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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

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

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