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PERSEUS , in See also:astronomy, a See also:constellation of the See also:northern hemisphere, called after the See also:Greek legendary See also:hero, it is mentioned by See also:Eudoxus (4th See also:century B.c.) and See also:Aratus (3rd century B.C.);
' Author of a See also:history of See also:Antioch; he is quoted by See also:John See also:Malalas, Chronographia, pp. 37-38, ed. See also:Bonn (1831). Nothing further is known of him (see C. W. See also:- MULLER, FERDINAND VON, BARON (1825–1896)
- MULLER, FRIEDRICH (1749-1825)
- MULLER, GEORGE (1805-1898)
- MULLER, JOHANNES PETER (18o1-1858)
- MULLER, JOHANNES VON (1752-1809)
- MULLER, JULIUS (18oi-1878)
- MULLER, KARL OTFRIED (1797-1840)
- MULLER, LUCIAN (1836-1898)
- MULLER, WILHELM (1794-1827)
- MULLER, WILLIAM JAMES (1812-1845)
Muller, Fragmenta historicorum graecorum, W. 467).
See also:Ptolemy and Tycho See also:Brahe catalogued 29 stars, See also:Hevelius 46. The most important member of this constellation is 13 Persei or See also:Algol (q.v.), a famous variable See also:star. 6 Persei is a triple star, composed of one 4th magnitude star and two of the loth magnitude; p Persei is an irregular variable, with a range in magnitude of 3.4 to 4'1. Nova Persei is a " new " star discovered in 1887 and subsequently recognized on Harvard plates by Mrs See also:Fleming in 1895; another new star was discovered by See also:- ANDERSON
- ANDERSON, ADAM (1692—1765)
- ANDERSON, ALEXANDER (c. 1582-1620?)
- ANDERSON, ELIZABETH GARRETT (1836— )
- ANDERSON, JAMES (1662—1728)
- ANDERSON, JAMES (1739-1808)
- ANDERSON, JOHN (1726-1796)
- ANDERSON, MARY (1859– )
- ANDERSON, RICHARD HENRY (1821–1879)
- ANDERSON, ROBERT (1750–1830)
- ANDERSON, SIR EDMUND (1530-1605)
Anderson on the 21st of See also:February 1901, which, after increasing in magnitude, gradually became fainter and ultimately disappeared. There is a nebula surrounding Nova Persei (1901) which was photo-graphed at See also:Yerkes See also:observatory in See also:September 1901; a pair of star clusters, appearing as a See also:bright patch in the Milky Way; and the meteoric swarm named the Perseids, which appear in See also:August and have their radiant in Perseus.
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