Lynx - Revision history

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	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Lyn]]

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	[[File:Lynx IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|IAU star chart of Lynx. (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]		[[File:Lynx IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|IAU star chart of Lynx. (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Hevelius and first published in their 1687 star catalogue and atlas.		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Hevelius and first published in their 1687 star catalogue and atlas.<ref>Ian Ridpath (1988). Star Tales - Lynx, [http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/lynx.html online edition]</ref>

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	[[File:Lyn Cat hevel.jpeg\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|Lynx Star Catalogue, page from Hevelius (1687)]]		[[File:Lyn Cat hevel.jpeg\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|Lynx Star Catalogue, page from Hevelius (1687)]]
	[[File:Lyn Hevelius.JPG\|thumb\|Lynx described by Hevelius (1687)]]		[[File:Lyn Hevelius.JPG\|thumb\|Lynx described by Hevelius (1687)]]
	In this area of only faint stars, ancient civilisations like the Greeks, Romans, Babylonians haven't defined any constellation. The brightest star in Lynx has 3.14 mag but there are only two stars in this huge area that are brighter than 4 mag. In today's big cities (and in ancient times: in nights with full moon) this region appeared almost empty.		In this area of only faint stars, ancient civilisations like the Greeks, Romans, Babylonians haven't defined any constellation. The brightest star in Lynx has 3.14 mag but there are only two stars in this huge area that are brighter than 4 mag. In today's big cities (and in ancient times: in nights with full moon) this region appeared almost empty.<ref>Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>

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

Sushoff at 13:26, 20 January 2026

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	[[File:Lynx IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|IAU star chart of Lynx. (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]		[[File:Lynx IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|IAU star chart of Lynx. (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Hevelius and first published in their 1687 star catalogue and atlas.		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Hevelius and first published in their 1687 star catalogue and atlas.

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	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Flamsteed LMi+Lyn 1719.jpeg\|Flamsteed's 1729 depiction of the two cats, Leo Minor and Lynx, on the same page of his atlas.		File:Lyn Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-5.jpg\|Lynx depicted in Hevelius (1687), digitalized by [https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL&search_scope=MyInstitution&tab=LibraryCatalog&docid=alma991342183405961 Linda Hall Library]
			File:Flamsteed LMi+Lyn 1719.jpeg\|Flamsteed's 1729 depiction of the two cats, Leo Minor and Lynx, on the same page of his atlas.
	File:Lynx+LMi Bode1782.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Bode (1782)		File:Lynx+LMi Bode1782.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Bode (1782)
	File:Lyn+LMi Goldbach1799 b.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Goldbach (1799)		File:Lyn+LMi Goldbach1799 b.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Goldbach (1799)
	File:Lyn+LMi Goldbach1799 b LynHi.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Goldbach (1799), Lynx highlighted		File:Lyn+LMi Goldbach1799 b LynHi.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Goldbach (1799), Lynx highlighted
	File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii.jpg\|alt=Sydney Hall (1825). "Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii", plate 8 in Urania's Mirror, a set of celestial cards accompanied by A familiar treatise on astronomy ... by Jehoshaphat Aspin. London. Astronomical chart, 1 print on layered paper board : etching, hand-colored.\|Sydney Hall (1825). "Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii", plate 8 in ''Urania's Mirror'', a set of celestial cards accompanied by ''A familiar treatise on astronomy ...'' by Jehoshaphat Aspin. London. Astronomical chart, 1 print on layered paper board : etching, hand-colored.		File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii.jpg\|alt=Sydney Hall (1825). "Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii", plate 8 in Urania's Mirror, a set of celestial cards accompanied by A familiar treatise on astronomy ... by Jehoshaphat Aspin. London. Astronomical chart, 1 print on layered paper board : etching, hand-colored.\|Sydney Hall (1825). "Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii", plate 8 in ''Urania's Mirror'', a set of celestial cards accompanied by ''A familiar treatise on astronomy ...'' by Jehoshaphat Aspin. London. Astronomical chart, 1 print on layered paper board : etching, hand-colored.
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	Until today, for the stick figure of the constellation, the brightest stars of Lynx are connected in a bend line that could be interpreted as a river.		Until today, for the stick figure of the constellation, the brightest stars of Lynx are connected in a bend line that could be interpreted as a river.

	Flamsteed () and his derivatives in Fortin () and Bode (1782), however, depicted Lynx and Leo Minor on the same page, suggests a connection between the two cats.		Flamsteed (1729) and his derivatives in Fortin () and Bode (1782), however, depicted Lynx and Leo Minor on the same page, suggests a connection between the two cats.

	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
			File:Flamsteed LMi+Lyn 1719.jpeg\|Flamsteed's 1729 depiction of the two cats, Leo Minor and Lynx, on the same page of his atlas.
	File:Lynx+LMi Bode1782.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Bode (1782)		File:Lynx+LMi Bode1782.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Bode (1782)
	File:Lyn+LMi Goldbach1799 b.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Goldbach (1799)		File:Lyn+LMi Goldbach1799 b.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Goldbach (1799)
	File:Lyn+LMi Goldbach1799 b LynHi.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Goldbach (1799), Lynx highlighted		File:Lyn+LMi Goldbach1799 b LynHi.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Goldbach (1799), Lynx highlighted
	File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii.jpg\|Sydney Hall (1825). "Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii", plate 8 in ''Urania's Mirror'', a set of celestial cards accompanied by ''A familiar treatise on astronomy ...'' by Jehoshaphat Aspin. London. Astronomical chart, 1 print on layered paper board : etching, hand-colored.		File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii.jpg\|alt=Sydney Hall (1825). "Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii", plate 8 in Urania's Mirror, a set of celestial cards accompanied by A familiar treatise on astronomy ... by Jehoshaphat Aspin. London. Astronomical chart, 1 print on layered paper board : etching, hand-colored.\|Sydney Hall (1825). "Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii", plate 8 in ''Urania's Mirror'', a set of celestial cards accompanied by ''A familiar treatise on astronomy ...'' by Jehoshaphat Aspin. London. Astronomical chart, 1 print on layered paper board : etching, hand-colored.
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	Until today, for the stick figure of the constellation, the brightest stars of Lynx are connected in a bend line that could be interpreted as a river.		Until today, for the stick figure of the constellation, the brightest stars of Lynx are connected in a bend line that could be interpreted as a river.

			Flamsteed () and his derivatives in Fortin () and Bode (1782), however, depicted Lynx and Leo Minor on the same page, suggests a connection between the two cats.

	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
			<gallery>
			File:Lynx+LMi Bode1782.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Bode (1782)
			File:Lyn+LMi Goldbach1799 b.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Goldbach (1799)
			File:Lyn+LMi Goldbach1799 b LynHi.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Goldbach (1799), Lynx highlighted
			File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii.jpg\|Sydney Hall (1825). "Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii", plate 8 in ''Urania's Mirror'', a set of celestial cards accompanied by ''A familiar treatise on astronomy ...'' by Jehoshaphat Aspin. London. Astronomical chart, 1 print on layered paper board : etching, hand-colored.
			</gallery>

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

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	Hevelius names the constellation after the Eurasian lynx, a medium-sized wild cat that lives in the forests of central and eastern Europe. The cat is very shy and avoids contact with humans, but it is well possible that the astronomers encountered some exemplars during their nightly activities.		Hevelius names the constellation after the Eurasian lynx, a medium-sized wild cat that lives in the forests of central and eastern Europe. The cat is very shy and avoids contact with humans, but it is well possible that the astronomers encountered some exemplars during their nightly activities.

	In their star catalogue, however, Hevelius writes "Lynx sive Tigris".		In their star catalogue, however, Hevelius writes '''"Lynx sive Tigris'''".

	This may be a word play: The Latin term "Tigris" is a Greek loanword from Τίγρις meaning "tiger". They might have been afraid that people know the large forest cat better than the medium-sized one. However, the Greek term "Τίγρις" is also the name of one of the two rivers in Mesopotamia, then being a Persian loanword. (The Persian name of the river probably stems from the Babylonian and Sumerian term for the river, implementing a change from "l" to "r". The Sumerian term is currently read as "river of the heron" and has nothing to do with cats.)		This may be a word play: The Latin term "Tigris" is a Greek loanword from Τίγρις meaning "tiger". They might have been afraid that people know the large forest cat better than the medium-sized one. However, the Greek term "Τίγρις" is also the name of one of the two rivers in Mesopotamia, then being a Persian loanword. (The Persian name of the river probably stems from the Babylonian and Sumerian term for the river, implementing a change from "l" to "r". The Sumerian term is currently read as "river of the heron" and has nothing to do with cats.)

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	=== Species of animal ===		=== Species of animal ===
	[[File:European Lynx (49304514281).jpg\|thumb\|European Lynx - Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire, UK, 22/12/19 (photograph by Charlie ~~acson~~ 2019).]]		[[File:European Lynx (49304514281).jpg\|thumb\|European Lynx - Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire, UK, 22/12/19 (photograph by Charlie Jackson 2019).]]
	Hevelius names the constellation after the Eurasian lynx, a medium-sized wild cat that lives in the forests of central and eastern Europe. The cat is very shy and avoids contact with humans, but it is well possible that the astronomers encountered some exemplars during their nightly activities.		Hevelius names the constellation after the Eurasian lynx, a medium-sized wild cat that lives in the forests of central and eastern Europe. The cat is very shy and avoids contact with humans, but it is well possible that the astronomers encountered some exemplars during their nightly activities.

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 ===Origin of Constellation===
-The constellation was invented by Jan and Elisabeta Hevelius, published in their celestial atlas.
+The constellation was invented by Jan and Elisabeta Hevelius, published in their celestial atlas. The description reads   <blockquote>Quatró, Lyncem, quem inter Ursam Majorem, & Aurigam supra Geminos rejeci, ubi in Clobus vacuum reperitur spatium, & plerumque Dedicatione, & Inscriptione repletur, ibidem 19 Stellulas detexi, non quidem Telescopio aliquo, sed nudo oculo benè visibiles, prout etiam omnes nudo oculo, nudisque dioptris, Majoribus Instrumentis observavi; & sund sectae, & quintae tantùm magnitudinis. Si quis autem eas exactè & debitè contemplari, examinare, atque Organis rimari velit, profectò non sit myops, sed visu polleat, ut res è longinquo benè discernere valeat. Proinde Lyncem ibidem constitui, quòd nemo non necessariè sit Lynceus, vel oculos habeat Lynceos.   </blockquote>English
 ===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===

Sushoff at 13:25, 25 January 2025

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			[[File:Lyn Cat hevel.jpeg\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|Lynx Star Catalogue, page from Hevelius (1687)]]
	[[File:Lyn Hevelius.JPG\|thumb\|Lynx described by Hevelius (1687)]]		[[File:Lyn Hevelius.JPG\|thumb\|Lynx described by Hevelius (1687)]]
	In this area of only faint stars, ancient civilisations like the Greeks, Romans, Babylonians haven't defined any constellation. The brightest star in Lynx has 3.14 mag but there are only two stars in this huge area that are brighter than 4 mag. In today's big cities (and in ancient times: in nights with full moon) this region appeared almost empty.		In this area of only faint stars, ancient civilisations like the Greeks, Romans, Babylonians haven't defined any constellation. The brightest star in Lynx has 3.14 mag but there are only two stars in this huge area that are brighter than 4 mag. In today's big cities (and in ancient times: in nights with full moon) this region appeared almost empty.

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	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Flamsteed LMi+Lyn 1719.jpeg\|Flamsteed's 1729 depiction of the two cats, Leo Minor and Lynx, on the same page of his atlas.		File:Lyn Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae-5.jpg\|Lynx depicted in Hevelius (1687), digitalized by [https://catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL&search_scope=MyInstitution&tab=LibraryCatalog&docid=alma991342183405961 Linda Hall Library]
			File:Flamsteed LMi+Lyn 1719.jpeg\|Flamsteed's 1729 depiction of the two cats, Leo Minor and Lynx, on the same page of his atlas.
	File:Lynx+LMi Bode1782.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Bode (1782)		File:Lynx+LMi Bode1782.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Bode (1782)
	File:Lyn+LMi Goldbach1799 b.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Goldbach (1799)		File:Lyn+LMi Goldbach1799 b.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Goldbach (1799)
	File:Lyn+LMi Goldbach1799 b LynHi.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Goldbach (1799), Lynx highlighted		File:Lyn+LMi Goldbach1799 b LynHi.jpg\|Lynx and Leo Minor in Goldbach (1799), Lynx highlighted
	File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii.jpg\|alt=Sydney Hall (1825). "Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii", plate 8 in Urania's Mirror, a set of celestial cards accompanied by A familiar treatise on astronomy ... by Jehoshaphat Aspin. London. Astronomical chart, 1 print on layered paper board : etching, hand-colored.\|Sydney Hall (1825). "Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii", plate 8 in ''Urania's Mirror'', a set of celestial cards accompanied by ''A familiar treatise on astronomy ...'' by Jehoshaphat Aspin. London. Astronomical chart, 1 print on layered paper board : etching, hand-colored.		File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii.jpg\|alt=Sydney Hall (1825). "Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii", plate 8 in Urania's Mirror, a set of celestial cards accompanied by A familiar treatise on astronomy ... by Jehoshaphat Aspin. London. Astronomical chart, 1 print on layered paper board : etching, hand-colored.\|Sydney Hall (1825). "Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii", plate 8 in ''Urania's Mirror'', a set of celestial cards accompanied by ''A familiar treatise on astronomy ...'' by Jehoshaphat Aspin. London. Astronomical chart, 1 print on layered paper board : etching, hand-colored.
	</gallery>		</gallery>