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SERPENTARIUS

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Originally appearing in Volume V24, Page 675 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SERPENTARIUS , or OPHIucHUs, in See also:

astronomy, a See also:constellation of the See also:northern hemisphere, anciently named See also:Aesculapius, and mentioned by See also:Eudoxus (4th See also:century B.c.) and See also:Aratus (3rd century B.C.). According to the See also:Greek fables it variously represents: • Carnabon (or Charnabon), See also:king of the See also:Getae, killing one of the dragons of See also:Triptolemus, or Heracles killing the See also:serpent at the See also:river Sangarius (or Sagaris), or the physician Asclepius (Aesculapius) , to denote his skill in curing snake bites. See also:Ptolemy catalogued 29 stars, Tycho See also:Brahe 15, and See also:Hevelius 40. " New " stars were observed in 1604 and 1848.

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