| and the Goose | Hevelius. | 37 | | | Sagitta, the Arrow | Aratus. | 18 | | | Aquila, the Eagle, with Antinous | Aratus. | 71 | Altair, 1. | | Delphinus, the Dolphin | Aratus. | 18 | | | Cygnus, the Swan | Aratus. | 81 | Deneb, 1. | | Cassiopeia, the Lady in her | | | | | Chair | Aratus. | 55 | | | Equulus, the Horse’s Head | Ptolemy. | 10 | | | Lacerta, the Lizard | Hevelius. | 16 | | | Pegasus, the Flying Horse | Aratus. | 89 | Markab, 2. | | Andromeda | Aratus. | 66 | Almaac, 2. | | Turandus, the Reindeer | Lemonnier.| 12 | | +----------------------------------|-----------+--------+----------------------+ A few remarks in reference to some of these constellations, and the glorious orbs which they help to indicate to mortal eyes, may fitly close this chapter. We have already alluded to _Ursa Major_, which forms one of the most conspicuous objects of the northern heavens. It has borne different names, at different times, and among different peoples. It was the Ἄρκτος μεγάλη of the Greeks; the “Septem triones” of the Latins. It is known in some parts as David’s Chariot; the Chinese call it, _Tcheou-pey_. Night and day this constellation watches above the northern horizon, revolving, with slow and majestic march, around Polaris, in four and twenty hours. The quadrangle of stars in the body of the Great Bear forms the wheels of the chariot; the triangle in its tail, the chariot-pole. Above the second of the three latter shines the small star Alcor, also named the Horseman. The Arabs call it Saidak, or “the Test,” because they use it to try the range and strength of a person’s vision. This brilliant northern constellation, composed, with the exception of δ, of stars of the second magnitude, has frequently been celebrated by poets. We may paraphrase, for the advantage of our readers, a glowing apostrophe from the pen of the American Ware:--