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File:Blaeu1602 Cha+Mus+Cru.JPG|Musca, Chamaeleon and Crux on Blaeu's first globe (1602) that is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/360/media-360270/large.jpg RMG] | |||
File:Blaeu1603 Cru+Mus+Cha.JPG|Musca, Chamaeleon and Crux on Blaeu (1603), the globe that is based on de Houtman's data. [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/398/media-398216/large.jpg RMG] | |||
File:Cha Bayer1603.jpg|Chamaeleon in Bayer (1603) | File:Cha Bayer1603.jpg|Chamaeleon in Bayer (1603) | ||
File:Cha Fortin1795.jpg|Chamaeleon in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795). | File:Cha Fortin1795.jpg|Chamaeleon in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795). | ||
Revision as of 20:37, 3 May 2025
One of the 88 IAU constellations. The constellation was invented by Dutch sailors in the 1590s.
Etymology and History
Origin of Constellation
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
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Musca, Chamaeleon and Crux on Blaeu's first globe (1602) that is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). RMG -
Musca, Chamaeleon and Crux on Blaeu (1603), the globe that is based on de Houtman's data. RMG -
Chamaeleon in Bayer (1603) -
Chamaeleon in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
Mythology
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