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[[File:Fornax IAU.svg|alt=star chart|thumb|Fornax star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
[[File:Fornax IAU.svg|alt=star chart|thumb|Fornax star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Lacaille in the 1750s.
One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Lacaille in the 1750s.

Revision as of 13:22, 20 January 2026

Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann

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

One of the 88 IAU constellations. The constellation was invented by Lacaille in the 1750s.

Etymology and History

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Lacaille on Fornax (1752)


Origin of Constellation

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

  • Fornax in Lacaille (1756).
    Fornax in Lacaille (1756).
  • Fornax in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
    Fornax in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
  • Fornax in Bode (1782, 1805).
    Fornax in Bode (1782, 1805).

Mythology

References

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