Northern Crown
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Northern Crown
First recorded in 1585–95
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Or purge your standard of its stain, And join it with the Northern Crown!
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 53, March, 1862 by Various
We have seen that he was one of the independent discoverers of the outburst in the Northern Crown.
From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor
The Serpent's head, making an X, is just at the right of the γ of Hercules, and the partial circle of the Northern Crown above.
From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Henry White Warren
On May 12, 1866, shortly before midnight, Mr. Birmingham, of Tuam, noticed a star of the second magnitude in the Northern Crown, where hitherto no star visible to the naked eye had been known.
From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor
As my door opens towards the east, the first object that met my view was the Northern Crown.
From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor
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