This section is from "The American Cyclopaedia", by George Ripley And Charles A. Dana. Also available from Amazon: The New American Cyclopędia. 16 volumes complete..
Albirco, a star in the head of the constellation Cygnus. It is one of the double stars, and has lately attracted the especial attention of spectroscopists by the difference in the lines between its two constituents. The primary star is orange, the smaller blue.
 
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