Image: Hercules Historical View
No higher resolution available.
Hercules_Historical_View.png (496 × 574 pixels, file size: 79 KB, MIME type: image/png)
Description: Historical view of the Hercules constellation providing a clear depiction of the Arabic and Greek etymology for many star names: Rasalghethi (α Her), the "Head of the Kneeler" Kornephoros (β Her), the "club-bearer" Rijl al Jathiyah (ί Her), the "foot of the one who crouches" Marfak (κ Her), the "elbow" Maasym (λ Her), the "wrist" Rukbalgethi Genubi (θ Her), the southern knee Rukbalgethi Shemali (τ Her), the northern knee Kajam or Cujam (ω Her), the "club".
Title: Hercules Historical View
Credit: Own work
Author: Sadalsuud
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Attribution Required?: Yes
Image usage
The following page links to this image:
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.
