Antlia

唧筒座

释义与例句

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    A faint winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a pump. The common English name is "Air pump".

    唧筒座

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词源

Borrowed from Latin antlia (“pump for drawing water”), from Ancient Greek ἀντλία (antlía, “bilge water”). Originally called Antlia pneumatica (“air pump”) in the 18th century by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.

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