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Cygnus   Listen
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Cygnus  n.  (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or following, Lyra; the Swan.





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"Cygnus" Quotes from Famous Books



... notes that in 1866 a star, in the constellation Northern Cross, suddenly shone with eight hundred times its former luster, afterward rapidly diminishing in luster. In 1876 a new star in the constellation Cygnus became visible, subsequently fading again so as to be only perceptible by means of a telescope; the luster of this star must have increased from five hundred to many ...
— Ragnarok: The Age of Fire and Gravel • Ignatius Donnelly


Words linked to "Cygnus" :   Northern Cross, Cygnus columbianus, genus Cygnus, Deneb, trumpeter swan, Cygnus olor, family Anatidae, black swan, mute swan, trumpeter, whooper swan, Anatidae, Cygnus columbianus bewickii, tundra swan, Cygnus buccinator


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