ii90 Dr. Dorn's Descriptiwi of an Arabic Celestial Globe. 



37. jSi\ t-^l The Greater Dog. 

 AVrf oxi/'dv , Cams. 

 It lias obtained its name, according to Kazvini, on account of its follow- 

 ing after the Constellation of the Giant like a dog. One large bright star 

 in the mouth bears the name of aJUJI the Star of Yemen, in consequence 

 of its setting in the direction of this country. Chrysococces renders the 

 Arabic word into Siarif !a/Aan , in conformity with another and more common 



name ci>*iJ' Sirius ; which seems to have been sacred to the Egyptian god- 

 dess Isis, from an inscription copied by Diodorns from a column, in which 

 she says of herself : i:V' " t; aVrfw tjxuv/ ETriTEXXsira, "I rise in the constella- 

 tion of tlie Dog." Four stars, one of which is situated in the shoulder, 

 another in the tail, and tiie other two (J, e) between the tail and the thigh, 

 bear the common name oi' ^JJxW the Virgins; which word, on the globe, is 

 engraved across the belly of the animal. The star in the left shoulder is 

 called pj*i\ . Under the figure, there are six single stars denominated J.^1 

 the Solitary. 



38. L_-.li31 The Dog. 

 n^oxiav, Procyon. 



This constellation has only two stars belonging to its figure. The 



brighter one is called L^^\ i_?r*i.ll or i^liJl (which latter is on the globe) 

 the Syrian Star, thus denominated on account of its setting in the direction 

 of Syria. The star on the shoulder is known by the name *jy*!' . 



39. i-iJl The Ship. 

 A'pvi , Argo, Navis. 



It numbers forty-five stars. The bright and large star on the southern 

 oar is called J-j-.- , Kavaj.iSo; , Canopus. 



40. z\J^\ The Hydra. 

 'TJfti , Hydra, Anguis. 

 In this constellation we find three stars only named on the globe : -y!!, 

 the Solitary, is the name of the star situated at some distance under the head of 



the animal ; and c\^l ji^, the Hydra's Neck, that of the one in the neck near 

 the first convolution of the body, as in Ulugh Beg. Near the constellation of 



