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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_175442" /> == | |||
<p> a name which occurs in both mythology and astronomy — the dog which stands near [[Orion]] in the skies, and which belonged either to that hero, to Cephalus, to Isis, or to Erigone; the dog star. </p> | <p> (n.) The [[Dog]] Star. See Dog Star. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_79929" /> == | |||
<p> he brightest star in the heavens, one of the stars of the Southern constellation of <i> Canis Major </i> ; is calculated to have a bulk three times that of the sun, and to give 70 times as much light. See [[Dog-Days]] . </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_61240" /> == | |||
<p> a name which occurs in both mythology and astronomy '''''—''''' the dog which stands near [[Orion]] in the skies, and which belonged either to that hero, to Cephalus, to Isis, or to Erigone; the dog star. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_175442"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/sirius Sirius from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_79929"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/sirius Sirius from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_61240"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/sirius Sirius from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_61240"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/sirius Sirius from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:10, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) The Dog Star. See Dog Star.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
he brightest star in the heavens, one of the stars of the Southern constellation of Canis Major ; is calculated to have a bulk three times that of the sun, and to give 70 times as much light. See Dog-Days .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
a name which occurs in both mythology and astronomy — the dog which stands near Orion in the skies, and which belonged either to that hero, to Cephalus, to Isis, or to Erigone; the dog star.
