Riccioli, G.

Japanese: Riccioli,G.(英語表記)RiccioliG
Riccioli, G.

…Since opening his private observatory in 1841, he continued his observations, and in 1890, after his death, he published a star catalog. It lists the magnitudes and positions of 1,563 stars, including 946 original stars and 617 newly observed stars, and compares them with those of previous observers such as Brahe, Wilhelm IV of Hesse, the 17th century Italian astronomer Giam-battista Riccioli (1598-1671), Ulugh Beg, and Ptolemy. Since there were stars that could not be classified using the traditional division of the major constellations, he created 12 minor constellations. …

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Japanese:

…41年私設天文台を開設以来,観測を続け,彼の死後90年に恒星目録が発表された。ここにはもとの星946個,新たに観測した星617個と合計1563個の星の等級・位置が記載され,以前の観測者ブラーエ,ヘッセン侯ウィルヘルム4世,17世紀イタリアの天文学者リッチオリGiam‐battista Riccioli(1598‐1671),ウルグ・ベク,プトレマイオスの値と比較されている。そして従来の大星座の分割では分類できない星が出てきたので,12個の小星座を新設した。…

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