Microscopium
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See also: microscopium
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763, from later Latin microscopium (“microscope”).
Proper noun[edit]
Microscopium
- (astronomy) A faint constellation of the southern spring sky, said to resemble a microscope. It lies south of the constellation of Capricornus.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
faint constellation of the southern spring sky
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