What is a fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness called?
algol — A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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