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3. In modern descriptions Elnath clearly is at the extremity of the left horn of the Bull:
 

It cannot be said to be at the extremity of the Sacred Jawbone, because that sign is probably ending with the 'whirlpool' (Ain, ε Tauri) in day number 475 (= 19 * 25).

 
But according to Flamsteed the Northern Horn ends with a strange arrangement which looks somewhat like a leg with 6 rings - β Tauri is also γ Aurigae:
 

In Urania's Mirror the legs of the Charioteer resemble those in Flamsteed - he has a sitting posture:

 
In Bode's representation of Auriga, on the other hand, the left leg is stretched out and extending into the domain of our modern Taurus constellation:
 

Anyhow, Hassaleh should be at the left leg of the Charioteer, either at his left foot or - according to Bode - at his left knee. I have drawn some red lines to make this clear: