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Definition of Alpha Orionis
1. Noun. The second brightest star in Orion.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alpha Orionis
Literary usage of Alpha Orionis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Stars: A Study of the Universe by Simon Newcomb (1906)
"The careful and long-continued measures of Gill show no parallax to Rigel, while
Elkin finds one of only O".02 to Alpha Orionis. The general conclusion from ..."
2. Elements of Descriptive Astronomy: A Text-book by Herbert Alonzo Howe (1897)
"It is visible to the naked eye about six weeks, when near its maximum. 377.
Class HI. —To this belong Alpha Orionis and Alpha Cassiopeia. ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1870)
"The spectrum exhibits a brilliant hydrogen ray, and also luminous bands, of which
the principal correspond to dark bands in the spectrum of Alpha Orionis, ..."
4. The Command of Light: Rowland's School of Physics and the Spectrum by George Kean Sweetnam (2000)
"48 Soon after Anderson's work appeared, others published a study of the diameter
of Alpha Orionis.49 Anderson was thus a facilitator, adapting a difficult ..."
5. The Friendly Stars by Martha Evans Martin (1907)
"... (Alpha Orionis) ......... 14 Alpha Crucis ..................... 1.05 Aldebaran (Alpha
Tauri) .......... i .06 Pollux (Beta Geminorum) . ..."
6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1892)
"Of these, perhaps the most. remarkable are Mu Cephei (Sir William Herschel's “Garnet
star”), Alpha Herculis, Alpha Orionis (Betelgeuse), and Beta r - - a is ..."
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