Star lore of all ages; a collection of myths, legends, and facts concerning the constellations of the Northern Hemisphere (1911)
Olcott, William Tyler, 1873-1936 · New York, London : G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 131
izar, mean-ing girdle or waist cloth. This is a double star and itsexquisite beauty has earned for it the name Pulcherima,a title bestowed on it by the elder Struve. The two starscan be seen in a small telescope as the components are3 apart. Canes VenaticiThe Hunting Dogs 81 fiercules X., S ^■pens… … /> / ; CANES VENATICI CANES VENATICITHE HUNTING DOGS The asterism Canes Venatici, or the Hunting Dogs, is soclosely associated with Bootes that a description of it comesproperly in this place. This star group is a modern one, having been formed byHevelius in 1690. These stars are supposed to…
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