Eridanus - Revision history

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Ποταμός */ Couple more typos

2026-05-20T12:49:40Z

Almagest Ποταμός: Couple more typos

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	\|τῶν μετὰ τοῦτον ἐφεξῆς β’ ὁ ἐπόμενος		\|τῶν μετὰ τοῦτον ἐφεξῆς β’ ὁ ἐπόμενος
	\|~~Thc~~ rearmost of thc 2 stars next in order after this		\|The rearmost of thc 2 stars next in order after this
	\|psi Eri		\|psi Eri
	\|-		\|-
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	\|τῶν ἐν τῇ ἐξῆς διαστάσει γ’ ὁ ἐπόμευος		\|τῶν ἐν τῇ ἐξῆς διαστάσει γ’ ὁ ἐπόμευος
	\|The rearmost of thc 3 stars in ~~thc~~ next interval		\|The rearmost of thc 3 stars in the next interval
	\|g Eri		\|g Eri
	\|-		\|-

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Ποταμός */ More typos/OCR errors

2026-05-19T21:57:25Z

Almagest Ποταμός: More typos/OCR errors

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	\|ὁ τούτου βορειότερος ἐν ἐπικαμπίῳ πρὸς τῷ ἀντικυημίῳ τοῦ Ὡρίωνος		\|ὁ τούτου βορειότερος ἐν ἐπικαμπίῳ πρὸς τῷ ἀντικυημίῳ τοῦ Ὡρίωνος
	\|The one north of ~~tbis~~, in ~~thc~~ curve near the shin of Orion		\|The one north of this, in the curve near the shin of Orion
	\|ß Eri		\|ß Eri
	\|-		\|-
	\|3		\|3
	\|τῶν μετὰ τοῦτον ἐφεξῆς β’ ὁ ἐπόμενος		\|τῶν μετὰ τοῦτον ἐφεξῆς β’ ὁ ἐπόμενος
	\|Thc rearmost of thc 2 stars ~~ncxt~~ in order after this		\|Thc rearmost of thc 2 stars next in order after this
	\|psi Eri		\|psi Eri
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν		\|ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν
	\|The ~~midd1e~~ one of these		\|The middle one of these
	\|tau4 Eri		\|tau4 Eri
	\|-		\|-

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Ποταμός */ Typos (OCR errors?)

2026-05-19T21:55:14Z

Almagest Ποταμός: Typos (OCR errors?)

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	\|4		\|4
	\|ὁ προηγούμενος αὐτῶν		\|ὁ προηγούμενος αὐτῶν
	\|The more advanced of ~~t)lem~~		\|The more advanced of them
	\|ome Eri		\|ome Eri
	\|-		\|-
	\|5		\|5
	\|πάλιη τῶν ἐφεξῆς Β’ ὁ ἐπόμευος		\|πάλιη τῶν ἐφεξῆς Β’ ὁ ἐπόμευος
	\|The ~~reannost~~ of the next 2 in order again		\|The rearmost of the next 2 in order again
	\|mu Eri		\|mu Eri
	\|-		\|-
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	\|10		\|10
	\|τῶν ἐν τῇ ἐξῆς διαστάσει δ ὁ ἑπόμενος		\|τῶν ἐν τῇ ἐξῆς διαστάσει δ ὁ ἑπόμενος
	\|The ~~reannost~~ of the four stars in the-next interval		\|The rearmost of the four stars in the next interval
	\|gam Eri		\|gam Eri
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ὁμοίως τῶν ἐν τῇ ἐφεξῆς διαστάσει δ ὁ ἑπόμενος		\|ὁμοίως τῶν ἐν τῇ ἐφεξῆς διαστάσει δ ὁ ἑπόμενος
	\|The ~~reannost~~ of the 4 stars in the next interval again		\|The rearmost of the 4 stars in the next interval again
	\|zet Eri		\|zet Eri
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ὁ ἐν τῇ ἐπιστροφῇ τοῦ ποταμοῦ α’ ἀπτόμενος τοῦ στήθους τοῦ Κήτους		\|ὁ ἐν τῇ ἐπιστροφῇ τοῦ ποταμοῦ α’ ἀπτόμενος τοῦ στήθους τοῦ Κήτους
	\|The first star ~~_in~~ the bend ~~ofthe~~ river, which [star] touches the ~~ehest~~ of Cetus		\|The first star in the bend of the river, which [star] touches the chest of Cetus
	\|tau1 Eri		\|tau1 Eri
	\|-		\|-
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	\|τῶν ἐφεξῆς τριῶν ὁ προηγούμενος		\|τῶν ἐφεξῆς τριῶν ὁ προηγούμενος
	\|The most advanced of the next [group ~~oll~~ three		\|The most advanced of the next [group of] three
	\|tau3 Eri		\|tau3 Eri
	\|-		\|-
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	\|23		\|23
	\|τῶν ἐξῆς ὡς ἐν τραπεξίῳ ὁ τῆς προηγουμένης πλευρᾶς ὁ βόρειος.		\|τῶν ἐξῆς ὡς ἐν τραπεξίῳ ὁ τῆς προηγουμένης πλευρᾶς ὁ βόρειος.
	\|The next four stars, nearly ~~fonning~~ a trapezium: the northern one on the advance side		\|The next four stars, nearly forming a trapezium: the northern one on the advance side
	\|tau6 Eri		\|tau6 Eri
	\|-		\|-
	\|24		\|24
	\|ὁ νοτιώτερος τῆς προηγουμένης πλευρᾶς		\|ὁ νοτιώτερος τῆς προηγουμένης πλευρᾶς
	\|The next four stars, nearly ~~fonning~~ a trapezium: the southernmost on the advance side		\|The next four stars, nearly forming a trapezium: the southernmost on the advance side
	\|tau7 Eri		\|tau7 Eri
	\|-		\|-
	\|25		\|25
	\|τῆς ἐπομένης πλευρᾶς ὁ προηγούμενος		\|τῆς ἐπομένης πλευρᾶς ὁ προηγούμενος
	\|The next four stars, nearly ~~fonning~~ a trapezium: the more advanced one on the rear side		\|The next four stars, nearly forming a trapezium: the more advanced one on the rear side
	\|tau8 Eri		\|tau8 Eri
	\|-		\|-
	\|26		\|26
	\|ὁ ἑπόμενος αὐτῆς καὶ λοιπὸς τῶν δ		\|ὁ ἑπόμενος αὐτῆς καὶ λοιπὸς τῶν δ
	\|The next four stars, nearly ~~fonning~~ a trapezium: the last of the 4, the rear one on that side		\|The next four stars, nearly forming a trapezium: the last of the 4, the rear one on that side
	\|tau9 Eri		\|tau9 Eri
	\|-		\|-
	\|27		\|27
	\|ὁ τῶν διεστώτων πρὸς ἀνατολὴν β συνεχῶν ὁ βόρειος		\|ὁ τῶν διεστώτων πρὸς ἀνατολὴν β συνεχῶν ὁ βόρειος
	\|The northernmost of the 2 ~~Stars~~ close ~~tagether~~ at some distance to the east		\|The northernmost of the 2 stars close together at some distance to the east
	\|ups1 Eri		\|ups1 Eri
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ἀστέρες λδ, ὥν α μεγέθους ἂ, γ’ ἔ, δ’ ἧς, εἱ β.		\|ἀστέρες λδ, ὥν α μεγέθους ἂ, γ’ ἔ, δ’ ἧς, εἱ β.
	\|{34 stars, 1 of the ~~lirst~~ magnitude, 5 of the third, 26 of the fourth, 2 of the fifth}		\|{34 stars, 1 of the first magnitude, 5 of the third, 26 of the fourth, 2 of the fifth}
	\|		\|
	\|}		\|}

IanRidpath: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */ Removed duplicate image

2026-05-19T21:46:04Z

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation: Removed duplicate image

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	File:Eridanus uranometria.jpg\|Eri (Uranometria 1603)		File:Eridanus uranometria.jpg\|Eri (Uranometria 1603)
	File:Eridanus Hevelius.jpg\|Eri (Hevelius 1690)		File:Eridanus Hevelius.jpg\|Eri (Hevelius 1690)
	~~File:Eridanus Hevelius.jpg\|Eri (Hevel)~~
	</gallery>		</gallery>


	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

IanRidpath: /* Weblinks */ Added Warburg link

2026-05-19T21:44:30Z

Weblinks: Added Warburg link

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	==Weblinks==		==Weblinks==
			* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017079 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Eridanus]
	*

	==References==		==References==

Sushoff at 12:27, 19 May 2026

2026-05-19T12:27:27Z

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

	[[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Africa]]
	[[Category:Constellation]]		[[Category:Constellation]]
	[[Category:Almagest]]		[[Category:Almagest]]
	~~[[Category:Mesopotamian]]~~
	~~[[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]~~
	[[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Modern]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Eri]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Eri]]
	[[Category:European]]		[[Category:European]]
	~~[[Category:4work~~]]

YoulaAzkarrula at 04:03, 19 May 2026

2026-05-19T04:03:51Z

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	[[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:Eri]]
	[[Category:European]]		[[Category:European]]
	[[Category:4work]]		[[Category:4work]]

Sushoff: /* Hipparchus */

2026-02-27T13:57:30Z

Hipparchus

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	\| colspan="4" \|3 3/5 hours = 216 min = 54 degree		\| colspan="4" \|3 3/5 hours = 216 min = 54 degree
	\|}		\|}
	Setting (Lib III Cap II §10)
			====== Setting (Lib III Cap II §10) ======
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	!		!

Sushoff at 12:21, 27 February 2026

2026-02-27T12:21:37Z

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	[[File:Eridanus - Mercator.jpeg\|thumb\|Eri (Mercator 1551)]]		[[File:Eridanus - Mercator.jpeg\|thumb\|Eri (Mercator 1551)]]
			[[File:Valentinee.jpg\|thumb\|Eridanus in IAU WGSN congratulation on Valentine's Day (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for WGSN).]]
	<ref name=":0">Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>In Greek, the constellation simply had been named ‘The River’ and is interpreted by authors as representing various real or mythological bodies of water. Aratus says it is the river Eridanus, but Eratosthenes also quotes others who believe it must be the Nile. Even in ancient times, some authors considered ‘Eridanus’ to be the name of a mythological river, while others considered it to be the name of the River Po in northern Italy.		<ref name=":0">Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>In Greek, the constellation simply had been named ‘The River’ and is interpreted by authors as representing various real or mythological bodies of water. Aratus says it is the river Eridanus, but Eratosthenes also quotes others who believe it must be the Nile. Even in ancient times, some authors considered ‘Eridanus’ to be the name of a mythological river, while others considered it to be the name of the River Po in northern Italy.

Sushoff at 12:20, 27 February 2026

2026-02-27T12:20:48Z

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			[[File:Eridanus - Mercator.jpeg\|thumb\|Eri (Mercator 1551)]]
	<ref name=":0">Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>In Greek, the constellation simply had been named ‘The River’ and is interpreted by authors as representing various real or mythological bodies of water. Aratus says it is the river Eridanus, but Eratosthenes also quotes others who believe it must be the Nile. Even in ancient times, some authors considered ‘Eridanus’ to be the name of a mythological river, while others considered it to be the name of the River Po in northern Italy.		<ref name=":0">Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>In Greek, the constellation simply had been named ‘The River’ and is interpreted by authors as representing various real or mythological bodies of water. Aratus says it is the river Eridanus, but Eratosthenes also quotes others who believe it must be the Nile. Even in ancient times, some authors considered ‘Eridanus’ to be the name of a mythological river, while others considered it to be the name of the River Po in northern Italy.

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	File:Eridanus Hevelius.jpg\|Eri (Hevel)		File:Eridanus Hevelius.jpg\|Eri (Hevel)
	</gallery>		</gallery>
	~~[[File:Eridanus - Mercator.jpeg\|thumb\|Eri (Mercator 1551)]]~~

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==