Gemini Constellation Zodiac Sign 1482 is a photograph by US Naval Observatory Library which was uploaded on June 16th, 2014.
Gemini Constellation Zodiac Sign 1482
Gemini is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It was one of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century AD astronomer Ptolemy and it... more
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Gemini Constellation Zodiac Sign 1482
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Gemini is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It was one of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century AD astronomer Ptolemy and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin for twins, and it is associated with the twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. Gemini lies between Taurus to the west and Cancer to the east, with Auriga and Lynx to the north and Monoceros and Canis Minor to the south. Gemini the third astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Gemini. It spans the 60-90th degree of the Tropical zodiac, which the Sun transits this area of the zodiac from May 20 to June 21 each year. Poeticon astronomicon is a star atlas whose authorship is disputed. The work was originally attributed to the Roman historian Gaius Julius Hyginus (64 BC - AD 17). The book lists most of the constellations in the same order as Ptolemy's Almagest (2nd century AD) which has led many to believe that a more recent Hyginus created the text. The Poeticon astronomicon was not formally published until 1482, by Erhard Ratdolt. He commissioned a series of woodcuts, but the relative positions of the stars bear little resemblance to the descriptions given by Hyginus in the text or the actual positions of the stars in the sky.
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