, 89, 90. Star magnitudes, 98. Streaming of stars, 81, 106. Struve invents star color, 106. Summer Solstice, 50. Sword-hand of Perseus, 86. Sword of Orion, 103. Tent, the, 33. Theta Orionis, 103. Theta Tauri, 109. Three Guides, the, 88. Thuban, 45, 48. Toorus, 107. Tropic of Capricorn, 79; of Cancer, 40. Tycho’s star, 90. Ursa Major, 40. Ursa Minor, 46. Uru-anna, 101. Vega, 43, 61 _et seq._ Venus, 120, 123. Vernal Equinox, 21. Vindemiatrix, 31. Virgin, origin of name, 30. Virgo, 29 _et seq._ Vulpecula et Anser, 80. “W,” the letter, 87. Wesen, 100. Whirlpool nebula, 69. Whitney, Prof., quoted, 78. Winter heavens, glories of, 93. Winter Solstice, 93. “XM” class of stars, 31, 64, 104. Xavier de Maistre, quoted, 89. Year, various beginnings of, 25 _et seq._ Zeta Ursæ Majoris, 40. Aquarii, 78. Canis Majoris, 100. Herculis, 60. Orionis, 102, 106. Zodiac, 84. Zubeneschemali, 70. Zubenelgenubi, 70. THE END Transcriber’s Notes A few minor errors in punctuation have been fixed. In the section on pronunciation of star and constellation names, combining diacritics may display following the letter they modify in certain fonts. Page 79: “minimum visibile” changed to “minimum visible”