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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5083. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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(the Compass; abbrev. Pyx, gen. Pyxidis; area 221 sq. deg.) A southern constellation which lies between Puppis and Antlia, and culminates at midnight in early February. It was introduced as Pyxis Nautica (the Mariner's Compass) by the French astronomer Nicolas L de Lacaille (1713-62), who charted the southern sky in 1751-2, from stars that formed the mast of the ancient constellation of Argo Navi...

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