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Scorpion, The

(Encyclopedia) Scorpion, The, English name for Scorpius, a constellation.

Virgin, The

(Encyclopedia) Virgin, The, English name for Virgo, a constellation.

Crab, The

(Encyclopedia) Crab, The, English name for Cancer, a constellation.

Goat, The

(Encyclopedia) Goat, The, English name for Capricornus, a constellation.

Fishes, The

(Encyclopedia) Fishes, The, English name for Pisces, a constellation.

Twins, The

(Encyclopedia) Twins, The, English name for Gemini, a constellation.

Archer, The

(Encyclopedia) Archer, The, English name for Sagittarius, a constellation.

Bull, The

(Encyclopedia) Bull, The, English name for Taurus, a constellation.

pellagra

(Encyclopedia) pellagrapellagrapəlăgˈrə [key], deficiency disease due to a lack of niacin (nicotinic acid), one of the components of the B complex vitamins in the diet. Niacin is plentiful in yeast,…

Littleton, Sir Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Littleton, Sir Thomas, 1422?–1481, English jurist. He became a sergeant-at-law, i.e., a barrister, in the Court of Common Pleas in 1453 and a judge in 1466. He is best known for his…