ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] In antiquity, Sirius was considered generally as a red star. A well-known case is Ptolemy's reference to Sirius as 'reddish in his Almagest. Other classical authors, including Cicero, Horace and Seneca, concur with this opinion. Less well known is the fact that the Romans sacrificed red-coated dogs ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/318045a0
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