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THERE is rather a remarkable coincidence (if it is a coincidence) in connexion with the ancient constellation figures to the south-east of Sirius, occurring in Babylonia, China and Egypt.
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CHATLEY, H. Sirius and the Constellation of the Bow. Nature 145, 670 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145670b0
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