Horologium

Horologium

See also: horologium

English

Etymology

Originally called Hōrologium Oscillitorium(Latin for "pendulum clock"). Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763 to honor the Dutch astronomer and mathematician Christian Huygens, inventor of the pendulum clock.

Proper noun

Horologium

1. (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between the constellations Fornax and Dorado.

Derived terms

• Horologii

Related terms

• horologe

Translations

constellation

Chinese: Mandarin: 時鐘座／时钟座 (zh) (Shízhōngzuò) Finnish: Heilurikello French: Horloge (fr) Galician: Reloxo (gl) German: Pendeluhr (de) f Greek: Ωρολόγιον (el) n (Orológion) Irish: an Clog m Japanese: とけい座 (ja) (Tokeiza) Low German: German Low German: Pennelklock f Malay: Jam Polish: Zegar (pl) m Russian: Часы́ (ru) m pl (Časý) Spanish: Horologium

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Spanish

Proper noun

Horologium ?

1. (astronomy) Horologium (constellation)