Canis Major - Revision history

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Κύων */ Missing line

2026-05-20T11:06:39Z

Almagest Κύων: Missing line

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	!Οἱ περὶ τὸν Κύνα ἀμόρφωτοι.		!Οἱ περὶ τὸν Κύνα ἀμόρφωτοι.
	!		!Stars round Canis Major outside the constellation:
	!		!
	\|-		\|-
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	\|28		\|28
	\|ὁ προηγούμενος αὐτῶν.		\|ὁ προηγούμενος αὐτῶν.
	\|The more ~~advanccd~~ of them		\|The more advanced of them
	\|α Col		\|α Col
	\|-		\|-
	\|29		\|29
	\|ὁ λοιπὸς καὶ νοτιώτερος τῶν προειρημένων.		\|ὁ λοιπὸς καὶ νοτιώτερος τῶν προειρημένων.
	\|The last star, to the south of the ~~abovc~~		\|The last star, to the south of the above
	\|ε Col		\|ε Col
	\|-		\|-

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Κύων */ Two more

2026-05-20T10:55:09Z

Almagest Κύων: Two more

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	\|14		\|14
	\|ὁ ἐν τῇ ἐκφύσει τοῦ ἀριστεροῦ μηροῦ.		\|ὁ ἐν τῇ ἐκφύσει τοῦ ἀριστεροῦ μηροῦ.
	\|The star in the place where the left thigh joins [the body)		\|The star in the place where the left thigh joins [the body]
	\|del CMa		\|del CMa
	\|-		\|-
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	\|all		\|all
	\|ἀστέρες ἱα, ὥν β’ μεγέθους β, δ’ 9.		\|ἀστέρες ἱα, ὥν β’ μεγέθους β, δ’ 9.
	\|{11 stars, 2 of the second magnitude, 9 of the fourth)		\|{11 stars, 2 of the second magnitude, 9 of the fourth}
	\|		\|
	\|}		\|}

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Κύων */ OCR errors

2026-05-20T10:54:20Z

Almagest Κύων: OCR errors

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	\|τῶν ἐκ τῷ τραχήλῳ β ὁ βόρειος		\|τῶν ἐκ τῷ τραχήλῳ β ὁ βόρειος
	\|The ~~northernrriost~~ of the 2 stars in the neck		\|The northernmost of the 2 stars in the neck
	\|iot CMa		\|iot CMa
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ὁ ἐν τῇ ἐκφύσει τοῦ ἀριστεροῦ μηροῦ.		\|ὁ ἐν τῇ ἐκφύσει τοῦ ἀριστεροῦ μηροῦ.
	\|The star in the place where the ~~1eft~~ thigh joins [the body)		\|The star in the place where the left thigh joins [the body)
	\|del CMa		\|del CMa
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ἀστέρες τῆ, ὥν αἱ μεγέθους ἂ, γ’ ἓ, δ’ ἓ, ε’ ξ.		\|ἀστέρες τῆ, ὥν αἱ μεγέθους ἂ, γ’ ἓ, δ’ ἓ, ε’ ξ.
	\|{18 stars, 1 of the first magnitude, 5 of the third, 5 ~~ofthe~~ fourth, 7 of the fifth}		\|{18 stars, 1 of the first magnitude, 5 of the third, 5 of the fourth, 7 of the fifth}
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\|20		\|20
	\|τῶν ὑπὸ τοὺς ὀπισθίους πόδας ὡς ἐπ’ εὐθείας ὁ ὁ νοτιώτατος.		\|τῶν ὑπὸ τοὺς ὀπισθίους πόδας ὡς ἐπ’ εὐθείας ὁ ὁ νοτιώτατος.
	\|The southernmost ~~ofthe~~ 4 stars almost on a straight line under the hind legs		\|The southernmost of the 4 stars almost on a straight line under the hind legs
	\|θ Col		\|θ Col
	\|-		\|-
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	\|τῶν πρὸς δυσμὰς τοῦς τέσσαρσιη ὡς ἐπ’ εὐθείας γ ὁ προἠγούμενος		\|τῶν πρὸς δυσμὰς τοῦς τέσσαρσιη ὡς ἐπ’ εὐθείας γ ὁ προἠγούμενος
	\|The most advanced ~~ofthe~~ 3 stars almost on a ~~straightline~~ to the west of the [ above] four		\|The most advanced of the 3 stars almost on a straight line to the west of the [above] four
	\|μ Col		\|μ Col
	\|-		\|-

IanRidpath: /* Weblinks */ Added Warburg llink

2026-05-19T16:48:59Z

Weblinks: Added Warburg llink

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	==Weblinks==		==Weblinks==

	*		* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017643 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Canis Major]

	==References==		==References==

Sushoff at 11:56, 19 May 2026

2026-05-19T11:56:41Z

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	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:CMa]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:CMa]]
	[[Category:European]]		[[Category:European]]
	~~[[Category:4work]]~~

YoulaAzkarrula at 01:41, 18 May 2026

2026-05-18T01:41:17Z

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	[[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]		[[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]
	[[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Modern]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:~~CMi~~]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:CMa]]
	[[Category:European]]		[[Category:European]]
	[[Category:4work]]		[[Category:4work]]

YoulaAzkarrula at 01:40, 18 May 2026

2026-05-18T01:40:53Z

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

IanRidpath: Ptolemy's Greek name

2026-03-01T15:00:28Z

Ptolemy's Greek name

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	[[File:Canis Major (cma).tif\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|CMa star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]		[[File:Canis Major (cma).tif\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|CMa star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. This is the (one and only) constellation of the Dog in ancient Greek astronomy.		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. This is the (one and only) constellation of the Dog in ancient Greek astronomy. Ptolemy ‍in ‍the ‍''‍Almagest'' ‍called ‍it ‍simply ‍‍Κύων ‍(Kyon), ‍the ‍Dog. ‍
	[[File:Ori-grp Kugel hi smh.gif\|thumb\|Orion-Group of constellations on the Kugel Globe, drawing and animated GIF by SMH 2025.]]		[[File:Ori-grp Kugel hi smh.gif\|thumb\|Orion-Group of constellations on the Kugel Globe, drawing and animated GIF by SMH 2025.]]

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

2026-02-27T14:01:09Z

Setting (Lib II Cap VI §10)

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	\|		\|
	\|		\|Tau 11
	\|		\|Tau 29
	\|		\|Leo 17
	\|		\|Vir 11
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\|star		\|star
	\|		\|the bright one in the hind foot
	\|		\|the southernmost of the bright ones in the head
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|duration		\|duration
	\| colspan="4" \|2 ~~2/3~~ hours = ~~160~~ min = ~~40°~~		\| colspan="4" \|1 1/2 hours = 90 min = 22 1/2°
	\|}		\|}

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

2026-02-27T13:36:16Z

Rising (Lib II Cap V §10)

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	\|		\|
	\|		\|Cnc 15
	\|		\|Leo 4 1/2
	\|		\|Psc 28
	\|		\|Ari 23 1/2
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\|star		\|star
	\|		\|the one at the end of the front and north of the feet (bet)
	\|		\|the one at the tip of the tail (eta)
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|duration		\|duration
	\| colspan="4" \|2 1/8 hours = ~~127.5~~ min = ~~31 7/8~~ degree		\| colspan="4" \|1 2/3 hours = 100 min = 25 degree
	\|}		\|}