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!Χηλῶν ἀστερισμός. | |||
!Constellation of The Claws | |||
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|τῶν ἐπ’ ἄκρας τῆς νοτίου χηλῆς ὁ λαμπρός | |||
|Stars on the tip of the southern claw: the bright one | |||
|alf Lib | |||
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|ὁ βορειότερος αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀμαυρότερος; | |||
|Stars on the tip of the southern claw: the star to the north of this and fainter than it | |||
|mu Lib | |||
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|τῶν ἐπ’ ἄκρας τῆς βορείου χηλῆς ὁ λαμπρός | |||
|Stars an the tip of the northern claw: the bright one | |||
|bet Lib | |||
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|ὁ προηγούμενος αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀμαυρός. | |||
|Stars an the tip of the northern claw: the faint star in a,dvance of this | |||
|del Lib | |||
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|ὁ ἐν μέσῃ τῇ νοτόῳ χηλῇ | |||
|The star in the middle of the southern claw | |||
|iot Lib | |||
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|ὁ τούτου προηγούμενος ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς χηλῆς | |||
|The one in advance of this an the same claw | |||
|nu Lib | |||
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|ὁ ἐν μέσῃ τῇ βορεύῳ χηλῇ. | |||
|The star in the middle of the northern claw | |||
|gam Lib | |||
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|ὁ ἑπόμενος αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς χηλῆς | |||
|The one to the rear of this on the same daw | |||
|tet Lib | |||
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|ἀστέρερ ἡ, ὥν β’ μεγέθους β, δ’ ὅ, ε’ β. | |||
|{8 stars, 2 of the second magnitude, 4 of the fourth, 2 of tl;le fifth} | |||
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!Οἱ περὶ τὰς χηλὰς ἀμόρφωτοι | |||
!Stars araund Libra outside the constellation | |||
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|τῶν βορειοτέρων τῆς βορείου χηλῆς β' ὁ προηγούμενος | |||
|The most advanced of the 3 stars north of the northern claw | |||
|37 Lib | |||
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|τῶν ἐπομένων β ὁ νοτιώτερος | |||
|The southernmost of the rearmost 2 [ of these] | |||
|48 Lib | |||
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|ὁ βόρειος αὐτῶν | |||
|The northernmost of them | |||
|xi Lib | |||
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|τῶν μεταξὺ τῶν χηλῶν » ὁ ἐπόμευος | |||
|The rearmost of the 3 stars between the claws | |||
|lam Lib | |||
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|τῶν λοιπῶν β καὶ προηγουμένων ὁ βόρειος. | |||
|The northernmost of the other 2 in advance f of the lauer 1 | |||
|41 Lib | |||
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|ὁ νότιος αὐτῶν | |||
|The southernmost of them | |||
|HR 5810 | |||
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|τῶν νοτιωτέρου τῆς νοτίου χηλῆς 7 ὁ προηγούμενος. | |||
|The most advanced of the 3 stars south of the southern claw | |||
|20 Lib | |||
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|τῶν λοιπῶν καὶ ἐπομένωυ β ὁ βορειότερος. | |||
|The northernmost of the other, rear 2 | |||
|39 Lib | |||
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|ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶν | |||
|The southernmost of them | |||
|40 Lib | |||
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|ἀστέρες 9, ὧν γ’ μεγέθουρ ἄ, δ’ ἓ, ε β, ς ἂ. | |||
|9 stars, I of the third magnitude, 5 of the fourth, 2 of the fifth, 1 of the sixth | |||
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Revision as of 09:16, 26 April 2025
One of the 88 IAU constellations.
Etymology and History
The Greek constellation ...
Origin of Constellation
Babylonian
Greco-Roman
Aratos
Eratosthenes
Hipparchus
Geminos
Almagest Χηλαί.
| id | Greek
(Heiberg 1898) |
English
(Toomer 1984) |
ident. |
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| Χηλῶν ἀστερισμός. | Constellation of The Claws | ||
| 1 | τῶν ἐπ’ ἄκρας τῆς νοτίου χηλῆς ὁ λαμπρός | Stars on the tip of the southern claw: the bright one | alf Lib |
| 2 | ὁ βορειότερος αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀμαυρότερος; | Stars on the tip of the southern claw: the star to the north of this and fainter than it | mu Lib |
| 3 | τῶν ἐπ’ ἄκρας τῆς βορείου χηλῆς ὁ λαμπρός | Stars an the tip of the northern claw: the bright one | bet Lib |
| 4 | ὁ προηγούμενος αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀμαυρός. | Stars an the tip of the northern claw: the faint star in a,dvance of this | del Lib |
| 5 | ὁ ἐν μέσῃ τῇ νοτόῳ χηλῇ | The star in the middle of the southern claw | iot Lib |
| 6 | ὁ τούτου προηγούμενος ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς χηλῆς | The one in advance of this an the same claw | nu Lib |
| ὁ ἐν μέσῃ τῇ βορεύῳ χηλῇ. | The star in the middle of the northern claw | gam Lib | |
| ὁ ἑπόμενος αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς χηλῆς | The one to the rear of this on the same daw | tet Lib | |
| ἀστέρερ ἡ, ὥν β’ μεγέθους β, δ’ ὅ, ε’ β. | {8 stars, 2 of the second magnitude, 4 of the fourth, 2 of tl;le fifth} | ||
| Οἱ περὶ τὰς χηλὰς ἀμόρφωτοι | Stars araund Libra outside the constellation | ||
| τῶν βορειοτέρων τῆς βορείου χηλῆς β' ὁ προηγούμενος | The most advanced of the 3 stars north of the northern claw | 37 Lib | |
| τῶν ἐπομένων β ὁ νοτιώτερος | The southernmost of the rearmost 2 [ of these] | 48 Lib | |
| ὁ βόρειος αὐτῶν | The northernmost of them | xi Lib | |
| τῶν μεταξὺ τῶν χηλῶν » ὁ ἐπόμευος | The rearmost of the 3 stars between the claws | lam Lib | |
| τῶν λοιπῶν β καὶ προηγουμένων ὁ βόρειος. | The northernmost of the other 2 in advance f of the lauer 1 | 41 Lib | |
| ὁ νότιος αὐτῶν | The southernmost of them | HR 5810 | |
| τῶν νοτιωτέρου τῆς νοτίου χηλῆς 7 ὁ προηγούμενος. | The most advanced of the 3 stars south of the southern claw | 20 Lib | |
| τῶν λοιπῶν καὶ ἐπομένωυ β ὁ βορειότερος. | The northernmost of the other, rear 2 | 39 Lib | |
| ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶν | The southernmost of them | 40 Lib | |
| ἀστέρες 9, ὧν γ’ μεγέθουρ ἄ, δ’ ἓ, ε β, ς ἂ. | 9 stars, I of the third magnitude, 5 of the fourth, 2 of the fifth, 1 of the sixth |
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
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Libra (two versions) in as-Sufi, Kitāb Ṣuwar al-kawākib al-thābitah, Mosul 1170, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford,
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Libra in Bayer (1603).
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Libra in Flamsteed (1776)
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Libra in Bode (1782,1805)
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Libra in Jamieson (1822)
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Libra zodiac sign, Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, India






