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Complete Definition of "Horologium"

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English

Etymology
Named by the French astronomer w:Nicolas Louis de Lacaille|Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. Originally called horologium|Hōrologium oscillitorium|Oscillitorium
(L. for "pendulum clock") to honor the Dutch astronomer and mathematician Christian Huygens, inventor of the pendulum clock.

Proper noun
en-proper noun

  1. constellation A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between the constellations Fornax and Dorado.

Translations
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French: Horloge
German: Pendeluhr f
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Russian: Часы
Spanish: Horologium
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Related terms
horologe

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