Virgo

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke5100.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5100. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Stars, Constellations And Asterisms

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(the Virgin; abbrev. Vir, gen. Virginis; area 1294 sq. deg.) an equatorial zodiacal constellation which lies between Leo and Libra, and culminates at midnight in mid-April. Its origin dates back to Babylonian times and it has been associated with numerous female deities, including Ishtar (Babylonia), Isis (ancient Egypt), Demeter (ancient Greece) and Astraea (ancient Rome). Its brightest st...

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