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, the Altar, one of the 48 old constellations, mentioned by the ancient astronomers, and is situated in the southern hemisphere; containing only 7 stars in Ptolemy's Catalogue, and 9 in that of Flamsteed; none of which exceed the 4th magnitude.
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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.
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