Rangifer was a small constellation between the constellations of Cassiopeia and Camelopardalis. It was also known as Tarandus. Both words mean "reindeer" in Latin. "Rangifer" is the generic name of the reindeer, and "tarandus" is the specific name. The constellation may also be referred to as Renne.
The constellation was found in the northern sky near the now obsolete constellation of Custos Messium (the harvest keeper).[1]
The constellation is no longer in use.
History
[edit]The constellation Rangifer was created by the French astronomer Pierre Charles Le Monnier in 1736 to commemorate the expedition of Maupertuis to Lapland. Geodetical observations from the expedition proved Earth's oblateness.
References
[edit]- ^ "Taradus vel Rangifer". web.pa.msu.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
External links
[edit]- Rangifer, the reindeer: Ian Ridpath's Star Tales
- Tarandus vel Rangifer, the reindeer: Shane Horvatin
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