Aries Constellation Zodiac Sign 1825

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Aries Constellation Zodiac Sign 1825

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Astronomical chart showing a ram and a fly forming the constellations. Aries is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It is located in the Northern Hemisphere between Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east. The name Aries is Latin for ram. It is one of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Aries is the first astrological sign in the Zodiac, spanning the first 30 degrees of celestial longitude, which area the Sun transits, on average, between March 21 to April 20 each year. Musca Borealis (Latin for northern fly) was a constellation located between the constellations of Aries and Perseus. It was first described as Musca by Hevelius in his catalogue of 1690. Subsequent astronomers renamed it into Musca Borealis, to distinguish it from the southern fly, Musca Australis. It is no longer in use. The stars it contained are now included in Aries. Urania's Mirror is a boxed set of 32 constellation cards first published by Samuel Leigh of the Strand, London, in or shortly before 1825. An unidentified lady, referred to by her nom-de-plume, Jehoshaphat Aspin, designed these whimsical astronomy cards. The engraver was Sidney Hall.

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June 16th, 2014

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