{Cassiopeia's Chair}, a group of six stars, in Cassiopeia, somewhat resembling a chair. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Cassiopeia's Chair — Cassiopeia s Chair, a group of seven stars in the constellation Cassiopeia, which suggests a chair … Useful english dictionary
Cassiopeia's Chair — n. the five brightest stars in the constellation Cassiopeia that seem to form the shape of a W or M * * * … Universalium
Cassiopeia's Chair — n. the five brightest stars in the constellation Cassiopeia that seem to form the shape of a W or M … English World dictionary
Cassiopeia — Cas si*o*pe ia, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Cepheus and Perseus; so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia. [1913 Webster] {Cassiopeia s Chair}, a group… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cassiopeia (mythology) — The Queen Cassiopeia, wife of King Cepheus of the mythological Phoenician realm of Ethiopia, was beautiful but also arrogant and vain; these latter two characteristics led to her downfall. Her name in Greek is Κασσιόπη, which means she whose… … Wikipedia
Lady in the Chair — Cassiopeia constellation … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Aldebaran — Al*deb a*ran ([a^]l*d[e^]b [.a]*r[a^]n), prop. n. [Ar. al debar[=a]n, fr. dabar to follow; so called because this star follows upon the Pleiades.] (Astron.) A red star of the first magnitude, situated in the eye of Taurus; the Bull s Eye. It is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List of proper names of stars — This is a list of proper names for stars, mostly derived from Arabic and Latin. See also the list of stars by constellation, which gives variant names, derivations, and magnitudes. Of the roughly 10,000 stars visible to the naked eye, only few… … Wikipedia
Andromeda (mythology) — Andromeda was a woman from Greek mythology who, as divine punishment for her mother s bragging, was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster. She was saved from death by Perseus, her future husband. Her name is the Latinized form of the… … Wikipedia
The Ghosts of Inverloch — Graphicnovelbox| title = The Ghosts of Inverloch foreigntitle = Les Spectres d Inverloch publisher = Dargaud date = 1984 series = Valérian and Laureline origpublication = Pilote origissues = M110 to M117 origdate = 1 July 1983 to 1 February 1984… … Wikipedia
