Canis Minor - Revision history

Sushoff: /* 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> 126-127)<blockquote>'''Var. 1 (Περὶ τοῦ Προκυνóς)''': This is the constellation that precedes Canis Major. It is known as Orion’s Dog. It is said, in fact, that it was placed beside Orion because of the dog’s passion for hunting. The fact is that the Hare can be seen very close to it, along with other animals at its side. </blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2 (Προκυνóς)''': This is the dog that precedes the Great Dog, and it is called “Procyon” (Pre-Dog) because it comes before the Dog. It is Orion’s dog. Indeed, it is said that it was placed beside Orion because of his passion for hunting. The fact is that the Hare can be seen very close to it, and other animals by its side.</blockquote><blockquote>Procyon has three stars, one of which, the first [to rise], is bright. It bears a resemblance to the Dog, hence its name Procyon; moreover, it rises and sets before the Great Dog.</blockquote>

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

YoulaAzkarrula: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */

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Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	File:1822 - Alexander Jamieson - Monocerus, Canis Minor, Canis Major.jpg\|Canis Minor in Jamieson (1822)		File:1822 - Alexander Jamieson - Monocerus, Canis Minor, Canis Major.jpg\|Canis Minor in Jamieson (1822)
	File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Monoceros, Canis Minor, and Atelier Typographique.jpg\|Canis Minor in Urania's Mirror (1825)		File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Monoceros, Canis Minor, and Atelier Typographique.jpg\|Canis Minor in Urania's Mirror (1825)
			File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-014.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Canis Minor
			File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-014.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Canis Minor
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IanRidpath: /* Almagest Προκύων */ OCR errors

2026-05-20T11:07:37Z

Almagest Προκύων: OCR errors

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	\|ἀστέρες β, ὧν α μεγέθους α, δ’ ἄ.		\|ἀστέρες β, ὧν α μεγέθους α, δ’ ἄ.
	\|{2 ~~Stars~~, 1 of the ~~lirst~~ magnitude, 1 of the fourth}		\|{2 stars, 1 of the first magnitude, 1 of the fourth}
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IanRidpath: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */ Typo

2026-05-19T16:54:18Z

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation: Typo

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	File:Ori+cma+cmi kugel.jpg\|Canis Minor on the Kugel Globe (1st c. BCE), drawing by SMH 2021		File:Ori+cma+cmi kugel.jpg\|Canis Minor on the Kugel Globe (1st c. BCE), drawing by SMH 2021
	File:Canis Minor Uranometria.jpg\|Canis Minor in Bayer's Uranometria (1603)		File:Canis Minor Uranometria.jpg\|Canis Minor in Bayer's Uranometria (1603)
	File:Johannes Hevelius - Prodromus Astronomia - Volume III "Firmamentum Sobiescianum, sive uranographia" - Tavola SS - Canis Minor.jpg\|Canis ~~MInor~~ in Hevelius (1690)		File:Johannes Hevelius - Prodromus Astronomia - Volume III "Firmamentum Sobiescianum, sive uranographia" - Tavola SS - Canis Minor.jpg\|Canis Minor in Hevelius (1690)
	File:John Flamsteed - Gemini and Canis Minor.jpg\|Canis Minor with Gemini in Flamsteed (1728)		File:John Flamsteed - Gemini and Canis Minor.jpg\|Canis Minor with Gemini in Flamsteed (1728)
	File:CMi bode.jpg\|Canis Minor in Bode (1782/1805)		File:CMi bode.jpg\|Canis Minor in Bode (1782/1805)
	File:1822 - Alexander Jamieson - Monocerus, Canis Minor, Canis Major.jpg\|Canis Minor in Jamieson (1822)		File:1822 - Alexander Jamieson - Monocerus, Canis Minor, Canis Major.jpg\|Canis Minor in Jamieson (1822)
	File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Monoceros, Canis Minor, and Atelier Typographique.jpg\|Canis Minor in ~~Hall~~ (1825)		File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Monoceros, Canis Minor, and Atelier Typographique.jpg\|Canis Minor in Urania's Mirror (1825)
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IanRidpath: /* Weblinks */ Added Warburg link

2026-05-19T16:51:03Z

Weblinks: Added Warburg link

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	==Weblinks==		==Weblinks==
			* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017645 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Canis Minor]
	*

	==References==		==References==

Sushoff at 11:58, 19 May 2026

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

YoulaAzkarrula at 01:41, 18 May 2026

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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]]

Sushoff at 14:04, 27 February 2026

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

	====== Rising (Lib II Cap ~~V §10~~) ======		====== Rising (Lib III Cap I §13) ======
	<blockquote>The Rising of ...</blockquote>		<blockquote>The Rising of ...</blockquote>
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	====== Setting (Lib II ~~Cap VI §10~~) ======		====== Setting (Lib III Cap II §13) ======
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	!		!
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	\|		\|Gem 15
	\|		\|Gem 18
	\|		\|Lib 1
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	\|star		\|star
	\|		\|the front one which is double (bet, gam)
	\|		\|the rear and bright one
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|duration		\|duration
	\| colspan="4" \|~~2 2~~/3 hours = ~~160~~ min = ~~40°~~		\| colspan="4" \|1/5 hours = 12 min = 3°
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Sushoff: /* Hipparchus */

2026-02-27T13:38:52Z

Hipparchus

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

			====== Rising (Lib II Cap V §10) ======
			<blockquote>The Rising of ...</blockquote>
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+
			!
			! colspan="2" \|east
			! colspan="2" \|south
			\|-
			!
			!lam1
			!lam2
			!lam1
			!lam2
			\|-
			\|
			\|Cnc 3 1/2
			\|Cnc 9
			\|Psc 15
			\|Psc 19 1/2
			\|-
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|star
			\|the front one which is double (bet, gam)
			\|the rear and bright one
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|duration
			\| colspan="4" \|1/3 hours = 20 min = 5 degree
			\|}

			====== Setting (Lib II Cap VI §10) ======
			{\| class="wikitable"
			!
			! colspan="2" \|west
			! colspan="2" \|south
			\|-
			!
			!lam1
			!lam2
			!lam1
			!lam2
			\|-
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|star
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|duration
			\| colspan="4" \|2 2/3 hours = 160 min = 40°
			\|}

			====== Stars Mentioned ======
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+
			!
			!Greek
			!German
			!English
			!ident.
			!src
			!
			!lam_culm
			\|-
			\|
			\|
			\|
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			\|Lib II Cap V §10
			\|rising, east, first
			\|
			\|-
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			\|
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			\|Lib II Cap V §10
			\|rising, east, last
			\|
			\|-
			\|
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			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|Lib II Cap VI §2
			\|setting CrB, south, last
			\|Psc 13.5
			\|-
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|Lib II Cap VI §13
			\|setting Aql, south, first
			\|Ari 2
			\|-
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|Lib III Cap I §9
			\|rising Ori, south, last
			\|Psc 13
			\|}

	===== Hyginus, Astronomica =====		===== Hyginus, Astronomica =====

Sushoff at 20:28, 26 February 2026

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	[[File:Canis Minor IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|CMi star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Canis Minor IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|CMi star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. In antiquity, this area was named "pro kyon", "the one [star] before the dog". The name ‘Little Dog’ for the constellation is first documented by Ptolemy; however, Eratosthenes already mentions a group of three stars, which is the Hound of Orion. In the Almagest, two stars are listed for this constellation. This can therefore never have been descriptive, but was merely a name.		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. In antiquity, this area was named "pro kyon", "the one [star] before the dog". The name ‘Little Dog’ for the constellation is first documented by Ptolemy; however, Eratosthenes already mentions a group of three stars, which is the Hound of Orion. In the Almagest, two stars are listed for this constellation. This can therefore never have been descriptive, but was merely a name.<ref name=":0">Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>
	[[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.]]

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	Aratos, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus and other Greek astronomers call the constellation [[Procyon]], the name we ascribe to the brightest star today. The star Procyon therefore has one of the few original Greek names: ‘pro’ means ‘before’ and ‘kyos’ is the dog. The Procyon is therefore the ‘pre-dog’ or ‘the star that rises before the dog’, as Eratosthenes unimaginatively explains. Ptolemy calls the single star Sirius ‘the dog’ and therefore only a single bright star is the ‘pre-dog’. Just as the Egyptian word ‘Sothis’ for a group of three stars was later reduced to a single star ([[Sirius]]), the Greek word ‘Procyon’ suffered the same fate.		===Origin of Constellation===
			Aratos, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus and other Greek astronomers call the constellation [[Procyon]],<ref name=":0" /> the name we ascribe to the brightest star today. The star Procyon therefore has one of the few original Greek names: ‘pro’ means ‘before’ and ‘kyos’ is the dog. The Procyon is therefore the ‘pre-dog’ or ‘the star that rises before the dog’, as Eratosthenes unimaginatively explains. Ptolemy calls the single star Sirius ‘the dog’ and therefore only a single bright star is the ‘pre-dog’. Just as the Egyptian word ‘Sothis’ for a group of three stars was later reduced to a single star ([[Sirius]]), the Greek word ‘Procyon’ suffered the same fate.

	The bright star Procyon was possibly used in Mesopotamia as an indicator for the rising of Cancer. The stars in Cancer are so faint that you can barely see them at dusk - but the bright Procyon rises at the same time, which is suitable for telling the time.		The bright star Procyon was possibly used in Mesopotamia as an indicator for the rising of Cancer. The stars in Cancer are so faint that you can barely see them at dusk - but the bright Procyon rises at the same time, which is suitable for telling the time.

	~~===Origin of Constellation===~~

	==== Greco-Roman ====		==== Greco-Roman ====

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	File:Ori+cma+cmi kugel.jpg\|Canis Minor on the Kugel Globe (1st c. BCE), drawing by SMH 2021		File:Ori+cma+cmi kugel.jpg\|Canis Minor on the Kugel Globe (1st c. BCE), drawing by SMH 2021
	File:Canis Minor Uranometria.jpg\|Canis Minor in Bayer's Uranometria (1603)		File:Canis Minor Uranometria.jpg\|Canis Minor in Bayer's Uranometria (1603)
	File:Johannes Hevelius - Prodromus Astronomia - Volume III "Firmamentum Sobiescianum, sive uranographia" - Tavola SS - Canis Minor.jpg\|Canis ~~MInor~~ in Hevelius (1690)		File:Johannes Hevelius - Prodromus Astronomia - Volume III "Firmamentum Sobiescianum, sive uranographia" - Tavola SS - Canis Minor.jpg\|Canis Minor in Hevelius (1690)
	File:John Flamsteed - Gemini and Canis Minor.jpg\|Canis Minor with Gemini in Flamsteed (1728)		File:John Flamsteed - Gemini and Canis Minor.jpg\|Canis Minor with Gemini in Flamsteed (1728)
	File:CMi bode.jpg\|Canis Minor in Bode (1782/1805)		File:CMi bode.jpg\|Canis Minor in Bode (1782/1805)
	File:1822 - Alexander Jamieson - Monocerus, Canis Minor, Canis Major.jpg\|Canis Minor in Jamieson (1822)		File:1822 - Alexander Jamieson - Monocerus, Canis Minor, Canis Major.jpg\|Canis Minor in Jamieson (1822)
	File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Monoceros, Canis Minor, and Atelier Typographique.jpg\|Canis Minor in ~~Hall~~ (1825)		File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Monoceros, Canis Minor, and Atelier Typographique.jpg\|Canis Minor in Urania's Mirror (1825)
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