The story of the universe. Volume 1 (of 4) : $b The starry skies
History
The story of the universe. Volume 1 (of 4) : $b The starry skies
Astronomy; Earth (Planet); Natural history
Cetus (the Whale) _Id._
Piscis Australis (the Southern Fish) _Id._
Corona Australis _Id._
The Altar _Id._
The Centaur _Id._
The Wolf (Lupus) _Id._
Hydra _Id._
Crater (the Cup) _Id._
Corvus (the Crow) _Id._
Libra (the Balance) _Manetho_ (Third Century B. C.)
_Geminus_ (First Century) B. C.).
The Hair of Berenice[13] _Callimachus_, _Eratosthenes_
(Third Century).
Feet of the Centaur _Hipparchus_ (First Century B. C.).
Propus (η of Gemini) _Hipparchus._
The Manger and Donkeys _Id._
The Little Horse (Equuleus) _Id._
The Head of Medusa _Id._
Antinous[13] Under the Emperor Adrian
(130 A. D.).
The Peacock (Pavo) _John Bayer_, 1603.
Toucan _Id._
Grus (the Crane) _Id._
Phœnix _Id._
Doradus _Id._
The Flying Fish _Id._
Hydrus _Id._
Chamæleon _Id._
The Bee (Musca) _Id._
The Bird of Paradise (Apus) _Id._
Triangulum Australis _Id._
The Indian (Indus) _Id._
The Giraffe (Camelopardus) _Bartschius_, 1624.
The Fly (Musca) _Id._
The Unicorn (Monoceros) _Id._
Noah’s Dove (Columba) _Id._
The Oak of Charles II _Halley_, 1679.
The Southern Cross (already
seen by the ancients) _Augustine Royer_, 1677.
The Great and Little Cloud
(Magellanic Clouds) _Hevelius_, 1690.
The Fleur de Lys _Id._
The Greyhounds (Canes Venatici) _Id._
The Fox and Goose (Vulpecula
et Anser) _Id._
The Lizard (Lacerta) _Id._
The Sextant of Urania (Sextans) _Id._
The Little Lion (Leo Minor) _Hevelius_, 1690.
The Lynx _Id._
The Shield of Sobieski _Id._
The Little Triangle _Id._
Mount Mænalus _Flamsteed_, 1725.
The Heart of Charles II (α Canum
Venaticorum) _Id._
The Sculptor’s Workshop (Sculptor) _Lacaille_, 1752.
The Chemical Furnace (Fornax) _Id._
The Clock (Horologium) _Id._
The Rhomboid Reticule (Reticulum) _Id._
The Engraver’s Pen _Id._
The Painter’s Easel (Pictor) _Id._
The Compass (Circinus) _Id._
The Air Pump (Antlia) _Id._
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account