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 216
gthe region of the sky where the most celebrated temporarystar of recent years appeared. It was observed 58 southof the star Epsilon, on the 12th of May, 1866, as a secondmagnitude star, and was visible for eight days. The starthen slowly declined to the tenth magnitude and rose laterto the eighth.… … < ^ m -z. The Northern Crown 153 star of 2.4 magnitude. It was known to the Arabs asAlphecca, which means the bright one of the dish,referring to the resemblance of the constellation to abroken plate mentioned above. This star is also calledGemma, and the Pearl of the Crown, a title whichAllen…
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