Sculptor
See also: sculptor
English
Etymology
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. Originally called Apparātus Scūlptoris, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin for "sculptor's apparatus" but later shortened.
Proper noun
Sculptor
- (astronomy) A dim spring constellation of the southern sky. It lies between Aquarius and Phoenix and lies in the direction of the southern pole of the Milky Way.
Derived terms
Translations
constellation
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