. Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 794 Home Nature-Study Course. Lesson XXXI. QUEEN CASSIOPEIA S CHAIR. Purpose.—To make the pupils observant of the polar constellations. Method.—Make upon the blackboard the accompanying picture and ask the pupils to make the following observations. Observations: (I). Have you seen the "W" made by the stars called Queen Cassiopeia's Chair? (2). Were they on the same side of the Pole Star as the Big Dipper? (3). Ho
. Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 794 Home Nature-Study Course. Lesson XXXI. QUEEN CASSIOPEIA S CHAIR. Purpose.—To make the pupils observant of the polar constellations. Method.—Make upon the blackboard the accompanying picture and ask the pupils to make the following observations. Observations: (I). Have you seen the "W" made by the stars called Queen Cassiopeia's Chair? (2). Were they on the same side of the Pole Star as the Big Dipper? (3). How many stars in the W? (4). Is the ,W formed regu- larly ; that is, are both parts exactly alike? (5). Is the top or the bottom of the W turned toward the Pole Star? Can you see a faint star that added to the W makes it into a chair? (6). Do the stars of the ^V move around the Pole Star as do the Big and Little Bears? (7). Who was Queen Cassiopeia and why did the ancient Greeks place her in this chair?. The Pole Star. TJte Big and Little Dippers and Queen Cassiopeia's Chair Facts for the Teacher.—Queen Cassiopeia's Chair is one of the most noticeable of the polar constellations and the children see it quicker because of its resemblance to the W and it is almost on the opposite side of the Pole Star from the Big Dip- per. There are five stars that make up the W. but they are placed so that half of the letter is wider than the other half. The top of the W is turned toward the Pole Star, and this constellation seems to move about the Pole Star as do the Big and Little Dippers. There is also an interesting story about Queen Cassiopeia and why she was placed in this chair. This may be found in " Stories of Starland," p. 151; in **The Story of the Stars," p. 83, or any other book of ancient Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustr
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