- The
quadrans (lit. 'a quarter') or
teruncius (lit. 'three unciae') was a low-value
Roman bronze coin
worth one
quarter of an as. The
quadrans was issued...
-
transferred by
Lalande into
Quadrans. The
Quadrantid meteor shower is
still named after the
obsolete constellation. Ridpath, Ian. "
Quadrans Muralis". Star Tales...
-
special terms for
quarter (
quadrans), half (semis), and three-quarters (dodrans).
Dodrans is a
Latin contraction of de-
quadrans which means "a
whole unit...
- also produced: the bes (2⁄3),
semis (1⁄2),
quincunx (5⁄12),
triens (1⁄3),
quadrans (1⁄4), ****tans (1⁄6),
uncia (1⁄12, also a
common weight unit), and semuncia...
-
Australe Stelliferum,
which was
published soon
after de Lacaille's death.
Quadrans Muralis was
originally created in 1795,
placed in the
northern skies between...
-
Gospel of Mark
specifies that two
mites (Gr**** lepta) are
together worth a
quadrans, the
smallest Roman coin. A
lepton was the
smallest and
least valuable...
-
Several former constellations were
formed from
stars now
included in Boötes.
Quadrans Muralis, the Quadrant, was a
constellation created near Beta Boötis from...
- from the name of the
Roman fraction/coin. The
Latin words ****tans and
quadrans are the
source of the
English words ****tant and quadrant. Each fraction...
- it can be seen
partly to 50
degrees south latitude. The name
comes from
Quadrans Muralis, a
former constellation created in 1795 by the
French astronomer...
- the
value of a
copper quadrans and half the
value of the
copper as. Its size and
diameter corresponded directly to the
quadrans, so its
value was attained...
