Argo Navis constellation. 11th-century manuscript illustration of the Argo Navis constellation,represented as the ship of the Ancient Greek adventurers and explorers,the Argonauts. This ancient constellation,one of the 48 listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy,is no longer in use. It was divided into smaller constellations in 1752. This illustration,with Latin text,was produced in England as part of an 11th-century edition of the translations by 1st-century BC Roman author Cicero of the works of 3rd-century BC Greek astronomer Aratus | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / British Library |
Bildgröße: | 5085 px × 3791 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |