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English
wikipedia|Vela (constellation)
Etymology
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From L. vela#Latin|v�la (pl. of velum#Latin|v�lum), the "sails of a ship"
Proper noun
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- constellation A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the sails of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
Translations
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French: Voiles m pl
German: Segel des Schiffs
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Russian: �а���а
Spanish: Vela
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See also
Argo
Argo Navis
Carina
Puppis
Pyxis
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