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- proper noun astronomy, obsolete Former name for a
zodiacal constellation of thenorthern summer said to depict a man holding a serpent; the serpent is the constellationSerpens .
Etymologies
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The constellation has also gone by the name Serpentarius, the Latin version of its current name.
What Is Ophiuchus? The Huffington Post 2011
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The constellation has also gone by the name Serpentarius, the Latin version of its current name.
What Is Ophiuchus? The Huffington Post 2011
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I was Sagittarius, now Serpentarius, and I burn with fury over the ineptness of the human race.
Osama Bin Laden – The Third Anti-Christ Lionheart 2007
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Within a short time after his death he was deified, and received divine honors: some add, that he formed the celestial sign, Serpentarius.
Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) Charles K. Dillaway
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A similar phenomenon occurred in the year 1604, when the new star -- in this case appearing in the constellation of Serpentarius -- was explained by Kepler as probably proceeding from a vast combustion.
A History of Science: in Five Volumes. Volume II: The Beginnings of Modern Science 1904
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Do this, and about the fourth day you will perceive that the cranial differences alone are as great as those between Cathartes and Serpentarius.
The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Huxley, Leonard 1900
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Nitzsch and W.K. Parker [Except in the case of Serpentarius.] are the sharpest fellows who have written on their osteology.
The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Huxley, Leonard 1900
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The star that suddenly appeared in Serpentarius, in Kepler's time (1604), was at first brighter than Venus.
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An only prince would be of more consideration than a palace, although its foundation pressed the shoulders of Serpentarius, its turret touched the brow of Orion, and its wings reached from the Great
The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life William Rounseville Alger 1863
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Holder (_Serpentarius_ or _Ophiuchus_), now standing upright in the southwest.
Half-Hours with the Stars A Plain and Easy Guide to the Knowledge of the Constellations 1862
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