Dhanusira - Revision history

Shylaja: inserted Devnagari fonts

2026-07-16T13:35:57Z

inserted Devnagari fonts

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	'''Name Variants'''		'''Name Variants'''

	* ''Dhanuśira''		* ''Dhanuśira (धनुशिरः)''
	* Dhanushira		* Dhanushira

	===Origin of Constellation===		===Origin of Constellation===
	The term ''Dhanuśira'' literally means head of the bow. ''Dhanu'' - Bow, ''śira'' - head. This has been found in the catalogue of astrolabes translated from Persian. The names in these star lists of the dials have been coined based on their position. <ref>Sarma S R, 2023, A Descriptive Catalogue of Indian Astronomical Instruments, https://srsarma.in/catalogue.php</ref>The coordinates match with μ Sagittarii. The image based on the artwork from [[wikicommons]]<ref>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Sagittarius_and_Corona_Australis%2C_Microscopium%2C_and_Telescopium.png</ref> (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Sagittarius_and_Corona_Australis%2C_Microscopium%2C_and_Telescopium.png) represents the position - the red circle envelopes the star.		The term ''Dhanuśira'' (धनुशिरः) literally means head of the bow. ''Dhanu'' - Bow, ''śira'' - head. This has been found in the catalogue of astrolabes translated from Persian. The names in these star lists of the dials have been coined based on their position. <ref>Sarma S R, 2023, A Descriptive Catalogue of Indian Astronomical Instruments, https://srsarma.in/catalogue.php</ref> The coordinates match with μ Sagittarii. The image based on the artwork from [[wikicommons]]<ref>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Sagittarius_and_Corona_Australis%2C_Microscopium%2C_and_Telescopium.png</ref> (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Sagittarius_and_Corona_Australis%2C_Microscopium%2C_and_Telescopium.png) represents the position - the red circle envelopes the star.

	It is in identified with μ [[Sagittarii]] in the astrolabe C [[001]]<ref>Shylaja B S, 2026, Astrolabes as records of previous eruptions of the recurrent nova T CRB, Journal of Astrophysics and Astrornomy, 47,39</ref>		It is in identified with μ [[Sagittarii]] in the astrolabe C [[001]]<ref>Shylaja B S, 2026, Astrolabes as records of previous eruptions of the recurrent nova T CRB, Journal of Astrophysics and Astrornomy, 47,39</ref>

Shylaja: inserted references

2026-07-16T09:58:20Z

inserted references

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			[[File:Dhanushira.jpg\|thumb\|The position of Dhanusira ]]
	Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	'''Name Variants'''		'''Name Variants'''

	* Dhanuśira		* ''Dhanuśira''
	* Dhanushira		* Dhanushira

	===Origin of Constellation===		===Origin of Constellation===
	The term Dhanuśira literally means head of the bow. Dhanu - Bow, śira - head. This has been found in the catalogue of astrolabes translated from Persian. The names in these star lists of the dials have been coined based on their position. <ref>Sarma S R, 2023, A Descriptive Catalogue of Indian Astronomical Instruments, https://srsarma.in/catalogue.php</ref>The coordinates match with μ Sagittarii. The image based on the artwork from [[wikicommons]]<ref>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Sagittarius_and_Corona_Australis%2C_Microscopium%2C_and_Telescopium.png</ref> (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Sagittarius_and_Corona_Australis%2C_Microscopium%2C_and_Telescopium.png) represents the position - the red circle envelopes the star.		The term ''Dhanuśira'' literally means head of the bow. ''Dhanu'' - Bow, ''śira'' - head. This has been found in the catalogue of astrolabes translated from Persian. The names in these star lists of the dials have been coined based on their position. <ref>Sarma S R, 2023, A Descriptive Catalogue of Indian Astronomical Instruments, https://srsarma.in/catalogue.php</ref>The coordinates match with μ Sagittarii. The image based on the artwork from [[wikicommons]]<ref>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Sagittarius_and_Corona_Australis%2C_Microscopium%2C_and_Telescopium.png</ref> (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Sagittarius_and_Corona_Australis%2C_Microscopium%2C_and_Telescopium.png) represents the position - the red circle envelopes the star.

			It is in identified with μ [[Sagittarii]] in the astrolabe C [[001]]<ref>Shylaja B S, 2026, Astrolabes as records of previous eruptions of the recurrent nova T CRB, Journal of Astrophysics and Astrornomy, 47,39</ref>

Shylaja: content on the star

2026-07-16T09:43:54Z

content on the star

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	Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	...		.Dhanuśira

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	'''Name Variants'''		'''Name Variants'''

	*		* Dhanuśira
			* Dhanushira

	===Origin of Constellation===		===Origin of Constellation===
	The term ....		The term Dhanuśira literally means head of the bow. Dhanu - Bow, śira - head. This has been found in the catalogue of astrolabes translated from Persian. The names in these star lists of the dials have been coined based on their position. <ref>Sarma S R, 2023, A Descriptive Catalogue of Indian Astronomical Instruments, https://srsarma.in/catalogue.php</ref>The coordinates match with μ Sagittarii. The image based on the artwork from [[wikicommons]]<ref>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Sagittarius_and_Corona_Australis%2C_Microscopium%2C_and_Telescopium.png</ref> (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Sagittarius_and_Corona_Australis%2C_Microscopium%2C_and_Telescopium.png) represents the position - the red circle envelopes the star.

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2026-07-16T07:34:27Z

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==Etymology and History==
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===Origin of Constellation===
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==Mythology==
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==Weblinks==

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==References==

*[[References|Referen]][[References|ces]] (general)
[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]]
[[Category:Eurasia]][[Category:South Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]
[[Category:Indian]] [[Category:Vedic]] [[Category:Sanskrit]]