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13. IjJl The Charmer of Serpents. 

 'Otpixxoi, Angoifer, serpentarius; 



with LA\ the sei-pent ; "Oipa, Anguis, Serpens. 



The name of the star on the head of the human figure is ^\)\ the Shep- 

 herd ; that of the star in the part of the serpent crossing the body of the 

 man, j_yl«J^ J-Jt the Yemen or southern string. j_^lill j-JI the northern 

 string, whicli, according to Kazvini, is contained in the same asterism, we 

 find placed on the globe in the constellation of the kneeling Hercules ; as it 

 is also on the globe at Dresden. 



14. *4J1 The Arrow. 

 'OiWof, Tolov, Sagitta. 

 Turkish: *1jJ-j;^ (a bare, unfeathered arrow). 

 This constellation comprises five stars ; but the globe is destitute of the 

 Arabic denominations of the stars in this asterism. 



\5.jV>\j~2i\ The flying Eagle. 

 'AfTOf, Aquila. 

 This constellation contains, according to Kazvini, nine perfect stars and six- 

 imperfect ones, and is properly called c_jU«!1 the Eagle. Three of its stars are 



termed jj\ii!l^;-Jl, which appellation is marked on the globe, without that men- 

 tioned by the Persian astronomer. 



16 ^jJ! The Dolphin. 



Aapiv, Delphinus. 



It contains, according to Sherif, ten stars ; four of which, in the middle 



of the constellation (a, p, y, ?,) are denominated ^yJl; which word, however, 



I conceive to be mistaken by the engraver for JjiUll the Knots ; which both 



Alcazvini and Sherif give as the name of these stars. 



17. i^j^\ iiLi Part of the Horse (the Horse's headj. 



U^oToiM, Sectio equi. 



Tlie Arabic name of this asterism is a literal translation of the Greek word 



ITfOTOAiii, which denotes that part of the body in animals, for which, in men, 



the word Uijoau'Ttov, the face, is used. No names of the stars that compose 



this constellation appear on the globe. 



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