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 62
t9 P.M., on the loth of November. Alpheratz is situated inthe head of the figure of Andromeda, and was familiarlyknown as Andromedas Head in England two centuriesago. In all late Arabian astronomy taken from Ptolemyit was described as the Head of the Woman in Chains.According to Prof. Russell,… … Great Nebula in Andromeda Andromeda, the Chained Lady 27 highly eccentric orbit, in a period of about one hundreddays. Gamma Andromedae was known to the Arabs as Al-mach. Allen tells us this name was derived from a phrasemeaning a small predatory animal similar to a badger.The propriety of such a…
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