[Footnote 4: Pole-star. Polaris is now the nearest conspicuous star to… — Essays

Essays — Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Footnote 4: Pole-star. Polaris is now the nearest conspicuous star to the north pole of the celestial equator. Owing to the motion of the pole of the celestial equator around that of the ecliptic, this star will in course of time recede from its proud position, and the brilliant star Vega in the constellation Harp will become the pole-star.]

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