1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ARCTURUS, the brightest star in the northern hemisphere, situated in the ^constellation Bootes (q.v.) in an almost direct line with the tail (f and rf) of the constellation Ursa Major (Great Bear); hence its derivation from the Gr. &p«rw, bear, and ovpos, guard. Arcturus has been supposed to be referred to in various passages of the Hebrew Bible; the Vulgate reads Arcturus for stars mentioned in Job ix. 9, xxxvii. 9, xxxviii. 31, as well as Amos v. 8. Other versions, as also modern authorities, have preferred, e.g.…
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