No. 4 of 12 · Zodiac Nights
Cancer
Pictures by Charles F. Blunt
The crab of Cancer glitters in gold against a deep navy sky, from Charles F. Blunt's The Beauty of the Heavens of 1842. In the old myth, this is the crab that pinched Hercules during his fight with the Hydra, and Hera set it among the stars, with the Beehive cluster glowing at its heart. For someone born between June 21 and July 22.
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From the great astronomy books of the 1800s / THE CRAB / June 21 - July 22 / The crab that pinched Hercules's foot in his fight with the Hydra; Hera set it among the stars. At its heart lies the Beehive, a cluster of stars seen as a faint mist. / The Beauty of the Heavens, 1842 / Charles F. Blunt's lecture on astronomy in 104 hand-coloured scenes, published in London by Tilt and Bogue.
