phin, and near them Sagitta. On the side is the Swan,
the right wing of which is turned towards the hand and
sceptre of Cepheus, the left leans on Cassiopeia, and un¬
der the tail of Avis the feet of the horse are hidden.
Above Sagittarius, Scorpio, and Libra, comes the Serpent,
the point of whose snout touches the Crown ; in the mid¬
dle of the Serpent is Ophiuchus, who holds the Serpent in
his hands, and with his left foot treads on the head of the
Scorpion. Near the middle of the head of Ophiuchus is
the head of the Kneeler ; their heads are easily distin-
guished from being marked with luminous stars. The
foot of the Kneéler is placed on the temple of the Ser¬
pent, which is entwined between the two northern bears,
called Septentriones. The Dolphin is a short distance
from them. Opposite the bill of the Swan is the Lyre.
The Crown lies between the shoulders of the Keeper and
the Kneeler. In the northern circle are twvo Bears, with
their shoulders and breasts in opposite directions; of
these the Less is called g, and the Larger in
by the Greeks. Their heads are turned downwards, and
each of their tails is towards the other's head, for both
their tails are raised, and that which is called the pole¬
star, is that near the tail of the Little Bear. Between
these tails, as we have before stated, extends the Serpent,
who turns round the head of that nearest to him,
whence he takes a folding direction round the head of the
smaller bear, and then spreading under his feet, and
rising up, returns and folds from the head of the Less
to the Greater Bear, with his snout opposite and shew-
ing the right temple of his head. The feet of Ce¬
pheus are also on the tail of the Small Bear ; towards
which part more above our heads, are the stars which