Southern Crown

American  

noun

Astronomy.

1. the constellation Corona Australis.

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Etymology

Origin of Southern Crown

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

The woman told Southern Crown Court she was about 18 at the time.

From BBC

The little constellation Corona Australis, the Southern Crown, lies south and west of Sagittarius, east of Scorpio, and west of Telescopium.

From Project Gutenberg

Corona Australis, also known as Corona meridionalis, or the Southern Crown, is a constellation of the Southern hemisphere, mentioned by Eudoxus and Aratus.

From Project Gutenberg

There is only one fourth magnitude star which it actually approaches—namely, Epsilon Ceti; and one fifth magnitude star, Beta of the Southern Crown.

From Project Gutenberg

Aratus further describes the Southern Crown, but gives it no name; and in the constellation of the Little Dog he only mentions one star, Procyon, the Dog's Forerunner.

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