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Definition of Telescopium
1. Noun. A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Ara.
Definition of Telescopium
1. Proper noun. (constellation) A small faint constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a telescope. It lies south of the constellation of Corona Australis. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Telescopium
Literary usage of Telescopium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biographia Hibernica: A Biographical Dictionary of the Worthies of Ireland by Richard Ryan (1821)
"... telescopium," and the " Dioptrica Nova," already mentioned, he published many
pieces in the Philosophical Transactions. HON. MARY MONK, DAUGHTER of Lord ..."
2. Uranography: Or, A Description of the Heavens; Designed for Academics and by Ezra Otis Kendall (1845)
"telescopium — The Telescope, Between Sagittarius and the Scorpion, was likewise
introduced by Lacaille. It is composed only of small stars, ..."
3. Astronomy Without a Telescope: A Guide to the Constellations, and by Edward Walter Maunder (1904)
"... the Sculptor's Graving-tool, below Lepus, and alongside Columba; and telescopium,
which follows the Altar and lies beneath the Southern Crown, ..."
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