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Definition of Beta crucis
1. Noun. The second brightest star in the Southern Cross.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beta Crucis
Literary usage of Beta crucis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elementary Lessons in Astronomy by Norman Lockyer (1876)
"Fomalhaut, „ Piscis Australia beta crucis, ,, Crux. Pollux, ,, Gemini. Regulus „
Leo. 43. Now, although the stars, and the various constel- ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1900)
"... Sir Samuel Wilks, Bart., MD The following telegram from Her Majesty's Astronomer
at the Cape of Good Hope was read: — "Lines of beta crucis 4552, 4569, ..."
3. Man's Place in the Universe: A Study of the Results of Scientific Research by Alfred Russel Wallace (1904)
"After this it immediately expands into a broad bright mass, enclosing the stars
Alpha and beta crucis and Beta Centauri, and extending almost up to Alpha of ..."
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