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[[File:Columba IAU.svg|alt=star chart|thumb|Columba star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
[[File:Columba IAU.svg|alt=star chart|thumb|Columba star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
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.


==Etymology and History==
==Etymology and History==

Revision as of 16:11, 25 January 2025

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Columba star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)

One of the 88 IAU constellations. The constellation was created by Dutch sailors in the 1590s.

Etymology and History

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de Houtman (1603) "de duyve met den olijftack", the "Dove with a Branch of the Olive Tree". screenshot of star catalogue.


Origin of Constellation

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

Mythology

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