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English: Fig 27 Star Map Showing Six Chief Constellations, from A. Frederick Collins' The book of stars; being a simple explanation of the stars and their uses to boy life, written to conform to the tests of the Boy scouts (1920, New York, D. Appleton and Co.)

The 6 chief constellations indicated on the map in relation to the North Star include The Big Dipper, Little Dipper, Cassiopeia, Aurega (Auriga), Taurus, and Orion.

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Author Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

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