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One of the official IAU constellations. The constellation was created by Dutch explorers |
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. |
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==History and Etymology== |
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Revision as of 10:50, 27 September 2024
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
Modern Star Names
weblinks
- Ridpath, Ian, “Star Tales: online edition”.
