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	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====
	Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 106-107)<blockquote>'''Var. 1 (Περὶ τοῦ Ἀργοῦς)''': It was Argo that Athena granted a place amongst the constellations, a shining example for posterity, for it was the first ship to be equipped by Athena and originally built by her; endowed with the power of speech, it was also the first to cross the sea, which until then had been impassable. </blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2 (Ἀργοῦς)''': Athena placed it amongst the constellations, so that it might serve as a shining example to posterity, for it was the first ship to be fitted out, and the one that was originally built; endowed with speech, it was also the first to cross the sea, which until then had been impassable. Its image has been placed amongst the constellations—not in its entirety, but only the part stretching from the rudder to the mast, and including the rudders—so that those who practise navigation, upon seeing it, may retain confidence in their skill, and that the presence of Argo amongst the gods may render its glory imperishable for ever. </blockquote><blockquote>Argo has four stars on the stern, five on one of the rudders, four on the other, three at the top of the small mast at the rear, five on the deck, and six—very close together—on the lower part of the hull. Twenty-seven in all.</blockquote>		Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 106-107)<blockquote>'''Var. 1 (Περὶ τοῦ Ἀργοῦς)''': It was Argo that Athena granted a place amongst the constellations, a shining example for posterity, for it was the first ship to be equipped by Athena and originally built by her; endowed with the power of speech, it was also the first to cross the sea, which until then had been impassable. </blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2 (Ἀργοῦς)''': Athena placed it amongst the constellations, so that it might serve as a shining example to posterity, for it was the first ship to be fitted out, and the one that was originally built; endowed with speech, it was also the first to cross the sea, which until then had been impassable. Its image has been placed amongst the constellations—not in its entirety, but only the part stretching from the rudder to the mast, and including the rudders—so that those who practise navigation, upon seeing it, may retain confidence in their skill, and that the presence of Argo amongst the gods may render its glory imperishable for ever. </blockquote><blockquote>Argo has four stars on the stern, five on one of the rudders, four on the other, three at the top of the small mast at the rear, five on the deck, and six—very close together—on the lower part of the hull. Twenty-seven in all.</blockquote>'''Eratosthenes's star catalogue''' can be reconstructed from the list of stars he mentions in the last section of each of the constelllation descriptions. Hoffmann (2017)<ref name=":02">Hoffmann, S. M., <nowiki><i>Hipparchs Himmelsglobus</i></nowiki>. Springer Wiesbaden/ New York, 2017. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-18683-8.</ref> made such a catalogue and used it for computational comparison with Hipparchus's, Ptolemy's and Babylonian data; it is based on the edition and translation by Pamias and Geus (2007)<ref>Eratosthenes: Sternsagen, übersetzt von Pamìas, Jordi und Geus, Klaus, Verlag Utopica, Oberhaid 2007</ref> and presented here in English translation.

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 Argo Navis (short: Argo) is one of the constellations of the Almagest star catalogue (137 CE) that became standardized by common usage of several cultures in the subsequent centuries. In the Early Modern Era, the constellation was changed<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> and finally included in the set of constellations, globally defined by the IAU over the course of the 1920s.

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	==== Rudolphine Tables (1627) ====		==== Rudolphine Tables (1627) ====
	~~TheTabulae~~ Rudolphinae were ordered and dedicated to Emperor Rudolph II of the Holy Roman Empire. The main purpose was to allow the computation of the positions of the ~~then known~~ five classically known planets, but the tables also consist of a star catalogue. They were published by Johannes Kepler (1627), including earlier work and observational data by Tycho Brahe. The original Latin title is "Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur".		The Tabulae Rudolphinae were ordered and dedicated to Emperor Rudolph II of the Holy Roman Empire. The main purpose was to allow the computation of the positions of the five classically known planets, but the tables also consist of a star catalogue. They were published by Johannes Kepler (1627), including earlier work and observational data by Tycho Brahe. The original Latin title is "Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur".


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	* [[References\|References (general)]]		* [[References\|References (general)]]
	* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (early modern)]]		* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (early modern)]]
	* Ian Ridpath's ~~website~~ ([http://ianridpath.com/startales/argo.html Argo], [http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/argo2.html Argo_2])		* Ian Ridpath's ''Star Tales'' ([http://ianridpath.com/startales/argo.html Argo], [http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/argo2.html Argo_2])

	[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]]		[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]]

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Other names

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	===== Other names =====		===== Other names =====
	''Ratis'' (Manilius I, 623 and 694; Germanicus 622 and 683), ''Cymba'' (Avienus 757), ''Carina'' (Germanicus 374; Avienus 808), ''Puppis'' (Cic. Arat. 34; 389)
			* ''Ratis'' (Manilius I, 623 and 694; Germanicus 622 and 683),
			* ''Cymba'' (Avienus 757),
			* ''Carina'' (Germanicus 374; Avienus 808),
			* ''Puppis'' (Cic. Arat. 34; 389)

	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====

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Eratosthenes

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	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====
			Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 106-107)<blockquote>'''Var. 1 (Περὶ τοῦ Ἀργοῦς)''': It was Argo that Athena granted a place amongst the constellations, a shining example for posterity, for it was the first ship to be equipped by Athena and originally built by her; endowed with the power of speech, it was also the first to cross the sea, which until then had been impassable. </blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2 (Ἀργοῦς)''': Athena placed it amongst the constellations, so that it might serve as a shining example to posterity, for it was the first ship to be fitted out, and the one that was originally built; endowed with speech, it was also the first to cross the sea, which until then had been impassable. Its image has been placed amongst the constellations—not in its entirety, but only the part stretching from the rudder to the mast, and including the rudders—so that those who practise navigation, upon seeing it, may retain confidence in their skill, and that the presence of Argo amongst the gods may render its glory imperishable for ever. </blockquote><blockquote>Argo has four stars on the stern, five on one of the rudders, four on the other, three at the top of the small mast at the rear, five on the deck, and six—very close together—on the lower part of the hull. Twenty-seven in all.</blockquote>

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

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	[[File:Argo over time (smh 2024).gif\|alt=animated GIF for Argo of the transformation of the constellation Argo over the course of the centuries from ancient Greek to modern depictions (map: Stellarium) \|right\|366x366px]]		[[File:Argo over time (smh 2024).gif\|alt=animated GIF for Argo of the transformation of the constellation Argo over the course of the centuries from ancient Greek to modern depictions (map: Stellarium) \|right\|366x366px]]
	Argo Navis (short: Argo) is one of the constellations of the Almagest star catalogue (137 CE) that became standardized by common usage of several cultures in the subsequent centuries. In the Early Modern Era, the constellation was changed and finally included in the set of constellations, globally defined by the IAU over the course of the 1920s.		Argo Navis (short: Argo) is one of the constellations of the Almagest star catalogue (137 CE) that became standardized by common usage of several cultures in the subsequent centuries. In the Early Modern Era, the constellation was changed<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> and finally included in the set of constellations, globally defined by the IAU over the course of the 1920s.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
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	== Mythology ==		== Mythology ==
	According to legend,<ref>Ian Ridpath (1988). Star Tales. online: [http://ianridpath.com/startales/argo.html Argo], [http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/argo2.html Argo_2]</ref><ref>Tony Flanders (2020). Constellation Close-up: Argo Navis, Sky and Telescope, March 2020, 22-29</ref> the king's son Jason, accompanied by numerous other Greek heroes, set sail for Colchis, a region between the Caucasus and the Black Sea. From Thessaly in northern Greece, he chose his companions and made preparations for the journey, while a shipbuilder named Argos constructed the ship that was named after him. Argos went on board for the maiden voyage, and Jason's Argonauts to Colchis also included the twins Castor and Polydeuces (Latin: Pollux) and the musician Orpheus.		According to legend,<ref>Ian Ridpath (1988). Star Tales. online: [http://ianridpath.com/startales/argo.html Argo], [http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/argo2.html Argo_2]</ref><ref name=":1">Tony Flanders (2020). Constellation Close-up: Argo Navis, Sky and Telescope, March 2020, 22-29</ref> the king's son Jason, accompanied by numerous other Greek heroes, set sail for Colchis, a region between the Caucasus and the Black Sea. From Thessaly in northern Greece, he chose his companions and made preparations for the journey, while a shipbuilder named Argos constructed the ship that was named after him. Argos went on board for the maiden voyage, and Jason's Argonauts to Colchis also included the twins Castor and Polydeuces (Latin: Pollux) and the musician Orpheus.

	Their task was to capture the Golden Fleece of the flying and talking ram Chrysomeles. To do this, they sailed through the Isthmus, which until then had been reputed to be impassable for ships. The rocks on its shores are said to have moved whenever a ship approached them. The Argonauts outwitted the rocks with a trick by sending a dove ahead. The bird managed to escape the rocks, which then stopped shaking and allowed the Argo to pass.		Their task was to capture the Golden Fleece of the flying and talking ram Chrysomeles. To do this, they sailed through the Isthmus, which until then had been reputed to be impassable for ships. The rocks on its shores are said to have moved whenever a ship approached them. The Argonauts outwitted the rocks with a trick by sending a dove ahead. The bird managed to escape the rocks, which then stopped shaking and allowed the Argo to pass.

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	*[https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017083 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Argo]		*[https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017083 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Argo]
	*~~Irvin~~ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_fkpZSnz2I Finkel's lecture] on YouTube		*Irving [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_fkpZSnz2I Finkel's lecture] on YouTube

	==References==		==References==