A proper noun; the traditional Arabic name for the star Alpha Capellae or a reference to that astronomical object.
From Arabic al-jedi, related to Arabic words meaning 'the' combined with a root referring to the animal or constellation. Used in medieval and Islamic astronomy.
When astronomers around the world named stars, many kept the Arabic names given by medieval Islamic scientists who first cataloged the night sky—'Algedi' is a linguistic monument to that scientific tradition!
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