GRUS

, the Crane, one of the new constellations, in| the southern hemisphere; containing, according to Mr. Sharp's catalogue, 13 stars.

Grus is also one of the Arabian constellations, and answers to our Ophiucus, to which they changed this constellation, their religion prohibiting them from drawing any human figures.

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

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GREEK Orders
GREEN
GREGORIAN Calendar
GREGORY (James)
GRENADE
* GRUS
GRY
GUARDS
GUERICKE (Otto or Otho)
GUERITE
GUEULE