HIRCUS

, in Astronomy, a fixed star of the first magnitude, the same with Capella.

Hircus is also used by some writers for a comet, encompassed as it were with a mane, seemingly rough and hairy.

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

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HEXAEDRON
HEXAGON
HEXASTYLE
HIPS
HIPPARCHUS
* HIRCUS
HIRE (Philip de la)
HOBBES (Thomas)
HOBITS
HOGSHEAD
HOLDER (William)