
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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