Berenice's Hair
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Berenice's Hair
First recorded in 1595–1605
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A line drawn from η Ursæ Majoris, through Berenice's Hair, to Denebola, in Leo, passes through it.
From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott
Berenice's Hair, the constellation of, 24. picture of, 53.
From Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments by Garrett Putman Serviss
This is the little constellation called Berenice's Hair.
From Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments by Garrett Putman Serviss
By the year 9000 it may be in Berenice's Hair.
From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Henry White Warren
And so for centuries the world has recognized the constellation of Berenice's Hair.
From Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments by Garrett Putman Serviss
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