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TAURUS (" the Bull ") , in astronomy, the second sign of the zodiac (q.v.), denoted by the symbol 'd. It is also a constellation of very great
star
star
Homer . Ptolemy
bull which bore Europa across the seas to Crete , and was afterwards raised to the heavens by Jupiter. a Tauri, or Aldebaran, is a brilliant star of a reddish colour and magnitude 1.2; this star is the principal object of the group named the Hyades, named after the seven daughters of Atlas and AethraAmbrosia, Coronis, Eudora, Pasithoe, Plexaris, Pytho and Tychofabled by the Greeks to have been transformed into stars by Jupiter for bewailing the death of their brother Hyas. Another star group in this constellation is the Pleiades. X Tauri is an " Algol
series of nebula on the enumeration of Messier.End of Article: TAURUS (" the Bull ") If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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