Robur Carolinum
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Robur Carolinum (Latin for Charles' oak) was a constellation created by the English astronomer Sir Edmund Halley in 1679. The name refers to the oak where Charles II was said to have hidden from the troops of Oliver Cromwell after the Battle of Worcester. It was located between the constellations of Crux and Carina. Is was never popular and is no longer in use.
[edit] External links
- http://www.pa.msu.edu/people/horvatin/Astronomy_Facts/obsolete_pages/robur_carolinum.htm
- http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/robur.htm
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| Antinous • Apis • Argo Navis • Cerberus • Custos Messium • Felis • Frederici Honores • Gallus • Globus Aerostaticus • Jordanus • Lochium Funis • Machina Electrica • Malus • Mons Maenalus • Musca Borealis • Noctua • Officina Typographica • Polophylax • Psalterium Georgii • Quadrans Muralis • Ramus Pomifer • Robur Carolinum • Sceptrum Brandenburgicum • Sceptrum et Manus Iustitiae • Solarium • Tarandus vel Rangifer • Taurus Poniatovii • Telescopium Herschelii • Testudo • Tigris • Triangulum Minor • Turdus Solitarius • Vespa |
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