Ophiuchus - Revision history

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Rudolphine Tables (1627)

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	==== Rudolphine Tables (1627) ====		==== Rudolphine Tables (1627) ====
	[[File:Oph Serpentarius RudolphTab.png\|thumb\|Oph in Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627).]]		[[File:Oph Serpentarius RudolphTab.png\|thumb\|Oph in Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627).]]
	TheTabulae Rudolphinae were ordered and dedicated to Emperor Rudolph II of the Holy Roman Empire. The main purpose was to allow the computation of the positions of the then known five classically known planets, but the tables also consist of a star catalogue. They were published by Johannes Kepler (1627), including earlier work and observational data by Tycho Brahe. The original Latin title is "Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur".		TheTabulae Rudolphinae were ordered and dedicated to Emperor Rudolph II of the Holy Roman Empire. The main purpose was to allow the computation of the positions of the then known five classically known planets, but the tables also consist of a star catalogue. They were published by Johannes Kepler (1627), including earlier work and observational data by Tycho Brahe. The original Latin title is "Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur".<ref>Kepler (1627). ''Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur.'' [https://schriftgut.sh/viewer/image/PPN587862734/274/ online]</ref>

	Kepler usually prefers the Latin name "Serpentarius", the Snake Bearer, as he also uses this term in the title of his description of the supernova SN 1604. Here, he uses the Greek loanword '''Ophiuchus''' as primara and Latin '''Serpentarius''' as a variant.		Kepler usually prefers the Latin name "Serpentarius", the Snake Bearer, as he also uses this term in the title of his description of the supernova SN 1604. Here, he uses the Greek loanword '''Ophiuchus''' as primara and Latin '''Serpentarius''' as a variant.

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Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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Sushoff: /* Eratosthenes */

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Eratosthenes

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	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====
	<blockquote>'''Var. 1:''' This is the figure standing on Scorpius, with the snake in his hands. It is said that this is Asclepius, and that Zeus raised him among the constellations to please Apollo. Asclepius practised the medical art so well that he even brought the dead back to life, and the last person he resuscitated was Hippolytus [the son of Theseus]. As the gods were worried that the prodigies performed by Asclepius might lead to an end to the honours paid to them by men, it is said that Zeus, in a fit of anger, brought Asclepius back to life. Zeus, in anger, is said to have hurled his thunderbolt against the home of Asclepius; later, out of respect for Apollo, he raised Asclepius among the constellations. He is easily identified by his position, above the largest of the constellations, Scorpius, and his image is easily recognisable. The Snake Bearerhas a shining star on its head, one on each shoulder, three on the left arm, four on the right arm, one on each hip, one on each knee, one on the right calf and one on each foot, the brightest being the one on the right foot. Seventeen in all. The Snake has two stars on the tip of its head... </blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' This is the figure standing on the Scorpion with a snake in his hands. Some astronomers claim that this is Asclepius and that Zeus, because he had struck him with lightning, decided to grant him this honour to please Apollo (because in the midst of men he used his medical knowledge to bring the dead back to life). Zeus, therefore, was angry and hurled his thunderbolt against his home; but, out of respect for Apollo, he raised Asclepius among the constellations. The Serpentarian has a shining star on his head, a shining one on each shoulder, three on the left arm, four on the right arm four on the right arm, one on each hip, one on each knee, one on the right calf, one on each foot. In all seventeen. (Pamias and Zucker 2013)</blockquote>		Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 20-22)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1:''' This is the figure standing on Scorpius, with the snake in his hands. It is said that this is Asclepius, and that Zeus raised him among the constellations to please Apollo. Asclepius practised the medical art so well that he even brought the dead back to life, and the last person he resuscitated was Hippolytus [the son of Theseus]. As the gods were worried that the prodigies performed by Asclepius might lead to an end to the honours paid to them by men, it is said that Zeus, in a fit of anger, brought Asclepius back to life. Zeus, in anger, is said to have hurled his thunderbolt against the home of Asclepius; later, out of respect for Apollo, he raised Asclepius among the constellations. He is easily identified by his position, above the largest of the constellations, Scorpius, and his image is easily recognisable. The Snake Bearerhas a shining star on its head, one on each shoulder, three on the left arm, four on the right arm, one on each hip, one on each knee, one on the right calf and one on each foot, the brightest being the one on the right foot. Seventeen in all. The Snake has two stars on the tip of its head... </blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' This is the figure standing on the Scorpion with a snake in his hands. Some astronomers claim that this is Asclepius and that Zeus, because he had struck him with lightning, decided to grant him this honour to please Apollo (because in the midst of men he used his medical knowledge to bring the dead back to life). Zeus, therefore, was angry and hurled his thunderbolt against his home; but, out of respect for Apollo, he raised Asclepius among the constellations. The Serpentarian has a shining star on his head, a shining one on each shoulder, three on the left arm, four on the right arm four on the right arm, one on each hip, one on each knee, one on the right calf, one on each foot. In all seventeen. (Pamias and Zucker 2013)</blockquote>
	===== Hipparchus =====		===== Hipparchus =====

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

2026-06-04T05:39:38Z

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
			<gallery>
			File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-056.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Ophiuchus
			File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-057.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Ophiuchus
			</gallery>

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

Sushoff at 13:38, 2 June 2026

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

	[[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:European]][[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]
	[[Category:Constellation]]		[[Category:Constellation]]
	[[Category:Super-Constellation]]		[[Category:Super-Constellation]]
	[[Category:Almagest]]		[[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Africa]]
	[[Category:~~Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian~~]]
	[[Category:Modern]][[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]		[[Category:Modern]][[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]
	[[Category:Oph]]		[[Category:Oph]]
	[[Category:~~European~~]]		[[Category:Rubric]] [[Category:Lunar System]] [[Category:Zodiac]]
	[[Category:Zodiac]]

Sushoff at 10:35, 2 June 2026

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	[[Category:Super-Constellation]]		[[Category:Super-Constellation]]
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	[[Category:Mesopotamian]]		[[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]
	[[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]		[[Category:Modern]][[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]
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	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Oph]]		[[Category:European]]
	[[Category:European]][[Category:Zodiac]]		[[Category:Zodiac]]

YoulaAzkarrula at 11:39, 26 May 2026

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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:Oph]]
	[[Category:European]][[Category:Zodiac]]		[[Category:European]][[Category:Zodiac]]

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Ὀφιοῦχος. */ OCR errors

2026-05-20T13:13:46Z

Almagest Ὀφιοῦχος.: OCR errors

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	\|τῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀριστεροῦ ὤμου β ὁ προηγούμενος		\|τῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀριστεροῦ ὤμου β ὁ προηγούμενος
	\|The more advanced of the 2 stars on the left ~~shou Ider~~		\|The more advanced of the 2 stars on the left shoulder
	\|iot Oph		\|iot Oph
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	\|τῶν ἐν τῇ ἀριστερᾷ κυήμῃ ἢ’ ἐπ’ εὐθείας ὁ βόρειος		\|τῶν ἐν τῇ ἀριστερᾷ κυήμῃ ἢ’ ἐπ’ εὐθείας ὁ βόρειος
	\|The northernmost of the 3 stars in a straight line m the left lower leg		\|The northernmost of the 3 stars in a straight line in the left lower leg
	\|phi Oph		\|phi Oph
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	\|ὁ τῶν ὃ βορειότερος μουαχός		\|ὁ τῶν ὃ βορειότερος μουαχός
	\|The lone star north.of[these] 4		\|The lone star north of [these] 4
	\|72 Oph		\|72 Oph
	\|-		\|-

IanRidpath: /* Weblinks */ Added Warburg link

2026-05-20T08:51:27Z

Weblinks: Added Warburg link

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	==Weblinks==		==Weblinks==

	*		* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017051 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Serpentarius]

	==References==		==References==

Sushoff at 12:47, 19 May 2026

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