Fornax
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See also: fornax
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Originally called Fornāx Chemica, From the Latin for "chemical furnace".
Proper noun
[edit]Fornax
- (astronomy) A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus.
- (astronomy) A dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Fornax.
- (Roman mythology) The Roman goddess of ovens.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]constellation
Spanish
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Fornax ?