CAPRICORNUS

kăprĭkôrˈnəs [Lat.,=the goat horn], inconspicuous southern constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Sagittarius and Aquarius; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Known as the Sea Goat, it has been depicted from earliest times either as a goat or as a figure with its forepart like that of a goat and its hind part like the tail of a fish. The tropic of Capricorn takes its name from this constellation, in which the winter solstice was located about 2,000 years ago. Now, because of the precession of the equinoxes, the winter solstice has moved westward into Sagittarius. Capricornus contains a globular star cluster that can be seen on a very clear night. The constellation reaches its highest point in the evening sky in late September.

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books on: Capricornus  - 115 results

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A Regiment for the Sea: And Other Writings on Navigation
Book by William Bourne, E. G. R. Taylor; 1963
Subjects: Navigation--Early Works To 1800, Navigation--Tables
...Aries, Taurus, Leo, Virgo, Capricornus, be naughte to purge, and the...bathe, as Taurus, Virgo, and Capricornus. Good to stoppe Fluxes, Rewmes...mone in Taurus, Virgo, and Capricornus. Good to cofort the venue atractiue...
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A Guide to the Constellations
Book by Samuel G. Barton, William H. Barton Jr.; Whittlesey House, 1935
Subjects: Constellations
...Aquila FOMALHAUT in Piscis Austrinus DENEB in Cygnus CAPRICORNUS Capricornus is neither a brilliant nor a well-defined constellation...as shown on the chart. The westernmost star of Capricornus shown is Alpha Capricorni, which consists of two...
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Companion to Baroque Music
Book by Julie Anne Sadie; Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects: Music--17th Century--History And Criticism, Music--18th Century--History And Criticism
...was reappointed Oberkapellmeister. Capricornus, Samuel Friedrich 1628-65 . Bohemian...From a family of Hungarian refugees, Capricornus was well educated in theology, languages...had coveted the Kapellmeister post; Capricornus was further beleaguered by illness and...
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Popular Astronomy: Being the New Descriptive Astronomy
Book by Joel Dorman Steele; American Book Company, 1899
Subjects: Astronomy
...Pisces is just rising, next Aquarius, Capricornus in the southeast, Sagittarius on the...rising, Pisces well up, Aquarius and Capricornus are in the southeast, Sagittarius is...Aquarius is on the meridian, south; then Capricornus, and lastly Sagittarius, in the southwest...
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Vitruvius: The Ten Books on Architecture
Book by Morris Hicky Morgan; Dover Publications, 1960
Subjects: Architecture--Early Works To 1800
...Cancer be drawn at the top, with Capricornus perpendicular to it at the bottom...13. Hence, when the sun is in Capricornus, the tongue on the rim touches every day one of the points in Capricornus on the lip of the larger drum...
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journal articles on: Capricornus  - 4 results

 
 
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A History of Lutheran Hymnody in Slovakia
Journal article by Cathryn Wilkinson; The Hymn, Vol. 58, 2007
...seventeenth-century cantors in the larger cities of Slovakia. In Bratislava (known in German as Pressburg), Samuel Capricornus, cantor from 1651-1657, and his successor, Jan Kusser the Elder, from 1657-1672, composed church music extensively...
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The Earliest Vocabulary of Romani Words (C.1515) in the Collectanea of Johannes Ex Grafing, a Student of Johannes Reuchlin and Conrad Celtis
Journal article by Georg Nicolaus Knauer; Romani Studies, Vol. 20, 2010
Subjects: Latin language, Linguistics, Roma
...comm.) and misunderstandings (or mis-hearings?) may also account for some of the still open questions (cf. 35 Capricornus! .36 dies .38 dominus), even obvious errors (.47 schei 100 for mille iooo mila tausend). All of this seems to vouch...
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The Latin Text
Journal article by Charles Burnett; Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 95, 2005
...Signa convertibilia seu mobilia, id est in quibus unum tempus convertitur in aliud, sunt Aries, Libra, Career (sic) et Capricornus. Signa stabilia sunt Taurus, Leo, Scorpius et Aquarius. Signa media seu duorum corporum sunt Geminis (sic), Virgo...
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The Agricultural Marker Stars in Yemeni Folklore
Journal article by Daniel Martin Varisco; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 52, 1993
Subjects: Calendar--Yemen, Folklore--Yemen, Seasons in literature--Yemen, Yemen--Literature
...reference in the scheme of al-Hatter is to a period of seven days, from V: 27 until VI: 2. Jadi can refer to Polaris or Capricornus, neither of which seems appropriate in this context. kama This is a Yemeni term for the Pleiades, also known in Yemen...


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magazine articles on: Capricornus  - 14 results

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The Dog Days of Winter
Magazine article by Joe Rao; Natural History, Vol. 106, December 1997
Subjects: Astronomy
...the left of a sliver of Moon. moves from Sagittarius into Capricornus during December and is difficult to see low in the southwest...will form a broad triangle low in the southwestern sky. in Capricornus, is low in the south just after sunset and sets about three...
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Constellation Controversy Fogs Future for Horoscope Readers
Magazine article by Leslie Alan Horvitz; Insight on the News, Vol. 11, March 27, 1995
Subjects: Constellations--Names, Zodiac--Innovations
...November 30 - December 17 Sagittarius December 18 - January 18 Capricornus January 19 - February 16 Aquarius February 16 - March 11...November 22 Ophiuchus Sagittarius November 23 - December 21 Capricornus December 22 - January 20 Aquarius January 21 - February 19...
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The Earth and Stars in the Lunar Sky
Magazine article by William C. Keel; Skeptical Inquirer, Vol. 31, July 2007
Subjects: Apollo spacecraft--Research, Conspiracy theories--Evaluation, Lunar flights--Research, Moon exploration--Research, Moon--Discovery and exploration, Moon--Research, Space flight to the moon--Research
...16, near the boundary between the zodiacal constellations Capricornus and Aquarius, and nearly overhead from the Apollo 16 landing...Catalog. The familiar "clown smile" outline of stars in Capricornus is shown for reference in both charts. Only a few of the...
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Thanksgiving's Lunar Eclipse
Magazine article; Natural History, Vol. 102, November 1993
Subjects: Lunar eclipses
...will form a conspicuous grouping in the morning sky at midmonth, along with the bright star Spica in Virgo. Saturn, in Capricornus, is near the meridian at nightfall, setting about 12:30 A.M. On the 1st and about two hours earlier by months end...
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The Sky in October
Magazine article by Joe Rao; Natural History, Vol. 110, October 2001
Subjects: Astronomy, Moon, Planets
...dawn glow well below Venus and its closest dancing partner of the month, Mercury. Mars moves out of Sagittarius and into Capricornus late in the month. At dusk, the planet is visible low in the south-southwest, setting more than four hours later. Mars...
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newspaper articles on: Capricornus  - 17 results

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Data Bank
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 12, 2010
Subjects: Banks (Finance)
...1.20) TravelWise: LINGFIELD: Ostentation (2.35) Capricornus (3.35) 270 miles; The Magic Of rio (1.35), stoneacre...MISTER INCREDIbLE (Southwell, 2.50) LaY OF THE DaY: CaPRICORNuS (Lingfield, 3.35)
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The Only Way Is Up for Descent
Newspaper article; Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), October 26, 2010
...rating of 80. The jumps action comes from Haydock, where Capricornus is taken to put behind him his disappointing National Hunt...GAZETTE BET: 4.00 Darn Hot. NAOMI MATTHEW: 2.20 Capricornus, 2.50 Ormello, 3.25 Gansey, 4.00 Marleybow, 4...
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Descent Can Rise to Occasion
Newspaper article; Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), October 26, 2010
...this month. The jumps action comes from Haydock, where Capricornus is taken to put behind him his disappointing National Hunt...GAZETTE BET: 4.00 Darn Hot. NAOMI MATTHEW: 2.20 Capricornus, 2.50 Ormello, 3.25 Gansey, 4.00 Marleybow, 4...
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Spirit River Can Be Pride of London
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), November 26, 2010
...2.00 My Vindication, 2.35 Wallis, 3.05 Mister Laurel, 3.40 Loyaliste. MUSSELBURGH: 12.10 Auberge, 12.40 Capricornus, 1.15 Guns And Butter, 1.50 Mini Beck, 2.25 Switched Off, 2.55 Kosta Brava, 3.30 First Rock. NEWBURY: 12...
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All Give Thanks to the Big Fella
Newspaper article; Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), March 4, 2011
...at the Borders track. Tomorrows tips DONCASTER: GAZETTE BET: 4.25 dGigi. NAOMI MATTHEW: 2.10 Sir Kezbaah, 2.40 Capricornus, 3.15 Presenting Forever (nb), 3.50 Lidar, 4.25 Close House, 5.00 Lake Legend, 5.35 Silk Drum. KELSO...
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encyclopedia articles on: Capricornus  - 6 results

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Capricornus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CAPRICORNUS kaprikor n s Lat.,=the goat horn, inconspicuous southern constellation...equinoxes , the winter solstice has moved westward into Sagittarius. Capricornus contains a globular star cluster that can be seen on a very clear night...
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Aquarius
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...water carrier, large constellation located on the ecliptic (the suns apparent path through the heavens) between Capricornus and Pisces; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac . Aquarius is sometimes represented as a man pouring water from...
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Constellations
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Giraffe 5 +67 Cancer 1 Crab 8 +14 Canes Venatici Hunting Dogs 13 +43 Canis Major Large Dog 7 23 Canis Minor Small Dog 7 +25 Capricornus 1 (Sea) Goat 21 21 Carina Keel 9 62 Cassiopeia Cassiopeia (Seated Lady) 1 +64 Centaurus Centaur 13 44 Cepheus Cepheus...
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Goat, The
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GOAT, THE English name for Capricornus , a constellation . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Sagittarius
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the archer, constellation lying on the ecliptic (the suns apparent path through the heavens) between Scorpius and Capricornus; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac . It is traditionally depicted as a centaur drawing his bow to release an...
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