ARCTUS

, a name given by the Greeks to two constellations of the northern hemisphere; by the Latins called Ursa major and minor, and by us the greater and lesser BEAR.

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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.

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ARCHITRAVE
ARCHIVOLT
ARCHYTAS
ARCTOPHYLAX
ARCTURUS
* ARCTUS
AREA
ARENARIUS
AREOMETER
AREOMETRY
AREOSTYLE