Jordanus (constellation)
Jordanus (the Jordan River) was a constellation introduced in 1612 (or 1613) by Petrus Plancius.
One end was in Canes Venatici and then it flowed through Leo Minor and Lynx and ended near Camelopardalis. 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
- Constellations created and listed by Dutch celestial cartographers
- Coelum Stellatum Christianum (Julius Schiller, 1627) Christianized the constellation Hydra as the Jordan river.
External links
Template:Dutch constellations Template:Early modern Netherlandish cartography, geography and cosmography
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