Horologium

Horologium
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Horologium is a small, inconspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere. It was charted by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century.

Horologium
Abbreviation: Hor
Genitive: Horologii
Translation: The Clock
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Horologium, the pendulum clock:
One of the southern constellations created by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de La Caille between 1750-1754. It can be found east of the bright star Achernar in Eridanus, the river.

Originally named Horologium Oscillitorium by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, the constellation name has since been shortened to be less cumbersome. Horologium Oscillitorium was to honour the inventor of the pendulum clock, Christian Huygens.

Horologium, the Pendulum Clock (originally l'Horloge and then Horologium Oscillitorium), was a constellation introduced by AbbŽ Nicolas Louis de Lacaille during his stay at the Cape of Good Hope between 1751 and 1752.

Horologium
Abbreviation: Hor English name: Clock Coordinates see Stellar data ...

Horologium, shown as Horologium Pendulum, in the Uranographia of Johann Bode. For Lacaille's original depiction, see here.
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horologium: a name used to describe medieval manuscripts listing shadow lengths, deriving from the Latin name for timepieces. Modern versions have also been produced.

Horologium (Clock)
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Origin of the constellation: 1752, Lacaille ...

Horologium
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Iota Horologium is very similar to our own Sun, and has a Jupiter- like planet that orbits in just under a year. The star seems to have escaped from the Hyades star cluster.
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Constellation Horologium, the Pendulum Clock, is one of those obscure constellations in the Southern Hemisphere invented in the mid-1880s by the Abbé [Abbot] Nicholas Louis de La Caille (1713-1762), ...

Hor, Horo (NASA SP-7, 1965) International Astronomical Union abbreviations for Horologium. See constellation.

Horologium Supercluster
Corona Borealis Supercluster
Columba Supercluster
Aquarius Supercluster
Aquarius B Supercluster
Aquarius-Capricornus Supercluster
Aquarius-Cetus Supercluster
Bootes A Supercluster
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The somewhat eulogistic dedication of the Horologium Oscillatorium to Louis XIV brought to a head murmurs against Huygens at a time when France was at war with Holland, but in spite of this he continued to reside in Paris.

Cerberus (Probably one of the stars in former constellation Cerberus now contained in Hercules)
Horologium (Horologii) Hydra (Hydrae)
Gamma Hydra (aka Gamma Hydrae)
Epsilon Hydra (aka Epsilon Hydrae)
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Fornax(furnace), Gemini(twins), Grus(the crane), Hercules, Horologium(pendulum clock), ...

late in the 17th century, including Lacerta (the Lizard), Leo Minor (the Small Lion) and Scutum (the Shield);
Finally, Nicolas Louis de Lacaille devised 14 southern hemisphern constellations in c.1750, including Fornax (the Furnace), Horologium (the ...

See also: Constellation, Aries, Star, Hydrus, Sky

Topic: Astronomy