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Celestial cartography,
uranography, astrography...
- The
White Tiger (Chinese: 白虎; pinyin: Báihǔ), is one of the Four
Symbols of the
Chinese constellations. It is
sometimes called the
White Tiger of the West...
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Petrus Plancius (Dutch: [ˈpeːtrʏs ˈplɑŋkijʏs]; born
Pieter Platevoet [ˈpitər ˈplaːtəvut]; 1552 – 15 May 1622) was a Dutch-Flemish astronomer, cartographer...
- father, a horologist.
Isaac Habrecht III: his nephew, a clockmaker.
Uranography Habrecht II, I., "Globus Coelestis,
Omnes Stellas Fixas a
Nobilis Tychone...
- (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què), that
divide the sky in
traditional Chinese uranography. The name of the
western constellation in
modern Chinese is 猎户座 (liè...
- (Chinese astronomy), the
division of the sky in
traditional Chinese uranography that lies
across the
modern constellation Pisces Pisces, an obsolete...
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Chinese star
names (Chinese: 星名, xīng míng) are
named according to
ancient Chinese astronomy and astrology. The sky is
divided into star
mansions (星宿,...
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Benjamin Apthorp Gould (September 27, 1824 –
November 26, 1896) was a
pioneering American astronomer. He is
noted for
creating the
Astronomical Journal...
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According to
traditional Chinese uranography, the
modern constellation Taurus is
located within the
western quadrant of the sky,
which is
symbolized as...
