18-12-2017, 02:05 PM
Thanks Diane.
I am currently looking at what look like constellations on f68v1. The one at the 3 O'Clock position looks very much like Orion. The star in the middle of the row of 3 where the belt would be looks like it has been squashed in, not where I would put a random star. It is possible to get a list of potential constellations based upon this position, going around the sky- Gemini was next at 5 O'Clock
If this is Orion then all the similar diagrams added together show up to 41 potential constellations in total, close to the 44 constellations the Greeks found. I don't think the diagram with 12 sets of stars on it is the zodiac constellations though (67r1) - the order of the stars with lots of arms doesn't match the bright stars in those constellations.
Andrew
I am currently looking at what look like constellations on f68v1. The one at the 3 O'Clock position looks very much like Orion. The star in the middle of the row of 3 where the belt would be looks like it has been squashed in, not where I would put a random star. It is possible to get a list of potential constellations based upon this position, going around the sky- Gemini was next at 5 O'Clock
If this is Orion then all the similar diagrams added together show up to 41 potential constellations in total, close to the 44 constellations the Greeks found. I don't think the diagram with 12 sets of stars on it is the zodiac constellations though (67r1) - the order of the stars with lots of arms doesn't match the bright stars in those constellations.
Andrew