Fornax

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

One of the 88 IAU constellations. The constellation was invented by Lacaille in the 1750s.

Etymology and History

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Lacaille on Fornax (1752)


Origin of Constellation

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

  • Fornax in Lacaille (1756).

    Fornax in Lacaille (1756).

  • Fornax in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).

    Fornax in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).

  • Fornax in Bode (1782, 1805).

    Fornax in Bode (1782, 1805).

Mythology

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References

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