Fornax

Fornax

Abbreviation:
For
Genitive:
Fornacis
Translation:
The Laboratory Furnace
Right Ascention:
3h 0m
Declination:
-30°

Another modern constellation created by LaCaille, it was named the Chemical Furnace in honor of Antoine Lavoisier, who was guillotined in the French Revolution in 1794

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