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=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation === |
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File:Blaeu1602 Cha+Mus+Cru.JPG|Musca, Chamaeleon and Crux on Blaeu's first globe (1602) that is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/360/media-360270/large.jpg RMG] |
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File:Blaeu1603 Cru+Mus+Cha.JPG|Musca, Chamaeleon and Crux on Blaeu (1603), the globe that is based on de Houtman's data. [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/398/media-398216/large.jpg RMG] |
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File:Cha Bayer1603.jpg|Chamaeleon in Bayer (1603) |
File:Cha Bayer1603.jpg|Chamaeleon in Bayer (1603) |
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File:Cha Fortin1795.jpg|Chamaeleon in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795). |
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Latest revision as of 20:37, 3 May 2025
One of the 88 IAU constellations. The constellation was invented by Dutch sailors in the 1590s.
Etymology and History
Origin of Constellation
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Musca, Chamaeleon and Crux on Blaeu's first globe (1602) that is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). RMG
Musca, Chamaeleon and Crux on Blaeu (1603), the globe that is based on de Houtman's data. RMG
Chamaeleon in Bayer (1603)
Chamaeleon in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
Mythology
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