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Etymology
Named by the French astronomer w:Nicolas Louis de Lacaille|Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. Originally called horologium|H�rologium oscillitorium|Oscillitorium
(L. for "pendulum clock") to honor the Dutch astronomer and mathematician Christian Huygens, inventor of the pendulum clock.
Proper noun
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- constellation A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between the constellations Fornax and Dorado.
Translations
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French: Horloge
German: Pendeluhr f
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Russian: Ча��
Spanish: Horologium
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