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=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
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File:Scutum Fortin1776.jpg|Scutum depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 1st edition (1776)
File:Scutum Fortin1795.jpg|Scutum depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795)
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== Mythology ==
== Mythology ==

Revision as of 15:26, 26 January 2025

File:Scutum IAU.svg
star chart of Scutum (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)

One of the 88 IAU constellations. Scutum was invented by Hevelius (1687).

Etymology and History

historical map
Scutum in the original depiction by Hevelius (1687).

Origin of Constellation

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

  • Scutum depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 1st edition (1776)
    Scutum depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 1st edition (1776)
  • Scutum depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795)
    Scutum depicted in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795)

Mythology

References

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