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The term .... | The term Dhanuśira literally means head of the bow. Dhanu - Bow, śira - head. This has been found in the catalogue of astrolabes translated from Persian. The names in these star lists of the dials have been coined based on their position. <ref>Sarma S R, 2023, A Descriptive Catalogue of Indian Astronomical Instruments, https://srsarma.in/catalogue.php</ref>The coordinates match with μ Sagittarii. The image based on the artwork from [[wikicommons]]<ref>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Sagittarius_and_Corona_Australis%2C_Microscopium%2C_and_Telescopium.png</ref> (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Sagittarius_and_Corona_Australis%2C_Microscopium%2C_and_Telescopium.png) represents the position - the red circle envelopes the star. | ||
Revision as of 09:43, 16 July 2026
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.Dhanuśira
Etymology and History
Name Variants
- Dhanuśira
- Dhanushira
Origin of Constellation
The term Dhanuśira literally means head of the bow. Dhanu - Bow, śira - head. This has been found in the catalogue of astrolabes translated from Persian. The names in these star lists of the dials have been coined based on their position. [1]The coordinates match with μ Sagittarii. The image based on the artwork from wikicommons[2] (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Sagittarius_and_Corona_Australis%2C_Microscopium%2C_and_Telescopium.png) represents the position - the red circle envelopes the star.
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Mythology
The symbol of Dhanishta is ...
Weblinks
References
- ↑ Sarma S R, 2023, A Descriptive Catalogue of Indian Astronomical Instruments, https://srsarma.in/catalogue.php
- ↑ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Sagittarius_and_Corona_Australis%2C_Microscopium%2C_and_Telescopium.png
