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Does this word come from octa- , which is the Greek numerical prefix for 8 ?? 66.32.252.184 01:23, 30 Oct 2004 (UTC)
No, octans/octantis implies Latin, had it been Greek it would have been octas/octantis per pattern of elephas/elephant(is ). Said: Rursus 19:06, 4 May 2007 (UTC) [ reply ]
Interesting fact
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In the A Celestial Atlas by Alexander Jamieson Octans wrongly named Quadrans (true Quadrans named Quadrans Muralis) Ultima Thulean (talk ) 01:37, 9 July 2021 (UTC) [ reply ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Octans&oldid=1194431923 "
C a t e g o r i e s :
● S t a r t - C l a s s v i t a l a r t i c l e s
● W i k i p e d i a l e v e l - 5 v i t a l a r t i c l e s
● W i k i p e d i a v i t a l a r t i c l e s i n P h y s i c a l s c i e n c e s
● S t a r t - C l a s s l e v e l - 5 v i t a l a r t i c l e s
● W i k i p e d i a l e v e l - 5 v i t a l a r t i c l e s i n P h y s i c a l s c i e n c e s
● S t a r t - C l a s s v i t a l a r t i c l e s i n P h y s i c a l s c i e n c e s
● S t a r t - C l a s s A s t r o n o m y a r t i c l e s
● M i d - i m p o r t a n c e A s t r o n o m y a r t i c l e s
● S t a r t - C l a s s A s t r o n o m y a r t i c l e s o f M i d - i m p o r t a n c e
● S t a r t - C l a s s C o n s t e l l a t i o n s a r t i c l e s
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 9 J a n u a r y 2 0 2 4 , a t 0 0 : 0 2 ( U T C ) .
● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n .
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