This section is from the book "Scientific American Reference Book. A Manual for the Office, Household and Shop", by Albert A. Hopkins, A. Russell Bond. Also available from Amazon: Scientific American Reference Book.
The different stars of the several constellations are usually indicated by the letters of the Greek alphabet. For convenience of reference, the alphabet is here given.
A | a | Alpha. |
B | β | Beta. |
Γ | γ | Gamma. |
Δ | δ | Delta. |
Ε | ε | Epsilon. |
Z | ζ | Zeta. |
H | η | Eta. |
Θ | θ | Theta. |
I | ι | Iota. |
K | κ | Kappa. |
Λ | λ | Lambda |
M | μ | Mu. |
N | ν | Nu. |
Ξ | ξ | Xi. |
Ο | ο | Omicron. |
Π | π | Pi. |
P | ρ | Rho. |
Σ | ς | Sigma. |
Τ | τ | Tau. |
Υ | υ | Upsilon. |
Φ | φ | Phi. |
Χ | χ | Chi. |
Ψ | ψ | Phi. |
Ω | ω | Omega. |
 
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