For other uses, see Centaurus (disambiguation). Centaurus /sÉnËtÉËrÉs/ is a bright constellation in the southern sky. One of the largest constellations, Centaurus was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations.
Boarding Houses by Alice Ross is an excellent online resource that describes the characteristics and daily operations of early American boarding houses. Ross describes the boarding house as a relic of the first stages in the growth of large cities..
Dictionary of Construction. A framing system in which the vertical members are only a single story high, with each finished floor acting as a platform upon which the succeeding floor is constructed. Platform framing is the common method of house construction in North America.