Space Encyclopedia/Constellations Summer



Learning about constellations (their mythologies) in detail

Ancient people could tell direction, time and season by the stars in the sky. They linked stars together with lines to make figures of animals and humans. These were the beginnings of onstellations. Constellations were first introduced in Babylonia and Greece where they developed to their present shapes. By approximately 200 B.C., there were Summer constellations that had already been counted. Here, you can get information about 12 constellations known as the zodiac.

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The Balance
The Scorpion
The Archer
The Serpent Holder
The Swan
Hercules
The Harp
The Eagle
The Shield
The Dolphin
The Arrow
The Fox
The Southern Crown
The Dragon
The Telescope
The Altar
The Serpent
The Table Mountain
The Level (the Square, the Rule)





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