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Who named stars by assingning the to constellations and giving them greek letters?
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the greeks did that
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Who name stars assigning them to constellations and giving them greek letters?
Johann Bayer.
Who named stars by assigning them to constellations and giving them greek letter?
Johann Bayer was the first astronomer who named the stars assigned to constellations and gave them Greek letters. He began this system in 1603.
Who assigned stars to constellations and gave them Greek letters?
ms merkel
Why are greek letters used in the stars of constellations?
Greek and Latin have traditionally been used in science. On the other hand, giving letters is simpler than giving each star its own name; but many of the stars still have their own names, especially the brighter ones. For example, Alpha Centauri is also known as Toliman; Alpha Canis Majoris is also known as Sirius.
Who named stars by assigning them to contellations and giving them Greek letters?
It was Johann Bayer.
What were the constellations named after?
greek gods
What were constellations name after?
greek gods
Why do constellations have such strange names?
Most constellations were named hundreds of years ago, in greek and latin.
What does constellation mean in Greek?
"Constellation" is a Greek word, and constellations were first discovered by the Greeks, believed to be a greek called 'Homer'. I think constellations is the name given to them by the Greek, so therefore 'constellation' in Greek is 'constellation'.
Which constellations does the ecliptic pass through?
FANTASTIC question !!! The constellations along the ecliptic are the constellations of THE ZODIAC ! In Greek, "zodiac" means "ring of animals"
Are all of the constellation names Greek?
Every single ancient country could see the sky, so each one had their on constellations. Most of them were Greek and Egyptian, but some were Islamic and Roman. The famous constellations are the Greek ones.
How are Greek myths and constellations alike?
Greek myths explain the name (and origin) of many constellation names.
