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Libra: Additional Information

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derivation from Scorpius
- In astronomical map: Constellations of the zodiac
zodiac
- In zodiac

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: The Planets - Libra Constellation – Facts and Features.	Aakanksha Gaur	Apr 24, 2023
	Add new Web site: h2g2 - Libra 'the Scales'.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 12, 2022
	Corrected display issue.	Adam Augustyn	Jun 15, 2021
	Add new Web site: Space.com - Libra Constellation: Facts About the Scales.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 06, 2019
	Media added.	Letricia Dixon	Jan 23, 2019
	Added mention of Zubeneschamali.	Erik Gregersen	Aug 23, 2010
	Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Libra.	Gloria Lotha	May 22, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998