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CAMELEON

Volume 501 · 68 words · 1797 Edition

one of the constellations of the southern hemisphere, near the south pole, and invisible in our latitude. There are 10 stars marked in this constellation in Sharp's catalogue.

CAMELOPARDALUS, a new constellation of the northern hemisphere, formed by Hevelius, consisting of 32 stars, first observed by him. It is situated between Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Perseus, the Two Bears, and Draco; and it contains 58 stars in the British catalogue.