Psalterium Georgii (also Harpa Georgii) (
Latin
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for ''George's harp'') was a
constellation created by
Maximilian Hell
Maximilian Hell ( hu, Hell Miksa) (born Rudolf Maximilian Höll; May 15, 1720 – April 14, 1792) was an astronomer and an ordained Jesuit priest from the Kingdom of Hungary.
Biography
Born as Rudolf Maximilian Höll in Selmecbánya, Hont Co ...
in 1789 to honor
George III of Great Britain
George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Br ...
. It was created from northern stars in
Eridanus and was next to the constellation
Taurus
Taurus is Latin for 'bull' and may refer to:
* Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign
* Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac
* Taurus (mythology), one of two Greek mythological characters named Taurus
* '' Bos tauru ...
, and included
10 Tauri. It is no longer in use.
External links
*
Ian Ridpath
Ian William Ridpath (born 1 May 1947, in Ilford, Essex) is an English science writer and broadcaster best known as a popularizer of astronomy and a biographer of constellation history. As a UFO sceptic, he investigated and explained the Rendl ...
's ''Star Tales''
Harpa Georgii* http://www.pa.msu.edu/people/horvatin/Astronomy_Facts/obsolete_pages/psalterium_georgii.htm
Former constellations
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