emamajek on 19-Jun-2015 03:38:53 GMT about * bet Lib
Beta Lib (HR 5685) is known by the proper name "Zubeneschamali" (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.) ["Zubeneschamali"].
(2) Richard Hinckley Allen (1899) "Star-names and their meanings" (G.E. Stechert, New York) ["Zubeneschamali"].
(3) Arthur P. Norton (1910) "A Star Atlas and Telescopic Handbook (Epoch 1920) for Students and Amateurs" (Gall and Inglis; London & Edinburgh) ["Zuben el Chamali"].
(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) ["Zubeneschamali"].
(5) Dorris Hoffleit & Carlos Jaschek (1991) "The Bright Star Catalogue" (5th edition; Yale University Observatory, New Haven, CT, USA) ["Zuben el Chamali", "Zuben Elschemali", "Zuben Eschamali", "Zubenelg", "Zubenesch", "Kiffa Borealis"].
(6) Ian Ridpath (2003) "Norton's Star Atlas and Reference Handbook" (20th edition; Dutton) ["Zubeneschamali"].
(7) Paul Kunitzsch & Tim Smart (2006) "A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations" (2nd Revised Edition, Sky Publishing, Cambridge MA, USA) ["Zubeneschamali"].
The history of the name is discussed by Allen (1899) and Kunitzsch & Smart (2006).
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