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'''Jordanus''' (the ''[[Jordan River]]'') was a [[constellation]] introduced in 1612 (or 1613) by [[Petrus Plancius]] |
'''Jordanus''' (the ''[[Jordan River]]'') was a [[constellation]] introduced in 1612 (or 1613) on a globe by [[Petrus Plancius]] and first shown in print by [[Jakob Bartsch]] in his book ''Usus Astronomicus Planisphaerii Stellati'' (1624). |
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One end lay in the present-day [[Canes Venatici]] and then it flowed through the areas now occupied by [[Leo Minor]] and [[Lynx (constellation)|Lynx]], ending near [[Camelopardalis]].<ref name="Ridpath">{{cite web|url=http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/jordanus.html|title=Jordanus|website=Star Tales|author=Ian Ridpath|date=|access-date=2022-03-14}}</ref> This constellation was not adopted in the atlases of [[Johann Bode]] and fell into disuse. |
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* http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/jordanus.htm |
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*''[[Coelum Stellatum Christianum]]'' ([[Julius Schiller]], 1627) Christianized the constellation [[Hydra (constellation)|Hydra]] as the Jordan river. |
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Latest revision as of 21:13, 30 April 2024
Jordanus (the Jordan River) was a constellation introduced in 1612 (or 1613) on a globe by Petrus Plancius and first shown in print by Jakob Bartsch in his book Usus Astronomicus Planisphaerii Stellati (1624).
One end lay in the present-day Canes Venatici and then it flowed through the areas now occupied by Leo Minor and Lynx, ending near Camelopardalis.[1] This constellation was not adopted in the atlases of Johann Bode and fell into disuse.
References
[edit]- ^ Ian Ridpath. "Jordanus". Star Tales. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
See also
[edit]- Obsolete constellations
- Coelum Stellatum Christianum (Julius Schiller, 1627) Christianized the constellation Hydra as the Jordan river.
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