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* ''[[Foundation series]]'' (1951- ), novels by [[Isaac Asimov]]. The star system 61 Cygni, in the ''Sirius Sector'', is advanced by Lord Dorwin as a potential site for the planet of origin of the human species.<ref>{{cite book |title=''[[Foundation (Asimov novel)|Foundation]]'' |last=Asimov |first=Isaac |author-link=Isaac Asimov |year=2008 |publisher=[[Tom Doherty|Tom Doherty Associates]] |location=New York |page=23 |isbn=978-0-7653-1912-8 }}</ref><ref>Isaac Asimov. ''[[Foundation's Edge]]'', Del Rey/Ballantine Books, New York, ç1982 p.218</ref>
* ''[[Foundation series]]'' (1951- ), novels by [[Isaac Asimov]]. The star system 61 Cygni, in the ''Sirius Sector'', is advanced by Lord Dorwin as a potential site for the planet of origin of the human species.<ref>{{cite book |title=''[[Foundation (Asimov novel)|Foundation]]'' |last=Asimov |first=Isaac |author-link=Isaac Asimov |year=2008 |publisher=[[Tom Doherty|Tom Doherty Associates]] |location=New York |page=23 |isbn=978-0-7653-1912-8 }}</ref><ref>Isaac Asimov. ''[[Foundation's Edge]]'', Del Rey/Ballantine Books, New York, ç1982 p.218</ref>
* ''[[Pebble In The Sky]]'' (1950) protagonist is from Sirius - Sirius sector extensively mentioned.<ref>Isaac Asimov. ''Pebble in the Sky'', Fawcett Crest, Grenwich, 1950 p.28</ref>
* ''[[Pebble In The Sky]]'' (1950) protagonist is from Sirius - Sirius sector extensively mentioned.<ref>Isaac Asimov. ''Pebble in the Sky'', Fawcett Crest, Grenwich, 1950 p.28</ref>
* "[[Allamagoosa]]" (1955), short story by [[Eric Frank Russell]] published in ''[[Analog Science Fiction and Fact|Astounding Science-Fiction]]''.<ref>{{cite book |title=[[The Hugo Winners]] |last=Asimov |first=Isaac |author-link=Isaac Asimov |year=1962 |publisher=[[Fawcett Publications|Fawcett Crest]] |location=Robbinsdale, MN |volume=1 |page=86 }}</ref>
* ''[[Edmund Cooper#As Edmund Cooper|Seed of Light]]'' (1959), novel by [[Edmund Cooper]]. The tale concerns the voyage of a [[generation starship]] to the Sirius system.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]] |last1=Clute |first1=John |authorlink1=John Clute |last2=Nicholls |first2=Peter |authorlink2=Peter Nicholls (writer) |year=1993 |publisher=[[St. Martin’s Press|St Martin’s Griffin]] |location=New York |page=263 |isbn=0-312-13486-X |title=Cooper, Edmund }}</ref>
* ''[[Edmund Cooper#As Edmund Cooper|Seed of Light]]'' (1959), novel by [[Edmund Cooper]]. The tale concerns the voyage of a [[generation starship]] to the Sirius system.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]] |last1=Clute |first1=John |authorlink1=John Clute |last2=Nicholls |first2=Peter |authorlink2=Peter Nicholls (writer) |year=1993 |publisher=[[St. Martin’s Press|St Martin’s Griffin]] |location=New York |page=263 |isbn=0-312-13486-X |title=Cooper, Edmund }}</ref>
* ''[[The Sirian Experiments]]'' (1980), third novel in the ''[[Canopus in Argos]]'' series by literature Nobelist [[Doris Lessing]]. The Sirian Empire, centred in the Sirius star system, has advanced technology that makes its citizens effectively immortal and sophisticated machines that do almost everything for them.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]] |last1=Clute |first1=John |authorlink1=John Clute |last2=Nicholls |first2=Peter |authorlink2=Peter Nicholls (writer) |year=1993 |publisher=[[St. Martin’s Press|St Martin’s Griffin]] |location=New York |page=714 |isbn=0-312-13486-X |title=Lessing, Doris }}</ref>
* ''[[The Sirian Experiments]]'' (1980), third novel in the ''[[Canopus in Argos]]'' series by literature Nobelist [[Doris Lessing]]. The Sirian Empire, centred in the Sirius star system, has advanced technology that makes its citizens effectively immortal and sophisticated machines that do almost everything for them.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]] |last1=Clute |first1=John |authorlink1=John Clute |last2=Nicholls |first2=Peter |authorlink2=Peter Nicholls (writer) |year=1993 |publisher=[[St. Martin’s Press|St Martin’s Griffin]] |location=New York |page=714 |isbn=0-312-13486-X |title=Lessing, Doris }}</ref>

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The name "Sirius" is also often applied to people, animals, or things not directly connected with the star. For other uses, see Sirius (disambiguation).
An artist's impression of Sirius A and Sirius B. Sirius A is the larger star, Sirius B the smaller white dwarf. (NASA)

The planetary systems of stars other than the Sun and the Solar System are a staple element in much science fiction. Sirius, a double star system with the binary designation Sirius AB, is the brightest stellar object in the night sky. Its component stars are Sirius A (the primary—twice as massive and 25 times more luminous than the Sun[1]) and Sirius B (the secondary—a faint white dwarf).

Sirius AB is the alpha star of the constellation Canis Major (the great dog, sometimes styled as Orion's hunting dog[2]), whence its cognomen "the dog star". The most commonly used proper name of this star comes through the Latin Sirius, from the Greek Σείριος (Seirios, glowing or scorcher). The ancient Greeks observed that the appearance of Sirius heralded the hot and dry dog days of summer, and feared that it caused plants to wilt, men to weaken, and women to become aroused.[3] The star was also an important harbinger of winter to Maori and Polynesian cultures, and central to the animist beliefs of the Dogon people of Mali. To this day it is frequently mentioned in science fiction and related popular culture.[4]

General uses

Fictional works that do not refer to Sirius as a location in space or the center of a planetary system include:

Literature

Film and television

  • V (1983–1985), miniseries and regular television series created by Kenneth Johnson. Carnivorous reptilian humanoids from Sirius IV invade the Earth.[23]

See also

References

  1. ^ Liebert, James; Young, Patrick A.; Arnett, David; Holberg, Jay B.; Williams, Kurtis A. (2005). "The Age and Progenitor Mass of Sirius B". The Astrophysical Journal. 630 (1): L69 – L72. arXiv:astro-ph/0507523. Bibcode:2005ApJ...630L..69L. doi:10.1086/462419. S2CID 8792889.
  2. ^ a b Homer (1962). Iliad. Vol. 22:25. Trans. Richmond Lattimore. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 435–436. ISBN 0-226-46940-9.
  3. ^ Holberg, J B (2007). Sirius: Brightest Diamond in the Night Sky. Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-387-48941-4.
  4. ^ The editors of Analog and Asimov's Science Fiction (1993). Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-312-08926-9. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Dryden, John (1681). "Absalom And Achitophel". Read Book Online. pp. [etext: search on quotation]. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  6. ^ Hardy, Thomas (2000). Far from the Madding Crowd. London: Penguin Classics. pp. 9, 12. ISBN 978-0-14-143965-5.
  7. ^ Hardy, Thomas (2009). Tess of the d'Urbervilles. London: Arcturus. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-84837-322-8.
  8. ^ Jones, Diana Wynne (1975). Dogsbody. New York: Greenwillow Books. p. 5. ISBN 0-06-441038-2.
  9. ^ Tolkien, J R R (1977). The Silmarillion. ed. Christopher Tolkien. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-547-95198-0.
  10. ^ Hoyser, Catherine E; Lorena Laura Stookey (1997). Tom Robbins: A Critical Companion. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. pp. 9, 150. ISBN 0-313-29418-6. Retrieved 2012-04-21. Tom Robbins: A Critical Companion.
  11. ^ Temple, Robert (1998). The Sirius Mystery: New Scientific Evidence of Alien Contact 5,000 Years Ago. passim. Merrimac, MA: Destiny Books. ISBN 0-89281-750-X.
  12. ^ Fredericks, S C (1976). "Lucian's "True History" as SF". Science Fiction Studies. 3 (1): 49–60. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  13. ^ Reardon, B P (2008). Collected Ancient Greek Novels. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. pp. 619–622. ISBN 978-0-520-25655-2.
  14. ^ Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Voltaire". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin’s Griffin. pp. 1287–1288. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  15. ^ Wells, H G (1927). "A Vision of Judgment—§9". The Short Stories of H.G. Wells. London: Ernest Benn. p. 114.
  16. ^ Cole, Robert (1900). "Bibliography: The Struggle for Empire". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  17. ^ Clement, Hal (1942). "Bibliography: Proof". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  18. ^ Asimov, Isaac (2008). Foundation. New York: Tom Doherty Associates. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-7653-1912-8.
  19. ^ Isaac Asimov. Foundation's Edge, Del Rey/Ballantine Books, New York, ç1982 p.218
  20. ^ Isaac Asimov. Pebble in the Sky, Fawcett Crest, Grenwich, 1950 p.28
  21. ^ Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Cooper, Edmund". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin’s Griffin. p. 263. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  22. ^ Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Lessing, Doris". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin’s Griffin. p. 714. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  23. ^ Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "V". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin’s Griffin. p. 1263. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
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