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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 90. Chapters: Zodiac, Constellation, Phoenix, Libra, Capricornus, Ursa Major, Aries, Scorpius, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces, Ursa Minor, Taurus, Leo, Cancer, Aquarius, Ophiuchus, Canis Minor, Lupus, Crux, Carina, Cygnus, Canis Major, Centaurus, Lyra, Piscis Austrinus, Cetus, Triangulum, Corona Borealis, Delphinus, Hydrus, Equuleus, Chamaeleon, Grus, Lepus, Microscopium, Puppis, Antlia, Sextans, Octans, Camelopardalis, Bootes, Fornax, Dorado, Serpens, Caelum, Pyxis, Canes Venatici, Scutum, Apus, Vela, Triangulum Australe, Corona Australis, Tucana, Orion, Ara, Telescopium, Monoceros, Andromeda, Sculptor, Pegasus, Nakshatra, List of constellations, Asterism, Searching for the first X-ray source per constellation, Coma Berenices, Cassiopeia, Constellation Family, Gemini, Hercules, Star chart, Aquila, Auriga, Star cartography, Eridanus, Perseus, Draco, Decans, Corvus, Vulpecula, Reticulum, Cepheus, Hydra, Norma, Lists of stars by constellation, Lacerta, Crater, Indus, Musca, Leo Minor, Mensa, Columba, Lynx, Volans, Pictor, Pavo, History of the constellations, Circinus, Circumpolar constellation. Excerpt: In astronomy, the zodiac (Greek:, z diakos) is the ring of constellations that lines the ecliptic, which is the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. The paths of the Moon and planets also lie roughly within the ecliptic, and so are also within the constellations of the zodiac. In astrology, the zodiac denotes those signs that divide the ecliptic into twelve equal zones of celestial longitude. As such, the zodiac is a celestial coordinate system, or more specifically an ecliptic coordinate system, taking the ecliptic as the origin of latitude, and the position of the sun at vernal equinox as the origin of longitude. It is known to have been in use by the Roman era, based on concepts ...
