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LEO (THE LION)

This article appears in Volume V16, Page 441 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: LAP-LEO
LEO (THE LION) , in astronomy, the fifth sign of the zodiac (q.v.), denoted by the symbol Sl. It is also a constellation, mentioned by Eudoxus (4th century B.C.) and Aratus (3rd century B.C.). According to Greek mythology this constellation is the Nemean lion, which, after being killed by Hercules, was raised to the heavens by Jupiter in honour of Hercules. A
part
  of
Ptolemy
 's Leo is now known as Coma Berenices (q.v.). a Leonis, also known as Cor Leonis or the Lion's Heart, Regulus, Basilicus, &c., is a very
bright
 
star
  of magnitude 1 723, and
parallax
  o02", and proper motion 0.27" per annum. y Leonis is a very fine orange-yellow binary
star
 , of magnitudes 2 and 4, and period 400 years. c Leonis is a binary, composed of a 4th magnitude
pale
  yellow star, and a 7th magnitude blue star. The LEONIDS are a meteoric swarm, appearing in November and radiating from this constellation (see METEOR).


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