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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4984. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Stars, Constellations And Asterisms

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(the Furnace; abbrev. For, gen. Fornacis; area 398 sq. deg.) A southern constellation which lies between Sculptor and Eridanus, and culminates at midnight in early November. It was introduced as Fornax Chemica (the Chemical Furnace) by the French astronomer Nicolas L de Lacaille (1713-62), who charted the southern sky in 1751-2. The shortened form was adopted by the IAU in 1922....

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