Centaurus
Centaurus (the centaur) was one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy, and counts also among the 88 modern constellations. A constellation of the southern hemisphere, mentioned by Eudoxus (4th century B.C.) and Aratus (3rd century B.C.), Ptolemy catalogued thirty-seven stars in it. It contains Proxima Centauri, the red dwarf that is the nearest known star (other than the Sun) to Earth, as well as Alpha Centauri, which is a double star to which Proxima Centauri is apparently gravitationally bound. It also contains Omega Centauri[?], the brightest globular cluster in the sky.
One of the deep-sky objects in Centaurus is the Boomerang nebula, the coldest location (1 kelvin, -272°C) known to science.
According to Greek mythology, the constellation is Chiron who was a wise Centaur (half-man, half-horse) known as a tutor to Jason (the leader of the Argonauts), and tutor to Hercules (a demi-god).
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I left the Emperor at Berlin, where each day, and each hour of the day, he
General Beaumont presented to him eighty flags captured from the enemy by his
battle of Wismar. Madgeburg had capitulated, and a garrison of sixty thousand
Hanover in the name of France, and Prince Murat was on the point of entering
Such was often his habit; but no one thought of complaining of this, so
brilliantly expressed. His Majesty did not converse, as had been truthfully
inexpressible charm.
Thereupon the Emperor left the table, opened a little casket, took therefrom a
saying to him, "Duke of Dantzig, accept this chocolate; little gifts preserve
for three days, weeping bitterly, seeing no one except her women, and taking
her grief....
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When his Majesty returned to his apartment, I heard Marshal Berthier say to
advantage against you all that you have just taught them? Your Majesty just
with our allies as if they were afterwards to be our enemies." --"Berthier,"
thank you for it; I really believe I have made you think I was an idiot. You
Neuchatel's ears, "that I committed the indiscretion of giving them whips with
Paris in order to be present at the fetes of the 15th of August, which it is
Emperor hastened through the chateau to examine the repairs and improvements
than he praised all that he saw.
By this arrangement the two Emperors found themselves in such a conspicuous
by every one. On the 3d of October AEdipus was presented. "All the
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