Corvus
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One of the 88 IAU constellations.
Etymology and History
The Greek constellation ...
Origin of Constellation
Babylonian
Greco-Roman
Aratos
Eratosthenes
Hipparchus
Geminos
Almagest Κόραξ.
| id | Greek
(Heiberg 1898) |
English
(Toomer 1984) |
ident. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Κόρακος ἀστερισμός | |||
| 1 | ὁ ἐν τῷ ῥάμφει καὶ κοιφὸς τοῦ Ὕδρου. | ||
| 2 | ὁ ἐν τῷ τραχήλῳ πρὸς τῇ κεφαλῇἡ | ||
| 3 | ὁ ἐν τῷ στήθει. | ||
| 4 | ὁ ἐν τῇ προηγουμένῃ καὶ δεξιᾷ πτέρυγι. | ||
| 5 | τῶν ἐν τῇ ἐπομένῃ πτέρογι β’ ὁ ἠγούμενος; | ||
| 6 | ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶ | ||
| 7 | ὁ ἐπ’ ἄκρου τοῦ ποδὸς κοιφὸς τοῦ Ὕδρου | ||
| all | ὁ ἀστέρες ξ, ὧν γ’ μεγέθους ἔ, δ’ ἂ, ε’ ἄ |
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Corvus and Crater in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
