emamajek on 19-Jun-2015 03:58:45 GMT about * alf02 Lib
Alpha Lib, more specifically the primary Alpha^2 Lib (HR 5531), is known by the proper name "Zubenelgenubi" (or numerous variants) in numerous astronomical references:
(1) Elijah Hinsdale Burritt (1840) "The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas" (5th Edition, with an introduction by Thomas Dick. New York, F.J. Huntington and Co.) ["Zubenelgenubi"].
(2) Richard Hinckley Allen (1899) "Star-names and their meanings" (G.E. Stechert, New York) ["Zubenelgenubi"].
(3) Arthur P. Norton (1910) "A Star Atlas and Telescopic Handbook (Epoch 1920) for Students and Amateurs" (Gall and Inglis; London & Edinburgh) ["Zuben Elgenubi"].
(4) William Tyler Olcott (1911) "Star Lore of All Ages" (G.P. Putnum's Sons, NY and London; republished as "Star Lore: Myths, Legends, and Facts", Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY, USA 2004) ["Zubenelgenubi"].
(5) Antonin Becvar (1964) "Atlas of the Heavens - II: Catalogue 1950.0", Praha: Publication House of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences and Cambridge, Mass.: Sky Publishing Corporation, 1964, 4th enl. edition, edited by Mohr, Josef M. (scient. ed.) ["Zuben Elgenubi"].
(6) Dorris Hoffleit & Carlos Jaschek (1991) "The Bright Star Catalogue" (5th edition; Yale University Observatory, New Haven, CT, USA) ["Zubenelgenubi", "Zuben Elgenubi", "Kiffa Australis", "Elkhiffa Australis"].
(7) Ian Ridpath (2003) "Norton's Star Atlas and Reference Handbook" (20th edition; Dutton) ["Zubenelgenubi"].
(8) Paul Kunitzsch & Tim Smart (2006) "A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations" (2nd Revised Edition, Sky Publishing, Cambridge MA, USA) ["Zubenelgenubi"].
The history of the name is discussed by Allen (1899) and Kunitzch & Smart (2006).
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