Re: Re: Astronomical History quiz...

It¹s the first known representation of the Andromeda Nebula or Galaxy
(marked with the letter "A") by Persian astronomer Abd-al-Rahman Al Sufi in
his "Book of Fixed Stars" of 964 A.D. He called it the "Little Cloud".

Peter in Monterey

From: Mark Wagner <mark.wagner@No-Spam>
Reply-To: The Astronomy Connection <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 18:52:57 -0700 (PDT)
To: The Astronomy Connection <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
Subject: Re: [TAC] Re: Astronomical History quiz...

This drawing well precedes Flamsteed, but yes, the "A" does represent "The
Little Cloud" the
Andromeda "Nebula" (Galaxy). So, in 964 AD, who did the drawing?

On Fri, September 5, 2008 6:50 pm, Tony Hurtado wrote:
> In Flamsteed's Atlas Coelestis (a nice digital version of which is available
here:
> http://www.univie.ac.at/hwastro/), it shows Andromeda with arms outstrectched
like in the picture.
> Could this be a depiction of Andromeda and Pisces, and the 'A' represent M31?
>
> -Tony
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