fornax

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Definition von fornax im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus

The Roman goddess of ovens

A dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Fornax

a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix

Silbentrennung

For·nax

Etymologie

() Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Originally called Fornāx Chemica, Latin for "chemical furnace".