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IanRidpath: /* Ptolemy's Almagest Αετός. */ One more

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Ptolemy's Almagest Αετός.: One more

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	!Οἱ περὶ τὸν άετόν, ἐφ’ ὧν ὁ Ἀντίνοος		!Οἱ περὶ τὸν άετόν, ἐφ’ ὧν ὁ Ἀντίνοος
	!The stars ~~araund~~ Aquila, to which the name 'Antinous' is given		!The stars around Aquila, to which the name 'Antinous' is given
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IanRidpath: /* Ptolemy's Almagest Αετός. */ OCR errors

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Ptolemy's Almagest Αετός.: OCR errors

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	\|ἀστέρες ὅ, ὥν β’ μεγέθους ἄ, γ’ ὅ, δ’ α, ε' γ'		\|ἀστέρες ὅ, ὥν β’ μεγέθους ἄ, γ’ ὅ, δ’ α, ε' γ'
	\|9 stars, 1 of the second magnitude, ~~4ofthe~~ third, 1 of the fourth, 3 of the fifth		\|9 stars, 1 of the second magnitude, 4 of the third, 1 of the fourth, 3 of the fifth
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	\|ὁ πάντου προηφούμευος.		\|ὁ πάντου προηφούμευος.
	\|The star most in ~~adVance~~ of ~~ali~~		\|The star most in advance of all
	\|λ Aql		\|λ Aql
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Sushoff at 11:36, 19 May 2026

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	[[File:Aquila IAU.svg\|thumb\|Aquila as IAU constellation in the borders of 1930s, IAU & S&T. ]]		[[File:Aquila IAU.svg\|thumb\|Aquila as IAU constellation in the borders of 1930s, IAU & S&T. ]]
	[[File:KugelGlobe Sge.JPG\|thumb\|~~Earliest known depiction~~ of Cyg, Lyr, Del, Aql and Sge on the Kugel Globe ~~(1st century BCE)~~, SMH 2024.]]		[[File:KugelGlobe Sge.JPG\|thumb\|Depiction of Cyg, Lyr, Del, Aql and Sge on the Kugel Globe, SMH 2024.]]
	Aquila, the Eagle, is one of the official IAU constellations. Its history goes back to a Sumerian constellation ([[TE8.mušen\|TI<sub>8</sub><sup>muš</sup>]]<sup>en</sup>, The Eagle or The Vulture) in the same area of the sky. In Babylonian uranography, the neighboring constellation is a corpse, and in Ptolemy's Almagest the asterism of [[Antinous]] (a recently passed away and deified favourite of the Roman emperor Hadrian) is split off.		Aquila, the Eagle, is one of the official IAU constellations. Its history goes back to a Sumerian constellation ([[TE8.mušen\|TI<sub>8</sub><sup>muš</sup>]]<sup>en</sup>, The Eagle or The Vulture) in the same area of the sky. In Babylonian uranography, the neighboring constellation is a corpse, and in Ptolemy's Almagest the asterism of [[Antinous]] (a recently passed away and deified favourite of the Roman emperor Hadrian) is split off.

Sushoff at 11:35, 19 May 2026

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	[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]] [[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]] [[Category:Modern]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Aql]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Aql]]
	~~[[Category:4work]]~~

IanRidpath: /* Weblinks */ Added Warburg link

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Weblinks: Added Warburg link

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	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==
	* Ridpath, Ian, “[http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/aquila.html Star Tales: online edition]”.		* Ridpath, Ian, “[http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/aquila.html Star Tales: online edition]”.

			*[https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017053 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Aquila]

	== All HIP Stars within this constellation ==		== All HIP Stars within this constellation ==

YoulaAzkarrula at 23:28, 15 May 2026

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	* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]		* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]

	[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]] [[Category:Modern]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Aql]]
	[[Category:4work]]		[[Category:4work]]

Sushoff: /* Origin of constellation */

2026-02-26T11:33:57Z

Origin of constellation

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	The constellation of The Eagle [[TE8.mušen\|<sup>mul</sup>TE<sub>8</sub>]] is listed in the Mesopotamian creation myth "Enuma Anu Enlil", in Astrolab P and Astrolab B, and in MUL.APIN's first list, all dating to the 2nd millennium BCE.		The constellation of The Eagle [[TE8.mušen\|<sup>mul</sup>TE<sub>8</sub>]] is listed in the Mesopotamian creation myth "Enuma Anu Enlil", in Astrolab P and Astrolab B, and in MUL.APIN's first list, all dating to the 2nd millennium BCE.

	=== Graeco-Roman constellation ===		==== Babylonian ====
			see

			* The Eagle [[TE8.mušen\|<sup>mul</sup>TE<sub>8</sub>]]

			==== Graeco-Roman constellation ====

	===== Aratos =====		===== Aratos =====

IanRidpath: Copyedit

2026-02-24T19:21:57Z

Copyedit

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	[[File:Aquila IAU.svg\|thumb\|Aquila as IAU constellation in the borders of 1930s, IAU & S&T. ]]		[[File:Aquila IAU.svg\|thumb\|Aquila as IAU constellation in the borders of 1930s, IAU & S&T. ]]
	[[File:KugelGlobe Sge.JPG\|thumb\|Earliest known depiction of Cyg, Lyr, Del, Aql and Sge on the Kugel Globe (1st century BCE), SMH 2024.]]		[[File:KugelGlobe Sge.JPG\|thumb\|Earliest known depiction of Cyg, Lyr, Del, Aql and Sge on the Kugel Globe (1st century BCE), SMH 2024.]]
	Aquila, ~~The~~ Eagle, is one of the official IAU-constellations. Its history goes back to a Sumerian ~~constellations~~ ([[TE8.mušen\|TI<sub>8</sub><sup>muš</sup>]]<sup>en</sup>, The Eagle or The Vulture) in the same area of the sky. In Babylonian uranography, the neighboring constellation is a corpse and in Ptolemy's Almagest, the asterism of [[Antinous]] (a recently ~~past~~ away and deified ~~favourit~~ of the Roman emperor) is split off.		Aquila, the Eagle, is one of the official IAU constellations. Its history goes back to a Sumerian constellation ([[TE8.mušen\|TI<sub>8</sub><sup>muš</sup>]]<sup>en</sup>, The Eagle or The Vulture) in the same area of the sky. In Babylonian uranography, the neighboring constellation is a corpse, and in Ptolemy's Almagest the asterism of [[Antinous]] (a recently passed away and deified favourite of the Roman emperor Hadrian) is split off.

	== Etymology and History ==		== Etymology and History ==
	"Aquila" is the Latin translation of the Ancient Greek term which is the translation of an Akkadian term which is the translation of a Sumerian term. It is unknown whether the Sumerians distinguished betwen eagles and vultures. The Greek term and mythology clearly refer to an eagle as a symbol of divine power. Still, the original Sumerian constellation might have had a different context: as it was placed next to the Sumerian constellation of The Corpse, the bird might have been considered a vulture.		"Aquila" is the Latin translation of the Ancient Greek term which is the translation of an Akkadian term which is the translation of a Sumerian term. It is unknown whether the Sumerians distinguished betwen eagles and vultures. The Greek term and mythology clearly refer to an eagle as a symbol of divine power. Still, the original Sumerian constellation might have had a different context: as it was placed next to the Sumerian constellation of The Corpse, the bird might have been considered a vulture.

	The confusion of the Eagle and the Vulture can be traced throughout all epochs. In medieval manuscripts ~~Aquilae~~ was also commonly known as "vultur volans", see [https://www.thesaxlproject.com/assets/Uploads/00-Aquila-Master-0-R-6-October-2023.pdf Saxl-Project] while similarly, the (originally Arabian) eagle in [[Lyra]] also got the Latin name "vultur cadens". These names are preserved in late-medieval European astrolabes, star catalogues and from the sixteenth-century onwards on celestial globes. See for example the celestial globe [https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-233257345/view (1551) of Gerard Mercator]. The term "lucida vulturis" for Altair remained popular until far into the 17th century, and Bode's celestial atlas uses the German rhyme "der Geyer mit der Leyer" (the vulture with the lyre) for [[Lyra]].		The confusion of the Eagle and the Vulture can be traced throughout all epochs. In medieval manuscripts Aquila was also commonly known as "vultur volans", see [https://www.thesaxlproject.com/assets/Uploads/00-Aquila-Master-0-R-6-October-2023.pdf Saxl-Project] while similarly, the (originally Arabian) eagle in [[Lyra]] also got the Latin name "vultur cadens". These names are preserved in late-medieval European astrolabes, star catalogues and from the sixteenth-century onwards on celestial globes. See for example the celestial globe [https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-233257345/view (1551) of Gerard Mercator]. The term "lucida vulturis" for Altair remained popular until far into the 17th century, and Bode's celestial atlas uses the German rhyme "der Geyer mit der Leyer" (the vulture with the lyre) for [[Lyra]].

	<ref name=":0" />However, the arrow is not depicted on the Farnese Globe, as some of the smaller constellations are missing there. There is also no room for it because the eagle is hanging upside down, its head resting on the brightest star and its feet pointing towards the swan: it looks as if the swan is pecking at the eagle's talons. Compared to the image we can draw using the Almagest star catalogue, this Greek eagle is rotated by 180°.		<ref name=":0" />However, the arrow is not depicted on the Farnese Globe, as some of the smaller constellations are missing there. There is also no room for it because the eagle is hanging upside down, its head resting on the brightest star and its feet pointing towards the swan: it looks as if the swan is pecking at the eagle's talons. Compared to the image we can draw using the Almagest star catalogue, this Greek eagle is rotated by 180°.
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	\|ω 1 Aquilae		\|ω<sup>1</sup> Aquilae
	\|HIP 94834		\|HIP 94834
	\|Inside the hull		\|Inside the hull
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	\|ω 2 Aquilae		\|ω<sup>2</sup> Aquilae
	\|HIP 95002		\|HIP 95002
	\|Inside the hull		\|Inside the hull

Sushoff: /* Setting (Lib II Cap VI §10) */

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Setting (Lib II Cap VI §10)

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	===== Hipparchus =====		===== Hipparchus =====

	====== Rising (Lib II Cap V ~~§10~~) ======		====== Rising (Lib II Cap V §13) ======
	<blockquote>The Rising of Aquila ...</blockquote>		<blockquote>The Rising of Aquila ...</blockquote>
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
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	====== Setting (Lib II Cap VI ~~§10~~) ======		====== Setting (Lib II Cap VI §13) ======
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
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	\|		\|Cap 16 1/2
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	\|star		\|star
	\|		\|the two little ones in the wing
	\|		\|the northern one of the three bright ones in the body
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	\|duration		\|duration
	\| colspan="4" \|~~2 2~~/3 hours = ~~160~~ min = ~~40°~~		\| colspan="4" \|1/3 hours = 20 min = 5°
	\|}		\|}

Sushoff: /* Rising (Lib II Cap V §10) */

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Rising (Lib II Cap V §10)

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	\|star		\|star
	\|		\|the northern one of the two small in the wings
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