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==Etymology and History==
==Etymology and History==
 
[[File:CVn Johannes-Hevelii-Prodromus-astronomiae.jpg|alt=historical map|thumb|CVn depicted in Hevelius (1687).]]


[[File:CVn Hevelius.JPG|alt=screenshot of text|thumb|Canes Venatici as desctibed in Hevelius (1687).]]


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

Revision as of 16:56, 25 January 2025

star chart
CVn star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)

One of the 88 IAU constellations. The constellation was invented by Hevelius (1687) in it's present shape but with predecessors in other cultures and atlases.

Etymology and History

historical map
CVn depicted in Hevelius (1687).


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Canes Venatici as desctibed in Hevelius (1687).

Origin of Constellation

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

Mythology

References

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