Serpens
the Serpent, a constellation consisting of two separate parts, the head (Serpens Caput ) and the tail (Serpens Cauda ), with Ophiuchus in between.
Origin of Serpens
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How to use Serpens in a sentence
Also look at the stars in the head of Serpens, several of which form a figure like a letter X.
Astronomy with an Opera-glass | Garrett Putman ServissWe now pass northward to the region covered by map No. 14, including the remainder of Ophiuchus and Serpens.
Pleasures of the telescope | Garrett ServissEst utique ut Serpens hominis contacta salivis.Disperit, ac sese mandendo conficit ipsa.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 9 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Grandmother—ingress of Crab—conjunction of Scorpio with Serpens—moon in eleventh house.
The Prophet of Berkeley Square | Robert HichensLequel engin, pour le mal quil faisait (pire que le venin des Serpens), fut nomm serpentine, &c.
Military Manners and Customs | James Anson Farrer
British Dictionary definitions for Serpens
/ (ˈsɜːpənz) /
a faint extensive constellation situated in the N and S equatorial regions and divided into two parts, Serpens Caput (the head) lying between Ophiuchus and Boötes and Serpens Cauda (the tail) between Ophiuchus and Aquila
Origin of Serpens
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