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Frederici Honores

Frederici Honores or Honores Friderici or Gloria Frederici (Latin for Glory of Frederick) was a constellation created by Johann Bode in 1787 to honor Frederick the Great, the king of Prussia who had died in the previous year. It was located in a region between the constellations Cepheus, Andromeda, Cassiopeia and Cygnus. It is no longer in use.

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Gallus

Gallus (the cockerel) was a constellation invented by Petrus Plancius in the early 17th century. It was in the northern part of what is now Puppis. It was not adopted in the atlases of Johann Bode and fell into disuse.

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Globus Aerostaticus

Globus Aerostaticus (Latin for hot air balloon) was a constellation created by Jérôme Lalande in 1798. It was located east from the constellation Microscopium. It is no longer in use.

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Lochium Funis

Lochium Funis (Latin for the log and line) was a constellation created by Johann Bode from the stars which Nicolas Louis de Lacaille created the constellation Pyxis. It was never used by other astronomers.

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Machina Electrica

Machina Electrica (Latin for electricity generator) was a constellation created by Johann Bode in 1800. He created it from a southern part of constellation Cetus. It was never popular and is no longer in use.

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Malus

Malus (Latin for mast) was a sectional asterism in the former constellation Argo Navis. Its stars were incorporated into the new constellation Pyxis by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.

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Mons Maenalus

Mons Maenalus (Mount Mainalos) was a constellation created by Johannes Hevelius. It was located between the constellations of Boötes and Virgo, and depicts a mountain in Greece that the herdsman is stepping upon. It was never popular and is no longer in use.

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Musca Borealis

Musca Borealis (Latin for northern fly) was a constellation located between the constellations of Aries and Perseus. The origin of the constellation is obscure, but it is was created not earlier than 17th century (see Vespa). It is no longer in use. The Southern Fly, Musca Australis is now simply known as Musca.

The same stars were also used for a constellation named Lilium (lily).

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Noctua

Noctua (Latin for owl) was a constellation located between the constellations of Hydra and Libra. It replaced the earlier constellation Turdus Solitarius. The origin of the constellation is unknown. It is no longer in use.

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Officina Typographica

Officina Typographica (Latin for printing office) was a constellation located east of Sirius. It was created by Johann Bode in the late eighteenth century. It was used at least in one other star atlas, but quickly fell out of use.

Typography
Officina is a family of serif fonts.

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Polophylax

Polophylax (Greek: guardian of the pole) was a southern constellation introduced by Petrus Plancius in the early 17th century. It was not widely accepted or recognized.

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Psalterium Georgii

Psalterium Georgii (also Harpa Georgii) (Latin for George's harp) was a constellation created by Maximilian Hell in 1781 to honor George II of Great Britain. It was created from parts of Eridanus and was located next to constellations Taurus and Cetus. It is no longer in use.

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Quadrans Muralis

Quadrans Muralis (Latin for mural quadrant) was a constellation created by Jérôme Lalande in 1795. It was located between the constellations of Boötes and Ursa Major. It is no longer in use, but the Quadrantid meteor shower is named after it.

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Ramus Pomifer

Ramus Pomifer (Latin for apple branch) was a constellation located between Hercules and Lyra.

It was depicted in the form of three serpents wrapped around a branch held in Hercules' left hand.

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River Tigris

River Tigris or Tigris (named after the Tigris river) was a constellation, invented by Jakob Bartsch in the 17th century (or by Petrus Plancius). One end was near the shoulder of Ophiuchus and the other was near Pegasus, and in between it passed through the area now occupied by Vulpecula, flowing between Cygnus and Aquila. It did not appear on Johann Bode's atlases and was quickly forgotten.

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Robur Carolinum

Robur Carolinum (Latin for Charles' oak) was a constellation created by the English astronomer Sir Edmund Halley in 1679. The name refers to the oak where Charles II was said to have hidden from the troops of Oliver Cromwell after the Battle of Worcester. It was located between the constellations of Crux and Carina. Is was never popular and is no longer in use.

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Sceptrum Brandenburgicum

Sceptrum Brandenburgicum (Latin for scepter of Brandenburg) was a constellation created in 1688 by Gottfried Kirch, astronomer of the Prussian Royal Society of Sciences. It represented the scepter used by the royal family of the Brandenburgs. It was located west from the constellation of Lepus. The constellation was quickly forgotten and is no longer in use.

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Sceptrum et Manus Iustitiae

Sceptrum et Manus Iustitiae (Latin for scepter and hand of justice) was a constellation created by Augustin Royer in 1679 to honor king Louis XIV of France. It was formed from the stars of constellation Lacerta. Due to the awkward name the constellation fell quickly out of use.

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Solarium

The word solarium (pl -lariums or -laria) is Latin and means terrace or flat housetop from the Latin word sol meaning sun. It has several meanings:

the name of a former constellation
A solarium is a room built largely of glass to afford exposure to the sun. A common example of this is a glassed-in porch.
Solarium is another word for sunbed and is also used when referring to establishments offering these facilities.
Solariums today are commonly found in fast food restaurants (e.g. Wendy's). During the 60's and 70's, Rax Restaurants became one of the first fast food chains to build solariums in its dining areas.

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Tarandus vel Rangifer

Tarandus vel Rangifer or Tarandus or Rangifer (the Reindeer) was a small constellation located between the constellations of Cassiopeia and Camelopardalis. It was created by the French astronomer Pierre Charles Lemonnier in 1736 to commemorate the expedition of Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis to Lapland. Geodetical observations from the expedition proved Earth's oblateness. The constellation is no longer in use.