Microscopium
See also: microscopium
English
Etymology
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763, from later (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin microscopium (“microscope”).
Proper noun
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
Translations
faint constellation of the southern spring sky
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