Aselli
[ ə-sĕl′ē, ä-sĕl′ē ]
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Italian anatomist who discovered the lacteal vessels of the intestine.
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I have noticed thirty-six stars, besides the Aselli, arranged in the order of the accompanying diagram.
The Sidereal Messenger of Galileo Galilei|Galileo GalileiEven Harvey, who was among Aselli's opponents, joined in insisting on this unsatisfactory reason.
The stars γ and δ are called the Aselli—the ass's colts feeding from the silver manger.
A Field Book of the Stars|William Tyler Olcott