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British astronomer (born 1947)
Ian William Ridpath (born 1 May 1947) is an English science writer and broadcaster best known as a popularizer of astronomy and a biographer of constellation
Ian_Ridpath
Pseudoarchaeology book by Robert K. G. Temple
a general ignorance of Dogon esoteric tradition. In 1978, astronomer Ian Ridpath observes, in an article in the Skeptical Inquirer, "The whole Dogon legend
The_Sirius_Mystery
Group of stars on the celestial sphere
link. Ian Ridpath. "Johann Bayer's southern star chart". Star Tales. Ian Ridpath. "Lacaille's southern planisphere of 1756". Star Tales. Ridpath, Ian (2018)
Constellation
Constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union
Constellations 1 – Ian Ridpath's history of IAU constellations. Ian Ridpath's Star Tales: Constellation Mythology and History – Ian Ridpath's Star Tales. VizieR
IAU_designated_constellations
1980 UFO report in Suffolk, England
11 May 2026. Ridpath, Ian. "The 3am fireball". IanRidpath.com. Retrieved 3 April 2015. Ridpath, Ian. "Penniston's notebook". IanRidpath.com. Retrieved
Rendlesham_Forest_incident
Barrett broke Raines' mark with a 2:42:31.0 in London on May 26, 1909. Ian Ridpath, a former director of the Polytechnic marathon, has indicated on his
Marathon world record progression
Marathon_world_record_progression
Constellation in the northern sky
Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2019-06-07. Ridpath, at p. 136. Ian Ridpath. "Star Tales – Ursa Major". "Trivikrama". All Skies Encyclopaedia
Ursa_Major
Zodiac constellation in the northern hemisphere
Press, 1995, page 210 Robert Dinwiddie; David Hughes; Geraint H. Jones; Ian Ridpath; Carole Stott; Giles Sparrow. The Stars: The Definitive Visual Guide
Gemini_(constellation)
Periodic comet
Retrieved 21 December 2009. Ridpath, Ian (1985). "Saying Hallo to Halley". Revised extracts from "A Comet Called Halley" by Ian Ridpath, published by Cambridge
Halley's_Comet
Constellation straddling the celestial equator
David H. (2005). Deep Sky Objects. Prometheus Books. ISBN 1-59102-361-0. Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2007). Stars and Planets Guide, Collins, London, England
Orion_(constellation)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Alpha And. Ian Ridpath. "Star Tales – Andromeda". Retrieved 31 January 2025. Odeh & Kunitzsch 1998. SIMBAD Mirach. Ridpath 2001, pp. 72–74. Ridpath & Tirion
Andromeda_(constellation)
Constellation straddling the celestial equator
ISBN 978-1-59102-361-6. Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2001). Stars and Planets Guide. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-08913-3. Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion
Hydra_(constellation)
Small constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Bibcode:2024ApJS..271...55K. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ad24e2. Star Tales ― Scutum by Ian Ridpath Wagman, M. (August 1987). "Flamsteed's Missing Stars". Journal for the
Scutum_(constellation)
Zodiac constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
September 2016. Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2001), Stars and Planets Guide, Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-08913-2 Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2007)
Libra_(constellation)
Zodiac constellation straddling the celestial equator
Oddities". Retrieved 2023-08-24. "Webb peers behind bars". October 17, 2023. Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2017). Stars and Planets Guide (5th ed.), William Collins
Virgo_(constellation)
Set of 32 astronomical star chart cards
Triangulum Ridpath, Ian. "Rangifer". Star Tales. Retrieved 7 March 2014. Ridpath, Ian. "Custos Messium". Star Tales. Retrieved 7 March 2014. Ridpath, Ian. "Honores
Urania's_Mirror
Primordial ancestral spirits in Dogon religion and cosmogony
as the astronomer Peter Pesch and his collaborator Roland Pesch and Ian Ridpath had attributed the supposed "advanced" astronomical knowledge of the
Nommo
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Tswana Cosmology". Botswana Notes and Records. 18: 33–37. JSTOR 40979758. Ian Ridpath. "Constellations 1: Andromeda–Indus". Self-published. Retrieved 23 June
Crux
Zodiac constellation straddling the celestial equator
ISBN 0-486-21079-0 Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2001), Stars and Planets Guide, Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-08913-2 Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2007)
Leo_(constellation)
Visible star that is nearly aligned with Earth's axis of rotation
Ridpath, Ian (2017). Stars & planets : the complete guide to the stars, constellations, and the solar system. Wil Tirion, Ian Ridpath, Ian Ridpath (Updated
Pole_star
Constellation straddling the celestial equator
Bibcode:1941msra.book.....M. Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2001), Stars and Planets Guide, Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-08913-2 Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2007)
Cetus_(constellation)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
3764/aja.115.2.303. Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2001), Stars and Planets Guide, Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-08913-2 Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2007)
Draco_(constellation)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
arXiv:2312.03639. Bibcode:2024ApJS..271...55K. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ad24e2. Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2007). Stars and Planets Guide, Collins, London. ISBN 978-0-00-725120-9
Lyra
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Bibcode:1922PA.....30..469R. Ian Ridpath. "Constellations: Lacerta–Vulpecula". Star Tales. self-published. Retrieved 29 November 2014. Ian Ridpath. "Star Tales – Pegasus"
Pegasus_(constellation)
Extremely bright meteor
from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011. Ian Ridpath, ed. (2018). "Bolide". A Dictionary of Astronomy (3 ed.). Oxford University
Bolide
Astronomical instrument
Press. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-521-79143-X. "Star Names on Astrolabes". Ian Ridpath. Retrieved 12 November 2016. King, David A. Some Medieval Astronomical
Astrolabe
Zodiac constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
David H. (2005). Deep Sky Objects. Prometheus Books. ISBN 1-59102-361-0. Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2007). Stars and Planets Guide, Collins, London. ISBN 978-0-00-725120-9
Scorpius
Concept developed by Ufologists
Referring to the Rendlesham incident, science writer and UFO skeptic Ian Ridpath wrote that time-traveling UFO allegations from retired sergeant Jim Penniston's
Time-traveler_UFO_hypothesis
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
David H. (2005), Deep Sky Objects, Prometheus Books, ISBN 1-59102-361-0 Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2017). Stars and Planets Guide, Collins, London. ISBN 978-0008239275
Vela_(constellation)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
ISBN 1-59102-361-0. Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2001), Stars and Planets Guide, Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-08913-2 Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2007)
Cepheus_(constellation)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
ISBN 1-59102-361-0 Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2001), Stars and Planets Guide, Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-08913-2 Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2007)
Cassiopeia_(constellation)
Creation and cherishing of mythical stories about the stars and star patterns
to Z. Visible Ink Press. p. 417. Star Lore: Prehistoric Skywriting Star Tales – Ian Ridpath Andromeda: the Chained Woman Andromeda Draco Constellation
Star_lore
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
ISBN 0-486-21079-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link) Ian Ridpath. "Triangulum". self-published. Retrieved August 29, 2013. Garfinkle,
Triangulum
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Digital Library. Al-Sufi. "Book Of Fixed Stars". World Digital Library. Ridpath, Ian. "Constellations: Lacerta–Vulpecula". Star Tales. Self-published. Retrieved
Lupus_(constellation)
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
September 2012. Ian Ridpath. "Lacaille's Southern Planisphere of 1756". Star Tales. self-published. Retrieved 2 July 2014. Ian Ridpath. "Constellations
Telescopium
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Bibcode:1941msra.book.....M. Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2001), Stars and Planets Guide, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0-691-08913-3 Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion
Cygnus_(constellation)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
arXiv:2312.03639. Bibcode:2024ApJS..271...55K. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ad24e2. Ridpath, Ian. "Constellations: Andromeda–Indus". Star Tales. Retrieved 2016-09-12
Hercules_(constellation)
Taurus Brightest Star
ISBN 978-1-55209-302-3. Archived from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2019-05-09. Ian Ridpath (28 May 2003). The Monthly Sky Guide. Cambridge University Press. pp
Aldebaran
Non-fiction book by nine British co-authors
co-authors (Robert Dinwiddie, Philip Eales, David Hughes, Iain Nicolson, Ian Ridpath, Giles Sparrow, Pam Spence, Carole Stott and Kevin Tildsley) with a short
Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide
Universe:_The_Definitive_Visual_Guide
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Lore. Springer. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-3-319-22795-5 – via Google Books. Ridpath, Ian. "Argo Navis". Star Tales. Wagman, M. (2003). Lost Stars: Lost, Missing
Puppis
List of alleged UFO sightings within the United Kingdom
October 1967, page 1 Ridpath, Ian. "Devon Flying Cross UFO of 1967 – Ian Ridpath". www.ianridpath.com. Retrieved 5 April 2018. Ridpath, Ian. "The 1967 October
UFO sightings in the United Kingdom
UFO_sightings_in_the_United_Kingdom
Large, low-density interstellar cloud of partially ionized gas
Astronomical spectroscopy Interstellar medium Vela star-forming regions Ian Ridpath (2012). A Dictionary of Astronomy: H II region (2nd rev. ed.). Oxford
H_II_region
Part of astronomy concerned with mapping of stars
Star Atlas and Reference Handbook – Ed. Ian Ridpath (stars to magnitude 6.5) Stars & Planets Guide – Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (stars to magnitude 6.0)
Celestial_cartography
American astronomer and ufologist (1910–1986)
Pied Piper of Ufology? (archived link) Interview with J. Allen Hynek by Ian Ridpath (New Scientist, 1973 May 17) (Archived link) J. Allen Hynek 1985 interview
J._Allen_Hynek
Pseudoscientific claims of past alien contact
Robert K. G., The Sirius Mystery, 1976. ISBN 0-09-925744-0 Sagan (2011). Ian Ridpath (1978), "Investigating the Sirius 'Mystery'", Skeptical Inquirer, archived
Ancient_astronauts
Constellation in the southern hemisphere
JSTOR 294518. Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2001), Stars and Planets Guide, Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-08913-2 Ridpath, Ian; Wil Tirion (2007)
Eridanus_(constellation)
English astronomer, mathematician and physicist (1656–1742)
251–262. doi:10.1007/978-3-0348-8099-2_13. ISBN 978-3-0348-8099-2. Ridpath, Ian. "Edmond Halley's southern star catalogue". Star Tales. Retrieved 22
Edmond_Halley
Zodiac constellation straddling the celestial equator
45–46. Staal (1988), pp. 45–47. Ridpath, Ian (1988). Star Tales. James Clarke & Co. ISBN 978-0-718-82695-6. Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2007). Stars and
Pisces_(constellation)
Peoples indigenous to Mali
Andrew Apter of the University of California. In a 1978 critique, skeptic Ian Ridpath concluded: "There are any number of channels by which the Dogon could
Dogon_people
Barred spiral galaxy in the Local Group
Charts, Maps & Photos. 15 October 2016. "Andromeda Galaxy al-Sufi". Ian Ridpath. Retrieved 22 November 2024. "The earliest image of another galaxy".
Andromeda_Galaxy
Apparent unusual observation in the sky
ISBN 0-471-40976-6. LCCN 2002277382. OCLC 48885221. Ridpath, Ian. "Astronomical Causes of UFOs". Ian Ridpath. Archived from the original on March 3, 2026. Retrieved
Unidentified_flying_object
Zodiac constellation in the southern hemisphere
ISBN 0-395-24830-2 Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2001), Stars and Planets Guide, Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-08913-2 Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2007)
Capricornus
Ridpath, Ian (1989). "Canes Venatici". Star Tales. James Clarke & Co. ISBN 0-7188-2695-7. Archived from the original on 2020-10-08 – via IanRidpath.com
List_of_proper_names_of_stars
Space probe that can travel out of the Solar System
(April 1, 2007). "A Note on the Enzmann Starship", Centauri Dreams. Ian Ridpath (January 1, 1978). Messages from the Stars: Communication and Contact
Interstellar_probe
Open cluster in the constellation Taurus
v60i3.58781. ISSN 0975-1041. S2CID 251335023. Ian Ridpath. "The Hyades – the face of the bull". Ian Ridpath’s Star Tales. Retrieved 20 November 2023. Information
Hyades_(star_cluster)
Any astronomical object that is not an individual star
Sky-Watching Primer. Henry Holt and Company. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-8050-4668-7. Ian Ridpath (2001). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Universe. Watson-Guptill
Deep-sky_object
Brightest star in the constellation Eridanus
doi:10.1093/mnras/stv2185. S2CID 11191040. Calculated by Stellarium 0.13 "Ian Ridpath - Star Tales – Eridanus". Retrieved 2017-01-13. Lovekin, C. C.; Deupree
Achernar
sighting was anything more than an odd aerial or electrical phenomenon Ian Ridpath. "Devon flying cross UFO of 1967". Retrieved 2007-10-02. "The Portage
Identification studies of UFOs
Identification_studies_of_UFOs
Binary star in the constellation of Canes Venatici
Berlin in 1801, but seems to have no other verification". In Star Tales, Ian Ridpath points out that the name's first appearance on a star map was in the
Cor_Caroli
Double star system in the constellation Cygnus
Darling. Accessed on line July 24, 2008. p. 46, The Monthly Sky Guide, Ian Ridpath, Wil Tirion, Cambridge University Press, 2006, ISBN 0-521-68435-8. Bob
Albireo
Constellation near the celestial equator
...M. Ridpath, Ian (2001), Stars and Planets, Illustrated by Wil Tirion (3rd ed.), Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-08913-2 Ridpath, Ian (2007)
Aquila_(constellation)
Astronomer and chairman of the city council of the Old Town of Gdańsk (1611–1687)
Bideleux, Ian Jeffries, A History of Eastern Europe: Crisis and Change, Routledge, 1998, p. 124, ISBN 0-415-16112-6 Google Books Ian Ridpath. "Star Tales"
Johannes_Hevelius
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
ISBN 1-59102-361-0. Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2001), Stars and Planets Guide, Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-08913-2 Ridpath, Ian & Tirion, Wil (2007)
Lepus_(constellation)
Systematic designations to unambiguously identify astronomical objects
Robert Burnham, Jr. Burnham's Celestial Handbook, Volume 1, p. 359. Ian Ridpath: "Star Tales", Canes Venatici Archived 2017-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
Astronomical naming conventions
Astronomical_naming_conventions
Rappaport, actor Ruth Rendell (1930–2015), novelist, author of thrillers Ian Ridpath, astronomy writer and broadcaster Amanda Rosario, British-Indian actress
List of people from the London Borough of Redbridge
List_of_people_from_the_London_Borough_of_Redbridge
American scientist and science communicator (1934–1996)
"A man whose time has come" (archived) – Interview with Carl Sagan by Ian Ridpath, New Scientist, July 4, 1974 "Carl Sagan's Life and Legacy as Scientist
Carl_Sagan
Topics referred to by the same term
Ridpath may refer to: Bruce Ridpath (1884–1925), Canadian ice hockey player George Ridpath (died 1726), Scottish journalist and author Ian Ridpath (born
Ridpath
Process by which stars are named
Uranometria and Bayer letters". Ian Ridpath. Retrieved 2016-11-12. "Flamsteed numbers – where they really came from". Ian Ridpath. Retrieved 2016-11-12. "Naming
Stellar designations and names
Stellar_designations_and_names
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
globe in 1598. IAU-recognized constellations Indus (Chinese astronomy) Ridpath, Ian. "Star Tales Indus". Online edition. IAU, The Constellations, Indus.
Indus_(constellation)
Constellations that are no longer widely recognised
Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2018. Ridpath, Ian. "Constellation names, abbreviations and sizes". Retrieved 1 April 2018
Former_constellations
Obsolete star formation
Publishing Group. ISBN 0821620037. OCLC 319949959. Star Tales — Antinous, by Ian Ridpath An Outline Sketch of the Origin and History of Constellations and Star-Names
Antinous_(constellation)
Central Chinese state from 403 to 230 BC
Lundahl 1992. p190. Han Feizi, the Man and the Work Ian Ridpath. "Capricornus the Sea Goat". Ian Ridpath's Startales. Retrieved 5 August 2023. Chen Huihua
Han_(Warring_States)
Asterism
Sirius-Betelgeuse is significantly longer, so that the largest angle is 78.8°. Ian Ridpath (10 December 2012). The Monthly Sky Guide. Cambridge University Press
Winter_Triangle
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
astronomy. Yale University Press. p. 281. Bibcode:1941msra.book.....M. Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2017). Stars and Planets Guide. London: Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-823927-5
Centaurus
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ad24e2. Staal 1988, p. 244. "Star Tales Volans". Ian Ridpath. Retrieved 14 August 2015. Herschel, John (1844). "Farther Remarks on
Volans
Zodiac constellation in the northern hemisphere
Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2017. Ridpath, Ian. "Constellations: Andromeda–Indus". Star Tales. self-published. Retrieved
Cancer_(constellation)
1956 series of UFO sightings in England
an article in the Daily Express, and a subsequent piece by astronomer Ian Ridpath in the Sunday Times, produced further witnesses. Flight Lieutenant Freddie
Lakenheath-Bentwaters incident
Lakenheath-Bentwaters_incident
O-type main sequence star in the constellation Ophiuchus
Archived from the original on 10 August 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010. Ian Ridpath. "Star Tales – Capricornus the Sea Goat". Archived from the original
Zeta_Ophiuchi
Constellation on the celestial equator
Sky & Telescope. Sky Publishing Corporation. Retrieved 4 March 2016. Ridpath, Ian. "Constellations: Lacerta–Vulpecula". Star Tales. Self-published. Retrieved
Sextans
Point which the sun is directly overhead
which is the only U.S. state in which this happens. Subsatellite point Ian Ridpath, ed. (1997). "subsolar point". A Dictionary of Astronomy. Oxford; New
Subsolar_point
American journalist (born 1954)
Marshall, Deborah Hyde, Wendy Grossman, Chris French, Mike Heap, Mike Hutchinson and Ian Ridpath. The event was part of the European Skeptics Congress 2015.
Wendy_M._Grossman
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
c. 1625 globe by Dutch globe maker Pieter van den Keere. Astronomer Ian Ridpath has reported the symbolism likely came from Plancius originally, who
Grus_(constellation)
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
doi:10.1093/mnras/77.5.414. Ridpath, Ian. "Musca". Star Tales. self-published. Retrieved 20 December 2013. Ridpath, Ian. "Johann Bayer's Southern Star
Musca
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
astronomical Data Center Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2001), Stars and Planets Guide, Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-08913-2 Ian Ridpath & Wil Tirion (2007)
Equuleus
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
constellations". Popular Astronomy. 30: 469. Bibcode:1922PA.....30..469R. Ridpath, Ian. "Piscis Austrinus - The Southern Fish". Star Tales. self-published.
Piscis_Austrinus
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
publisher location (link) Ridpath, I. "Urania's Mirror c.1825 – Ian Ridpath's Antique Star Atlases". Retrieved 17 July 2013. Ridpath, I. "Star Tales – Perseus"
Perseus_(constellation)
Robert Burnham, Jr. Burnham's Celestial Handbook, Volume 1, p. 359. Ian Ridpath: "Star Tales", Canes Venatici. See also Deborah J. Warner, The Sky Explored:
Stars_named_after_people
Passage of an astronomical body across the meridian
Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved October 16, 2025. Arthur Philip Norton (2004). Ian Ridpath (ed.). Norton's Star Atlas and Reference Handbook, Epoch 2000.0 (20 ed
Culmination
Minor constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
constellation boundary". The Constellations. Retrieved 13 July 2012. Ian Ridpath. "Constellations: Lacerta–Vulpecula". Star Tales. Self-published. Retrieved
Microscopium
Prose retelling of the mythic origins of stars and constellations
their origins in Hipparchus's lost catalogue" Daniel Marin, "The History of Constellations" (in Spanish) Ian Ridpath, Star Tales – The mythographers
Catasterismi
Bi-confederate monarchy in Europe (1569–1795)
rationale of acupuncture and moxa. Routledge. p. 284. ISBN 0-7007-1458-8. Ian Ridpath. "Taurus Poniatovii – Poniatowski's bull". www.ianridpath.com. Retrieved
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealth
Star cluster in the constellation of Taurus
participating institution membership required.) Ridpath, Ian. "The Pleiades – seven celestial sisters". Ian Ridpath's Star Tales. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
Pleiades
(2007). The Dream of the West, Part II, p. 317 Ian Ridpath. "Bayer's southern star chart". Ian Ridpath. "Lacaille's southern planisphere". Sun, Xiaochun
List of Dutch inventions and innovations
List_of_Dutch_inventions_and_innovations
Eclipsing variable star in the constellation Perseus
"al-Ghul"?". Sky and Telescope. 16: 177. Bibcode:1957S&T....16..177D. "Ian Ridpath's Star Tales – Perseus". G. Montanari, "Sopra la sparizione d'alcune stelle
Algol
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Grand Rapids, Michigan: Phanes Press. pp. 119–23. ISBN 978-1609256784. Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2001). Stars and Planets Guide. Princeton, New Jersey:
Crater_(constellation)
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Retrieved 23 August 2013. Ridpath, Ian. "Bayer's Southern Star Chart". Star Tales. self-published. Retrieved 23 August 2013. Ridpath, Ian. "Frederick de Houtman's
Pavo_(constellation)
29 日 Archived 2021-06-05 at the Wayback Machine Ian Ridpath's Star Tales - Cancer the Crab Ian Ridpath's Star Tales - Canis Venatici the Hunting Dogs (in
List_of_Chinese_star_names
List of constellations by area
geographical visibility Lists of astronomical objects Lists of stars by constellation Constellations – Ian Ridpath Constellations – RASC Calgary Centre
IAU designated constellations by solid angle
IAU_designated_constellations_by_solid_angle
35..344W. doi:10.1119/1.1974076. "Fraunhoferi refraktor". www.obs.ee. Ian Ridpath (2001). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Universe. Watson-Guptill
List of largest optical refracting telescopes
List_of_largest_optical_refracting_telescopes
Obsolete Southern constellation
shows an isolated instrument not related to the figure of the ship. Ridpath, Ian. "Argo Navis". Star Tales. Retrieved 14 Mar 2019. Massey, Gerald. Ancient
Argo_Navis
IAN RIDPATH
IAN RIDPATH
Male
Welsh
 Welsh form of Hebrew Yohanan, IWAN means "God is gracious." Compare with another form of Iwan.
Boy/Male
Irish
From cian “â€ancient, enduring.â€â€ In legend Cian Mac Mael Muad was the son-in-law of Brian Boru (read the legend) who led the armies from the province of Munster to victory over the invading Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, a battle in which both he and Brian were killed. Cian was the eighth most popular Irish boys name in Ireland in 2003.
Male
Romanian
 Romanian form of Greek Ioannes (English John), IOAN means "God is gracious." Compare with another form of Ioan.
Male
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of Greek Ioannes (English John), IAN means "God is gracious."
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of Greek Zeus, IAU means "god."
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek
God is Gracious
Boy/Male
Hebrew American Scottish
Gift from God.
Female
English
English short form of names beginning with Jan-, most of which are feminine forms of John, JAN means "God is gracious." Compare with masculine Jan.
Boy/Male
Irish
From cian “â€ancient, enduring.â€â€ In legend Cian Mac Mael Muad was the son-in-law of Brian Boru (read the legend) who led the armies from the province of Munster to victory over the invading Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, a battle in which both he and Brian were killed. Cian was the eighth most popular Irish boys name in Ireland in 2003.
Male
German
 Low German short form of Latin Johan, JAN means "God is gracious." Compare with another form of Jan.
Male
Turkish
Turkish name CAN means "life."
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Cian, KIAN means "ancient, distant."
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
God is Gracious
Male
Scottish
Variant spelling of Scottish Gaelic Ian, IAIN means "God is gracious."
Male
Polish
 Polish form of Russian Ivan, IWAN means "God is gracious." Compare with another form of Iwan.
Girl/Female
Indian, Parsi
Iran; The Land of Aryans
Boy/Male
Irish
From cian “â€ancient, enduring.â€â€ In legend Cian Mac Mael Muad was the son-in-law of Brian Boru (read the legend) who led the armies from the province of Munster to victory over the invading Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, a battle in which both he and Brian were killed. Cian was the eighth most popular Irish boys name in Ireland in 2003.
Female
Japanese
(è˜) Japanese name RAN means "lily" or "orchid."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Gujarati, Hebrew, Indian, Irish, Jamaican, Japanese, Kannada, Latin, Newzealand, Scottish, Swedish, Swiss
God is Gracious; Gift from God Form of John
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic, French, Greek, Irish, Romanian
Moon Man; God is Good; Gift from God
IAN RIDPATH
IAN RIDPATH
Boy/Male
English American
Craftsman; wagon-wright; wagon driver. Famous Bearer: U.S. Actor John Wayne.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Important; Prime
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Beautiful
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Maeve, MAEVA means "intoxicating."
Girl/Female
Indian
Divine, Lord krishnas mother (Krishna's mother and the wife of Vasudeva, a chief of the Vrishni clan. Sister of Kamsa, she was imprisoned by him soon after her marriage.)
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Dark Skinned; Charioteer of Lord Krishna; Tree
Girl/Female
Australian, Latin
Cheerful
Boy/Male
Arabic
Cute
Girl/Female
German
German name Elizabeth.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Boat; Sun
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n.
A fan or other contrivance, as a sieve, for winnowing grain.
n.
Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire, ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel.
v. i.
To grow wan; to become pale or sickly in looks.
n.
The quality of being wan; wanness.
n.
A vessel or case of tinned iron or of sheet metal, of various forms, but usually cylindrical; as, a can of tomatoes; an oil can; a milk can.
v. t.
To fan, or to cleanse by fanning; to winnow.
n.
That which produces effects analogous to those of a fan, as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames, heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the flame of his passion.
n.
The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle.
v. t.
To separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by washing in a kind of pan.
n.
A yellowish-brown color, like that of tan.
n.
To convert (the skin of an animal) into leather, as by usual process of steeping it in an infusion of oak or some other bark, whereby it is impregnated with tannin, or tannic acid (which exists in several species of bark), and is thus rendered firm, durable, and in some degree impervious to water.
v. t. & i.
To be able; -- followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to.
n.
Something in the form of a fan when spread, as a peacock's tail, a window, etc.
n.
A married man; a husband; -- correlative to wife.
v. t.
To get in; to in. See In, v. t.
n.
One, or any one, indefinitely; -- a modified survival of the Saxon use of man, or mon, as an indefinite pronoun.
n.
To move as with a fan.
n.
To cool and refresh, by moving the air with a fan; to blow the air on the face of with a fan.
a.
Of the color of tan; yellowish-brown.