Pyxis - Revision history

Sushoff at 12:40, 27 February 2026

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	[[File:Lacaille text newConst1752 Pyx.JPG\|thumb\|Lacaille's text about Pyxis in his first publication (1752).]]		[[File:Lacaille text newConst1752 Pyx.JPG\|thumb\|Lacaille's text about Pyxis in his first publication (1752).]]
	The Greek constellation of Argo was imagined only in the northern stars of today's The Ship (~~Pup~~, ~~Car~~).		The Greek constellation of Argo was imagined only in the northern stars of today's [[Argo]], Arg, The Ship ([[Puppis]], [[Carina]]).<ref>Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>

	Lacaille gives no reason or explanation for the invention of this constellation. The position of a compass between the top of the poop deck and the sails of a ship does not really make sense, but the three stars that form a straight line and were originally considered the mast of the ancient Greek Argo, could easily interpreted as a needle like in a mariner's compass.		Lacaille gives no reason or explanation for the invention of this constellation. The position of a compass between the top of the poop deck and the sails of a ship does not really make sense, but the three stars that form a straight line and were originally considered the mast of the ancient Greek Argo, could easily interpreted as a needle like in a mariner's compass.

Sushoff at 13:33, 20 January 2026

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	[[File:Pyxis IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Pyxis star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]		[[File:Pyxis IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Pyxis star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The stars of Pyxis formed the mast of Ptolemy's [[Argo]], but have been separated from The Ship when the Dutch enlarged this constellation image in the 1590. Lacaille formed a new constellation with them in the 1750s.		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The stars of Pyxis formed the mast of Ptolemy's [[Argo]], but have been separated from The Ship when the Dutch enlarged this constellation image in the 1590. Lacaille formed a new constellation with them in the 1750s.

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	==== Almagest ====		==== Almagest ====
			[[File:Argo over time (smh 2024).gif\|alt=animated GIF for Argo\|thumb\|animated GIF of the transformation of the constellation Argo over the course of the centuries from ancient Greek to modern depictions (map: Stellarium) ]]
	The constellation is a modern invention, but the stars of Pyxis were mentioned in the Almagest, there defining the mast of the ship [[Argo]].		The constellation is a modern invention, but the stars of Pyxis were mentioned in the Almagest, there defining the mast of the ship [[Argo]].
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	==== Almagest ====		==== Almagest ====
	The constellation is a modern invention, but the stars of Pyxis were mentioned in the Almagest, there defining the mast of the ship.		The constellation is a modern invention, but the stars of Pyxis were mentioned in the Almagest, there defining the mast of the ship [[Argo]].
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 Lacaille gives no reason or explanation for the invention of this constellation. The position of a compass between the top of the poop deck and the sails of a ship does not really make sense, but the three stars that form a straight line and were originally considered the mast of the ancient Greek Argo, could easily interpreted as a needle like in a mariner's compass.
 ===Origin of Constellation===
 ===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===

Sushoff at 18:02, 26 January 2025

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	File:Pyxis lacaille1756.JPG\|Pyxis in the first map by Lacaille (1756)		File:Pyxis lacaille1756.JPG\|Pyxis in the first map by Lacaille (1756)
	File:Pyx Bode1782 detail.jpg\|Pyxis in Bode (1782)		File:Pyx Bode1782 detail.jpg\|Pyxis in Bode (1782)
			File:Pyx Fortin1795.jpg\|Pyxis in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
	File:Arg+Pyx Bode1782 hi.jpg\|Argo and Pyxis in Bode (1782)		File:Arg+Pyx Bode1782 hi.jpg\|Argo and Pyxis in Bode (1782)
	File:Argo+Pyx Goldbach1799 hi.jpg\|Argo and Pyxis in Goldbach (1799)		File:Argo+Pyx Goldbach1799 hi.jpg\|Argo and Pyxis in Goldbach (1799)

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	[[Category:~~Argo~~]]		[[Category:Arg]]

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Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	File:Argo almagest.jpg\|Argo in the Almagest (137 CE), the stars of Pyxis form the mast of the ship.		File:Argo almagest.jpg\|Argo in the Almagest (137 CE), the stars of Pyxis form the mast of the ship.
	File:Pyxis lacaille1756.JPG\|Pyxis in the first map by Lacaille (1756)		File:Pyxis lacaille1756.JPG\|Pyxis in the first map by Lacaille (1756)
			File:Pyx Bode1782 detail.jpg\|Pyxis in Bode (1782)
	File:Arg+Pyx Bode1782 hi.jpg\|Argo and Pyxis in Bode (1782)		File:Arg+Pyx Bode1782 hi.jpg\|Argo and Pyxis in Bode (1782)
	File:Argo+Pyx Goldbach1799 hi.jpg\|Argo and Pyxis in Goldbach (1799)		File:Argo+Pyx Goldbach1799 hi.jpg\|Argo and Pyxis in Goldbach (1799)

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	The Greek constellation of Argo was imagined only in the northern stars of today's The Ship (Pup, Car).		The Greek constellation of Argo was imagined only in the northern stars of today's The Ship (Pup, Car).

			Lacaille gives no reason or explanation for the invention of this constellation. The position of a compass between the top of the poop deck and the sails of a ship does not really make sense, but the three stars that form a straight line and were originally considered the mast of the ancient Greek Argo, could easily interpreted as a needle like in a mariner's compass.
	===Origin of Constellation===		===Origin of Constellation===

	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
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			File:Argo almagest.jpg\|Argo in the Almagest (137 CE), the stars of Pyxis form the mast of the ship.
			File:Pyxis lacaille1756.JPG\|Pyxis in the first map by Lacaille (1756)
	File:Arg+Pyx Bode1782 hi.jpg\|Argo and Pyxis in Bode (1782)		File:Arg+Pyx Bode1782 hi.jpg\|Argo and Pyxis in Bode (1782)
	File:Argo+Pyx Goldbach1799 hi.jpg\|Argo and Pyxis in Goldbach (1799)		File:Argo+Pyx Goldbach1799 hi.jpg\|Argo and Pyxis in Goldbach (1799)
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			[[Category:Argo]]

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[[File:Pyxis IAU.svg|alt=star chart|thumb|Pyxis star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. The stars of Pyxis formed the mast of Ptolemy's [[Argo]], but have been separated from The Ship when the Dutch enlarged this constellation image in the 1590. Lacaille formed a new constellation with them in the 1750s.

==Etymology and History==
[[File:Lacaille text newConst1752 Pyx.JPG|thumb|Lacaille's text about Pyxis in his first publication (1752).]]
The Greek constellation of Argo was imagined only in the northern stars of today's The Ship (Pup, Car).

===Origin of Constellation===

===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
<gallery>
File:Arg+Pyx Bode1782 hi.jpg|Argo and Pyxis in Bode (1782)
File:Argo+Pyx Goldbach1799 hi.jpg|Argo and Pyxis in Goldbach (1799)
</gallery>

==Mythology==

==Weblinks==

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==References==

*[[References]] (general)
*[[References (Greco-Roman)|References (ancient Greco-Roman)]]
*[[References (Medieval and Early Modern)|References (medieval)]]

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