Volans

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Volans star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).

One of the 88 IAU constellations. The constellation was invented by Dutch sailors in the 1590s.

Etymology and History

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de Houtman (1603) "de vlieghende Visch", the Flying Fish (Volans). screenshot of star catalogue.

Origin of Constellation

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

  • Bayer (1603): Dorado hunts Volans

    Bayer (1603): Dorado hunts Volans

  • Doppelmayr's (1742) version of Dorado's hunt of Volans

    Doppelmayr's (1742) version of Dorado's hunt of Volans

  • Lacaille's "Dorado" hunts Volans (1756, here repro 1799)

    Lacaille's "Dorado" hunts Volans (1756, here repro 1799)

  • Fortin's hunt of Volans by Dorado (1776-1795)

    Fortin's hunt of Volans by Dorado (1776-1795)

  • Bode (1782) depicts Dorado hunting Volans next to Argo.

    Bode (1782) depicts Dorado hunting Volans next to Argo.

  • Bode (1782) labels Dorado "Schwerdt-Fisch" (swordfish)

    Bode (1782) labels Dorado "Schwerdt-Fisch" (swordfish)

  • Dorado and Volans in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).

    Dorado and Volans in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).

  • Goldbach's own version of Dorado hunting Volans next to Argo (1799)

    Goldbach's own version of Dorado hunting Volans next to Argo (1799)

  • Goldbach's own "Dorado" is labelled "Goldfisch" (goldfish) in German (1799).

    Goldbach's own "Dorado" is labelled "Goldfisch" (goldfish) in German (1799).

Mythology

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