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Definition of Microscopium
1. Noun. A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Sagittarius and Capricornus.
Definition of Microscopium
1. Proper noun. (constellation) A faint constellation of the southern spring sky, said to resemble a microscope. It lies south of the constellation of Capricornus. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Microscopium
Literary usage of Microscopium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Uranography: Or, A Description of the Heavens; Designed for Academics and by Ezra Otis Kendall (1845)
"Microscopium—The Microscope, Is situated between Sagittarius and the Balloon.
It was instituted by Lacaille. GRUS—The Crane, Is south of the Southern Fish. ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"See Microscopium.— Achromatic microscope. See achromatic.—Binocular microscope,
a microscope .... Microscopium (mi-krö-skö'pi-um), n. [NL. : see microscope. ..."
3. Vergilius Redivivus: Studies in Joseph Addison's Latin Poetry by Estelle Haan (2005)
"His Latin poem Microscopium, likewise included in the Musae Anglicanae, may not
be insignificant vis-a-vis Addison's Latin corpus as a whole.4 And if the ..."
4. A Handbook of Descriptive and Practical Astronomy by George Frederick Chambers, ( (1890)
"Microscopium. Fr, Le Microscope ; Germ. Das Microscop. ... -37 \ Following 21 25
I9°°- Sou'th -3° -45 Microscopium is a small constellation, the brightest ..."
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