Canes Venatici: Difference between revisions
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=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation === |
=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation === |
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Latest revision as of 18:27, 26 January 2025
One of the 88 IAU constellations. The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687) in it's present shape but with predecessors in other cultures and atlases.
Etymology and History
Origin of Constellation
Canes Venatici in Bode (1782, 1805): The constellation has boundary line and the southern one of the dogs has the "Heart of Charles II" on the leash (sic! must be Charles I).
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
CVn in Hevelius (1687)
Canes Venatici in Flamsteed (1729)
CVn in Bode (1782,1805) with the "Heart of Charles II"
