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[[File:Scutum IAU.svg|thumb|star chart of Scutum (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]] |
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One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. Scutum was invented by Hevelius (1687). |
One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. Scutum was invented by Hevelius (1687). |
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==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
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The Greek constellation ... |
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[[File:Sct Seiten aus Johannes-Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-2.jpg|alt=historical map|thumb|Scutum in the original depiction by Hevelius (1687).]] |
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=== Origin of Constellation === |
=== Origin of Constellation === |
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=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation === |
=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation === |
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File:Sct Johannes-Hevel detail.jpg|Sct in Hevelius (1687) |
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File:Scutum Fortin1776.jpg|Scutum depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 1st edition (1776) |
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File:Scutum Fortin1795.jpg|Scutum depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795) |
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== Mythology == |
== Mythology == |
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* [[References]] (general) |
* [[References]] (general) |
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* [[References (Babylonian)]] |
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* [[References (Greco-Roman)|References (ancient Greco-Roman)]] |
* [[References (Greco-Roman)|References (ancient Greco-Roman)]] |
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* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)|References (medieval)]] |
* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)|References (medieval)]] |
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[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:European]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Modern]] |
[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:European]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Modern]] |
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[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] |
[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]][[Category:4work]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:12, 26 January 2025
One of the 88 IAU constellations. Scutum was invented by Hevelius (1687).
Etymology and History
Origin of Constellation
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Sct in Hevelius (1687)
Scutum depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 1st edition (1776)
Scutum depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795)
