Definition of Corona borealis

1. Noun. A small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Bootes and Hercules.

Generic synonyms: Constellation

Definition of Corona borealis

1. Proper noun. (constellation) A small constellation said to resemble a crown. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corona Borealis

Cornishwomen
Cornus
Cornus amomum
Cornus canadensis
Cornus florida
Cornus mas
Cornus obliqua
Cornus sanguinea
Cornus stolonifera
Cornwall
Cornwallis
Corokia
Coromandel gooseberry
Corona Australis
Corona Austrina
Corona Borealis
Corona Corona
Coronado
Coronaviridae
Coronilla varia
Coropuna
Corot
Corpus Christi
Correggio
Corregidor
Correra's line
Correus
Corrie
Corriedale

Literary usage of Corona borealis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1867)
"On the Spectrum of a New Star in corona borealis" *. By WILLIAM HUGGINS, FRS, and WA MILLER, MD, Treas. RS Received May 17, 1866. ..."

2. Celestial objects for common telescopes by Thomas William Webb (1859)
"corona borealis. A constellation resembling more than usual the object whose name it bears. Double Stars. £—xvh 34m N 37° 6'—5, 6—6-1"—bluish white, ..."

3. Popular Astronomy: A General Description of the Heavens by Camille Flammarion (1894)
"SPECTRUM OF THE NEW STAR IN corona borealis, 1866 that on account of some great internal convulsion immense quantities of gas were liberated ; that the ..."

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