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==History and Etymology== |
==History and Etymology== |
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The constellation was defined by the Dutch in the 1590s. The star catalogue was published by de Houtman in Dutch, although Plancius and Bayer had already depicted the constellations on globes. |
The constellation was defined by the Dutch in the 1590s. The star catalogue was published by Frederik de Houtman in Dutch, although Plancius and Bayer had already depicted the constellations on globes. |
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[[File:DeHoutman deIndiaen.jpg|alt=screenshot(s) of text|thumb|de Houtman (1603) "de Indiaen", the Indigenous. screenshot of star catalogue. ]] |
[[File:DeHoutman deIndiaen.jpg|alt=screenshot(s) of text|thumb|de Houtman (1603) "de Indiaen", the Indigenous. screenshot of star catalogue. ]] |
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[[File:Indus Houtman1598.png|thumb|Engraving of a spear-carrying native of Madagascar from an account of the first Dutch voyage to the East Indies, "De eerste schipvaart naar Oost-Indië onder Cornelis de Houtman", published in 1598.]] |
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The southern star catalog by de Houtman<ref>Frederik de Houtman (1603) [https://objects.library.uu.nl/reader/index.php?obj=1874-205055&lan=en#page//10/65/92/106592907949460216143244254321834124579.jpg/mode/1up Star Catalogue concerning the Indian Magpie]</ref> and Keyser was published by de [https://objects.library.uu.nl/reader/index.php?obj=1874-205055&lan=en#page//10/65/92/106592907949460216143244254321834124579.jpg/mode/1up Houtman in 1603 as an appendix] to a dictionary of the Malaysian (and other) language(s). This star catalog was written in Dutch (with later translations to French,<ref>Marre, Aristide, “Catalogue des étoiles circumpolaires australes observées dans l'Ile de Sumatra”, ''Bulletin sciences mathématiques et astronomiques'', '''1''' (1881), 336–352 [[https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1881BSMA....5..336H/abstract ADS link]].</ref> English<ref>Knobel, Edward Ball, “On Frederick de Houtman's catalogue of southern stars, and the origin of the southern constellations”, ''Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society'', '''77''' (1917), 414–432 [[https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/77.5.414 doi link] / [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1917MNRAS..77..414K/abstract ADS link]].</ref><ref>Knobel, Edward Ball, “Note on the paper 'On Frederick de Houtman's catalogue of southern stars, and the origin of the southern constellations' ", ''Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society'', '''77''' (1917), 580 [[https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/77.8.580 doi link] / [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1917MNRAS..77..580K/abstract ADS link]].</ref> and Spanish<ref>Selga, Miguel, "Un catálogo antiguo de estrellas australes", ''Revista de la Sociedad Astronómica de España y América'', '''8''' (1918), 84-90 & '''9''' (1919), 11, 44-46 & 62-63 [online link(?)].</ref>). This printed catalogue of 1603 was made from observations collected by de Houtman on his second voyage (1598-1602) and during the two-year period when he was held as a hostage by the Sultan of Aceh on Northern Sumatra. At that time, de Houtman worked for W.J. Blaeu, a Plancius competitor, who used the data on his celestial globe of 1603. |
The southern star catalog by de Houtman<ref>Frederik de Houtman (1603) [https://objects.library.uu.nl/reader/index.php?obj=1874-205055&lan=en#page//10/65/92/106592907949460216143244254321834124579.jpg/mode/1up Star Catalogue concerning the Indian Magpie]</ref> and Keyser was published by de [https://objects.library.uu.nl/reader/index.php?obj=1874-205055&lan=en#page//10/65/92/106592907949460216143244254321834124579.jpg/mode/1up Houtman in 1603 as an appendix] to a dictionary of the Malaysian (and other) language(s). This star catalog was written in Dutch (with later translations to French,<ref>Marre, Aristide, “Catalogue des étoiles circumpolaires australes observées dans l'Ile de Sumatra”, ''Bulletin sciences mathématiques et astronomiques'', '''1''' (1881), 336–352 [[https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1881BSMA....5..336H/abstract ADS link]].</ref> English<ref>Knobel, Edward Ball, “On Frederick de Houtman's catalogue of southern stars, and the origin of the southern constellations”, ''Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society'', '''77''' (1917), 414–432 [[https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/77.5.414 doi link] / [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1917MNRAS..77..414K/abstract ADS link]].</ref><ref>Knobel, Edward Ball, “Note on the paper 'On Frederick de Houtman's catalogue of southern stars, and the origin of the southern constellations' ", ''Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society'', '''77''' (1917), 580 [[https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/77.8.580 doi link] / [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1917MNRAS..77..580K/abstract ADS link]].</ref> and Spanish<ref>Selga, Miguel, "Un catálogo antiguo de estrellas australes", ''Revista de la Sociedad Astronómica de España y América'', '''8''' (1918), 84-90 & '''9''' (1919), 11, 44-46 & 62-63 [online link(?)].</ref>). This printed catalogue of 1603 was made from observations collected by de Houtman on his second voyage (1598-1602) and during the two-year period when he was held as a hostage by the Sultan of Aceh on Northern Sumatra. At that time, de Houtman worked for W.J. Blaeu, a Plancius competitor, who used the data on his celestial globe of 1603. |
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In the report by Frederik de Houtman's brother, Cornelis de Houtman, who was the captain of the exploration shipping, a person native to Madagascar is depicted (see image on the right). This native Madagassian looks pretty much like the image that was drawn in the star charts in the subsequent years. It suggests that the constellation "Indus" refers to an indigenous hunter from Madagascar, a Malagasy. |
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== Transformations == |
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File:Indus Bayer1603.jpg|Indus in Bayer (1603) |
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File:Indus Bode1782.jpg|Indus in Bode (1782) |
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File:Ind Fortin1795.jpg|Indus in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795). |
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File:Indus Goldbach1799.jpg|Indus in Goldback (1799) |
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== Mythology == |
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There is no mythology about this figure. |
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==Modern Star Names== |
==Modern Star Names== |
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Latest revision as of 18:05, 26 January 2025
One of the 88 official IAU constellations. The southern constellation was created by Dutch explorers in late 1597 (or early 1598) and added to Western star globes and charts, starting with Plancius's globe of 1598 followed by Bayer's Uranometria atlas of 1603.
History and Etymology
The constellation was defined by the Dutch in the 1590s. The star catalogue was published by Frederik de Houtman in Dutch, although Plancius and Bayer had already depicted the constellations on globes.
The southern star catalog by de Houtman[1] and Keyser was published by de Houtman in 1603 as an appendix to a dictionary of the Malaysian (and other) language(s). This star catalog was written in Dutch (with later translations to French,[2] English[3][4] and Spanish[5]). This printed catalogue of 1603 was made from observations collected by de Houtman on his second voyage (1598-1602) and during the two-year period when he was held as a hostage by the Sultan of Aceh on Northern Sumatra. At that time, de Houtman worked for W.J. Blaeu, a Plancius competitor, who used the data on his celestial globe of 1603.
In the report by Frederik de Houtman's brother, Cornelis de Houtman, who was the captain of the exploration shipping, a person native to Madagascar is depicted (see image on the right). This native Madagassian looks pretty much like the image that was drawn in the star charts in the subsequent years. It suggests that the constellation "Indus" refers to an indigenous hunter from Madagascar, a Malagasy.
Transformations
Indus in Bayer (1603)
Indus in Bode (1782)
Indus in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
Indus in Goldback (1799)
Mythology
There is no mythology about this figure.
Modern Star Names
weblinks
- Ridpath, Ian, “Star Tales: online edition”.
References
- ↑ Frederik de Houtman (1603) Star Catalogue concerning the Indian Magpie
- ↑ Marre, Aristide, “Catalogue des étoiles circumpolaires australes observées dans l'Ile de Sumatra”, Bulletin sciences mathématiques et astronomiques, 1 (1881), 336–352 [ADS link].
- ↑ Knobel, Edward Ball, “On Frederick de Houtman's catalogue of southern stars, and the origin of the southern constellations”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 77 (1917), 414–432 [doi link / ADS link].
- ↑ Knobel, Edward Ball, “Note on the paper 'On Frederick de Houtman's catalogue of southern stars, and the origin of the southern constellations' ", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 77 (1917), 580 [doi link / ADS link].
- ↑ Selga, Miguel, "Un catálogo antiguo de estrellas australes", Revista de la Sociedad Astronómica de España y América, 8 (1918), 84-90 & 9 (1919), 11, 44-46 & 62-63 [online link(?)].
