Caelum

See also: caelum

English

Etymology

From Latin caelum (“a chisel”). Named in the 17th century by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːləm/
  • Rhymes: -iːləm

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Caelum

  1. (astronomy) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a chisel.

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