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[[File:Vulpecula (vul).tif|alt=star chart|thumb|Vulpecula star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]] |
[[File:Vulpecula (vul).tif|alt=star chart|thumb|Vulpecula star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]] |
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The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687)and is one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. |
The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687) and is one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. |
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==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
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[[File:Vul Hevelius.JPG|alt=screenshot(s) of text|thumb|Vulpecula cum Ansere as decribed by Hevelius (1687).]] |
[[File:Vul Hevelius.JPG|alt=screenshot(s) of text|thumb|Vulpecula cum Ansere as decribed by Hevelius (1687).]] |
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[[File:Vul Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-4.jpg|alt=star chart|thumb|Vulpecula cum Ansere as |
[[File:Vul Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-4.jpg|alt=star chart|thumb|Vulpecula cum Ansere as depicted in mapping by Hevelius (1687).]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:19, 17 June 2025
The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687) and is one of the 88 IAU constellations.
Etymology and History
Origin of Constellation
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Vulpecula cum Ansere in Hevelius (1687)
Vul depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 1st edition (1776)
Vulpecula et Anser depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795)
