FIRST POINT OF ARIES
\fˈɜːst pˈɔ͡ɪnt ɒv ˈe͡əɹiːz], \fˈɜːst pˈɔɪnt ɒv ˈeəɹiːz], \f_ˈɜː_s_t p_ˈɔɪ_n_t ɒ_v ˈeə_ɹ_iː_z]\
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The vernal equinox (Equinox). The Ram (Aries) is the constellation in which the vernal equinox was situated in the time of Hipparchus ; but now, in consequence of precession, the bright star of the Ram is about 30 to the east of the first point of Aries.
By Henry Percy Smith
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