| The Constellation
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Mythology and History |  |
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| It is a shame that the most important instrument for astronomers should be associated with such a tiny portion of the sky. Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille devised the constellation in the mid-eighteenth century. Lacaille borrowed stars from Sagittarius, Ophiuchus, Corona Borealis and Scorpius. He originally called the constellation Tubus Astronomicus, in honor of Galileo's 1610 invention. |
