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Aquarius

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(the "Water-bearer" or "Cup-bearer"), in astronomy, the eleventh sign of the zodiac, situated between Capricornus and Pisces. Its symbol is m, representing part of a stream of water, probably in allusion to the fact that when the sun is in this part of the heavens (January, February) the weather is rainy. It is also a constellation mentioned by Eudoxus (4th century B.e.) and Aratus (3rd century B.C.); Ptolemy catalogued forty-five stars, Tycho Brahe forty-one, Hevelius forty-seven. Aquarii is a well-defined binary, having both components of the fourth magnitude; it is probably of long period.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Aquarius'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/aquarius.html. 1910.
 
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