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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|Jakob Bartsch]] in his book ''Usus Astronomicus Planisphaerii Stellati'' (1624). |
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One end was in [[Canes Venatici]] and then it flowed through [[Leo Minor]] and [[Lynx (constellation)|Lynx]] and ended near [[Camelopardalis]]. This constellation was not adopted in the atlases of [[Johann Bode]] and fell into disuse. |
One end was in the present-day [[Canes Venatici]] and then it flowed through the areas now known as [[Leo Minor]] and [[Lynx (constellation)|Lynx]] and ended 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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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Obsolete constellations]] |
*[[Obsolete constellations]] |
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*[[Dutch celestial cartography in the Age of Discovery]] |
*[[Dutch celestial cartography in the Age of Discovery]] |
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*[[Constellations created and listed by Dutch celestial cartographers]] |
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==External links== |
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* http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/jordanus.htm |
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Revision as of 10:16, 14 March 2022
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 was in the present-day Canes Venatici and then it flowed through the areas now known as Leo Minor and Lynx and ended near Camelopardalis.[1] This constellation was not adopted in the atlases of Johann Bode and fell into disuse.
See also
- Obsolete constellations
- Dutch celestial cartography in the Age of Discovery
- Coelum Stellatum Christianum (Julius Schiller, 1627) Christianized the constellation Hydra as the Jordan river.
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- ^ Ian Ridpath. "Jordanus". Star Tales. Retrieved 2022-03-14.