Pyxis
Meaning
A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the compass of a ship. It is associated with the larger Argo Navis, although it was never officially part of that constellation.
Synonyms
Malus
Compass
Mariner’s Compass
Magnetic Compass
Translations
Schiffskompass
Boussole
Pyxis
Bussola
Πυξίς
Pyxis
Kompas
Kumpas
Brúixola
Pyxis PyxisEtymology
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1763, and originally called Pyxis Nautica (“nautical compass”), from Latin pyxis (“little box”).
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