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ly about the 10th of August, and cross the heavens in paths apparently radiating from the constellation Perseus. They are beleived to be fragments once connected with a comet visible in 1862.

A southern constellation.

A zodiacal constellation, including the first point of Aries, which is the vernal equinoctial point; the Fish.

etermined by the revolution of the equinoxes, or the space of time in which the stars and constellations return to their former places in respect to the equinoxes; -- called also great year. This revolution, which is caused by the precession of the equinoxes, is accomplished in about 26,000 years. Barlow.…

The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky.

A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation Gemini. Cf. 3d Castor.

a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Canis Minor, or the Little Dog.

The constellation Aries, which does not now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same name.

A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Leo; -- called also the Lion's Heart.

A fixed star of the first magnitude in the left foot of the constellation Orion. [Written also Regel.]

A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow.

A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow.

The sign or constellation Libra. Platform scale. See under Platform. tip the scales, influence an action so as to change an outcome from one likely result to another.

A constellation of the zodiac containing the bright star Antares. It is drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a scorpion.

A sign and constellation. See Scorpio.

The constellation Ursa Major.

A constellation represented as a serpent held by Serpentarius.

The constellation Serpens.

A constellation on the equator, lying between Scorpio and Hercules; -- called also Ophiuchus.

A constellation on the equator south of Leo; the Sextant.