- constellation. Its name is
Latin for shield, and it was
originally named Scutum Sobiescianum by
Johannes Hevelius in 1684.
Located just
south of the
celestial equator...
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created by
Johannes Hevelius in 1684, and
originally named it
Scutum Sobiescianum (the
shield of Sobieski) to
commemorate the
victory of the
Polish forces...
- projection.
Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius published his
Firmamentum Sobiescianum star
atlas posthumously in 1690. It
contained 56 large,
double page star...
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Scutum Sobiescianum (Sobieski's Shield), now
called Scutum. This
constellation first occurred publicly in his star
atlas Firmamentum Sobiescianum, which...
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Baroque drawing of
Orion from
Johannes Hevelius' star
atlas Firmamentum Sobiescianum,
showing the
stars as they
would appear to an
observer looking down upon...
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Catalogus Stellarum), and an
atlas of
constellations (named
Firmamentum Sobiescianum, sive Uranographia).
Prodromus outlines the
methodology and technology...
- with
unwieldy names were
shortened for convenience. For example,
Scutum Sobiescianum was
reduced to Scutum, Mons
Mensae to Mensa, and
Apparatus Sculptoris...
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Venatici /ˈkeɪniːz vɪˈnætɪsaɪ/ CVn CVen
Canum Venaticorum 1690,
Firmamentum Sobiescianum,
Hevelius hunting dogs Cor
Caroli 2.81
Canis Major /ˈkeɪnɪs ˈmeɪdʒər/...
- Mythographer. In 1690, the
astronomer Johannes Hevelius in his
Firmamentum Sobiescianum regarded the
constellation Pisces as
being composed of four subdivisions:...
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Modern Universe. Richmond: Willmann-Bell. 1690:
Hevelius J.,
Firmamentum Sobiescianum sive Uranographia. c. 1750:
Bevis J.,
Uranographia Britannica. 1801:...
