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[[File:Columba IAU.svg|alt=star chart|thumb|Columba star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]] |
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One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. |
One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was created by Dutch sailors in the 1590s. |
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==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
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[[File:DeHoutman Duyve.JPG|alt=screenshot(s) of text|thumb|de Houtman (1603) "de duyve met den olijftack", the "Dove with a Branch of the Olive Tree". screenshot of star catalogue.]] |
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=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation === |
=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation === |
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File:Col Fortin1795.jpg|Columba in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795). |
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== Mythology == |
== Mythology == |
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Latest revision as of 18:21, 26 January 2025
One of the 88 IAU constellations. The constellation was created by Dutch sailors in the 1590s.
Etymology and History
Origin of Constellation
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Columba in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
