Argo-Navis
the southern constellation of the Ship, containing 9 clusters, 3 nebulæ, 13 double and 540 single stars, of which about 64 are visible.
ARGONNE (ar-gōn') a district of France, between the rivers Meuse, Marne, and Aisne, celebrated for the campaign of Dumouriez against the Prussians in 1792, and for the military movements and actions which took place therein previous to the battle of Sedan, in 1870.
In the World War it was the scene of many struggles between the Germans and Allied forces. On Sept. 26, 1918, the First American Army began a great offensive movement west through the Argonne forest, advancing six miles on a 30-mile front, and capturing many towns and thousands of Germans. See MEUSE-ARGONNE, BATTLES OF.