Corvus
One of the 88 IAU constellations.
Etymology and History
The Greek constellation ...
Origin of Constellation
Babylonian
Greco-Roman
Aratos
[448?] Midway on its coiling form is set the Crater, and at the tip the figure of a Raven [Corvus] that seems to peck at the coil.
[520?] the dim-lit Crater and the Crow
(Kidd 1997)
Eratosthenes
Hipparchus
Geminos
Almagest Κόραξ.
| id | Greek (Heiberg 1898) | English (Toomer 1984) | ident. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Κόρακος ἀστερισμός | |||
| 1 | ὁ ἐν τῷ ῥάμφει καὶ κοιφὸς τοῦ Ὕδρου. | The star in the beak, which is [applied in] common to Hydra | alf Crv |
| 2 | ὁ ἐν τῷ τραχήλῳ πρὸς τῇ κεφαλῇἡ | The star in the neck, by the head | eps Crv |
| 3 | ὁ ἐν τῷ στήθει. | The star in the breast | zet Crv |
| 4 | ὁ ἐν τῇ προηγουμένῃ καὶ δεξιᾷ πτέρυγι. | The star in the advance, right wing | gam Crv |
| 5 | τῶν ἐν τῇ ἐπομένῃ πτέρογι β’ ὁ ἠγούμενος; | The more advanced of the 2 stars in the rear wing | del Crv |
| 6 | ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶ | The rearmost of them | ety Crv |
| 7 | ὁ ἐπ’ ἄκρου τοῦ ποδὸς κοιφὸς τοῦ Ὕδρου | The star on the end of the leg, which is [applied in] common to Hydra | bet Crv |
| all | ὁ ἀστέρες ξ, ὧν γ’ μεγέθους ἔ, δ’ ἂ, ε’ ἄ |
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Hydra with Crater and Corvus on the Kugel Globe (-1st c., drawing by SMH)
Hydra with Corvus and Crater on the Mercator Globe (1551)
Hydra in the Uranometria (1603), Corvus not drawn but in map
Corvus in Flamsteed (1776)
Corvus and Crater in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
Corvus in Hall (1825)
Mythology
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