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Polaris   Listen
noun
Polaris  n.  (Astron.) The polestar. See North star, under North.





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"Polaris" Quotes from Famous Books



... water, and have instructed Mr Simms to proceed with the preparation of an instrument carrying such a telescope. I have not finally decided whether to rely on Zenith-distances of gamma Draconis or on right-ascensions of Polaris. In any form the experiment will probably be troublesome.—The transit of Mercury on 1868, Nov. 4th, was observed by six observers. The atmospheric conditions were favourable; and the singular appearances usually presented in a planetary transit were well seen.—Mr ...
— Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy • George Biddell Airy


Words linked to "Polaris" :   variable star, lodestar, Ursa Minor, North Star, polestar, dipper, pole star, Little Dipper, loadstar, Little Bear, polar star, variable


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