Scutum

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a shield. It lies between the constellations of Aquila, Sagittarius, and the tail of Serpens.

Έννοιες

Ασπίς

Τοξότης

Συνώνυμα

Shield

🛡️

Sagittarius

♐

zodiac

Archer

sagittary

Μεταφράσεις

Schild

Écu de Sobieski

Scudo

Schild

Scutum

Scutum

Escut

Kalkan

Scutum

Scutum

Sagittarius

Sagitari

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687, from Latin scūtum (“shield”). The original name given was Scutum Sobiescianum (Sobieski's Shield) in commemoration of the victory of the Polish, Austrian, and German forces led by the Polish king Jan III Sobieski at the battle of Vienna.