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Lost Constellation Creator - John Hill

Okay, there's actually no such thing as a "lost constellation creator" but if there was, naturalist John Hill would be the biggest and best!  In 1754, Hill published Urania; A Compleat View of the Heavens in which he documented 15 constellations - none of which were officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.  It has been suggested that Hill created his odd and unsavory constellation subjects satirically.  He was disgruntled with the scientific community at the time since his application for membership in The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge was rejected.  We'll never know for certain, but you can be the judge. 


(Of the ten lost constellations I've painted so far, three have been his!)



The rest of the constellations he created (and possible future paintings) are listed below:

Aranaeus - the long-legged spider

Lumbricus - the earthworm

Bufo - the toad

Patelia - the limpet

Dentalium - the tooth shell

Pinna Marina - the mussel

Gryphites - the gryphaea shellfish

Scarabaeus - the rhinoceros beetle

Hirudo - the leech

Testudo - the tortoise

Limax - the slug

Uranoscopus - the star-gazer fish

 

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💜 Lisa


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