Equuleus - Revision history

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Ptolemy

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 The term "protomê" in principle can designate any forepart, e.g. a bust of a statue or a face of an animal.
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 File:Pegasus et Equuleus - Mercator.jpeg|Equuleus (Mercator 1551)
 File:Equuleus Uranometria.jpg|Equuleus, Johannes Bayer (1603), Uranometria.
 File:1776 - John Flamsteed - Pegase, Le Petit Cheval, Le Dauphin (Pegasus, Pisces and Equuleus).jpg|1776 (Jean Fortin) after John Flamsteed - Pegase, Le Petit Cheval, Le Dauphin (Pegasus, Delphinus and Equuleus).
 File:1822 - Alexander Jamieson - Pegasus and Equuleus.jpg|Equuleus in Alexander Jamieson (1822).

YoulaAzkarrula: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */

2026-06-04T06:30:12Z

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Pegasus et Equuleus - Mercator.jpeg\|Equuleus (Mercator 1551)		File:Pegasus et Equuleus - Mercator.jpeg\|Equuleus (Mercator 1551)
	File:Equuleus Uranometria.jpg\|Equuleus, Johannes Bayer (1603), Uranometria.		File:Equuleus Uranometria.jpg\|Equuleus, Johannes Bayer (1603), Uranometria.
	File:1776 - John Flamsteed - Pegase, Le Petit Cheval, Le Dauphin (Pegasus, Pisces and Equuleus).jpg\|1776 (Jean Fortin) after John Flamsteed - Pegase, Le Petit Cheval, Le Dauphin (Pegasus, Delphinus and Equuleus).		File:1776 - John Flamsteed - Pegase, Le Petit Cheval, Le Dauphin (Pegasus, Pisces and Equuleus).jpg\|1776 (Jean Fortin) after John Flamsteed - Pegase, Le Petit Cheval, Le Dauphin (Pegasus, Delphinus and Equuleus).
	File:1822 - Alexander Jamieson - Pegasus and Equuleus.jpg\|Equuleus in Alexander Jamieson (1822).		File:1822 - Alexander Jamieson - Pegasus and Equuleus.jpg\|Equuleus in Alexander Jamieson (1822).
	File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Pegasus and Equuleus (best currently available version - 2014) - original.jpg\|Equuleus in Sidney Hall's Urania's Mirror (1825).		File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Pegasus and Equuleus (best currently available version - 2014) - original.jpg\|Equuleus in Sidney Hall's Urania's Mirror (1825).
	File:Constellations of Aquila, Delphinus and Equuleus. Wellcome L0030692.jpg\|Equuleus, Persian Manuscript 373, Wellcome Library London		File:Constellations of Aquila, Delphinus and Equuleus. Wellcome L0030692.jpg\|Equuleus, Persian Manuscript 373, Wellcome Library London
			File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-033.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Equuleus
			File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-033.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Equuleus
	</gallery>		</gallery>

IanRidpath: /* Weblinks */ Added Warburg link

2026-05-19T21:42:02Z

Weblinks: Added Warburg link

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	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==
			* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017055 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Equus Minor]
	*

	== References ==		== References ==

Sushoff at 12:25, 19 May 2026

2026-05-19T12:25:50Z

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	[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Africa]] [[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Africa]] [[Category:Modern]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Equ]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Equ]]
	~~[[Category:4work]]~~

YoulaAzkarrula at 04:03, 19 May 2026

2026-05-19T04:03:03Z

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	* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]		* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]

	[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Africa]] [[Category:Modern]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Equ]]
	[[Category:4work]]		[[Category:4work]]

Sushoff: /* Greek Mythology */

2026-02-26T19:37:33Z

Greek Mythology

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	The small constellation is missing from the Farnese Globe, the Mainz Globe and the Kugel Globe, and it is not mentioned by Hipparchus, Eratosthenes and Aratos. Only Geminos (1st century BCE) mentions this constellation, and Ptolemy's Almagest finally establishes it.		<ref name=":0">Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>The small constellation is missing from the Farnese Globe, the Mainz Globe and the Kugel Globe, and it is not mentioned by Hipparchus, Eratosthenes and Aratos. Only Geminos (1st century BCE) mentions this constellation, and Ptolemy's Almagest finally establishes it.

	The stars in the area of Equuleus are rather faint (brightest one has V~3.9 mag) and did not form a separate constellation. On the Farnese Globe, they are part of the dolphin's tail ([[Delphinus]]).		The stars in the area of Equuleus are rather faint (brightest one has V~3.9 mag) and did not form a separate constellation. On the Farnese Globe, they are part of the dolphin's tail ([[Delphinus]]).
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	== Greek Mythology ==		== Greek Mythology ==
	The Greek myth revolves around Hippe, the daughter of the centaur Cheiron. When she got pregnant, she hid from her father. As he was looking for her, she was turned into a mare by the merciful gods. So she gave birth to a foal, which is depicted here.		<ref name=":0" />The Greek myth revolves around Hippe, the daughter of the centaur Cheiron. When she got pregnant, she hid from her father. As he was looking for her, she was turned into a mare by the merciful gods. So she gave birth to a foal, which is depicted here.

	== IAU WGSN ==		== IAU WGSN ==

IanRidpath: /* IAU WGSN */ Copyedit, capitalization

2026-02-22T09:53:09Z

IAU WGSN: Copyedit, capitalization

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	== IAU WGSN ==		== IAU WGSN ==
	Greek name for the constellation in the Almagest: ''~~protamos~~'' means "the bust" and it designated the ~~bust~~ of a horse (~~alf~~, ~~bet~~, ~~gam~~, ~~del Equ~~). ~~alf~~ Equ already has ~~gotten~~ an IAU-name. Among the remaining ones, ~~del~~ Equ is the brightest		The Greek name for the constellation in the Almagest, ''protome,'' means "the bust" and it designated the fore part of a horse (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta Equulei). Alpha Equ already has an IAU name. Among the remaining ones, Delta Equ is the brightest.

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

YoulaAzkarrula: /* Ptolemy */

2026-02-06T10:40:02Z

Ptolemy

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Sushoff at 13:21, 20 January 2026

2026-01-20T13:21:23Z

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	[[File:Equuleus IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Equ star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Equuleus IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Equ star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. It was invented in the first century BCE, called ''Protomê Hippou'' (Forepart of the Horse) by Geminos and ''Hippou Protomes'' in the Almagest (138 CE). Geminos attributes the constellation to Hipparchus but this cannot be confirmed by the surviving fragments and texts.		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. It was invented in the first century BCE, called ''Protomê Hippou'' (Forepart of the Horse) by Geminos and ''Hippou Protomes'' in the Almagest (138 CE). Geminos attributes the constellation to Hipparchus but this cannot be confirmed by the surviving fragments and texts.

Sushoff at 07:22, 26 April 2025

2025-04-26T07:22:57Z

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	[[File:Equuleus IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Equ star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Equuleus IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Equ star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. It was invented in the first century BCE, called ''Protomê Hippou'' (Forepart of the Horse) by Geminos and ''Hippou Protomes'' in the Almagest (138 CE).		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. It was invented in the first century BCE, called ''Protomê Hippou'' (Forepart of the Horse) by Geminos and ''Hippou Protomes'' in the Almagest (138 CE). Geminos attributes the constellation to Hipparchus but this cannot be confirmed by the surviving fragments and texts.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
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	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===

	==== Geminos ====		==== Geminos ''Protomê Hippou'' ====
			The term "protomê" in principle can designate any forepart, e.g. a bust of a statue or a face of an animal.
	~~====~~ ... ~~====~~

	==== Ptolemy ====		==== Ptolemy ====