Microscopium

Summary

Microscopium is a constellation^[1]. Microscopium draws 52 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #76 of 85).^[2]

Key Facts

• Microscopium is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille^[3].
• Microscopium's image is recorded as Constellation Microscopium.jpg^[4].
• Microscopium's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].
• Microscopium's shares border with is recorded as Capricornus^[6].
• Microscopium's shares border with is recorded as Sagittarius^[7].
• Microscopium's shares border with is recorded as Telescopium^[8].
• Microscopium's shares border with is recorded as Indus^[9].
• Microscopium's shares border with is recorded as Grus^[10].
• Microscopium's shares border with is recorded as Piscis Austrinus^[11].
• microscope is named after Microscopium^[12].
• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is named after Microscopium^[13].
• Microscopium's locator map image is recorded as Microscopium constellation map.svg^[14].
• Microscopium's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[15].
• Microscopium's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Microscopium symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg^[16].
• Microscopium's Commons category is recorded as Microscopium (constellation)^[17].
• Microscopium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1751-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Microscopium's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05031^[19].
• Microscopium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Microscopium^[20].
• Microscopium's Commons gallery is recorded as Microscopium^[21].
• Microscopium's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0042386^[22].
• Microscopium's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Microscopium^[23].
• Microscopium's topic has template is recorded as Template:Microscopium^[24].
• Microscopium's topic has template is recorded as Q10729080^[25].
• Microscopium's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Microscopium'}^[26].
• Microscopium's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Mic'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Microscopium's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[15].

Physical Characteristics

Microscopium's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+209.5'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Microscopium's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].

History and Context

Things named after include microscope^[12] and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek^[13], a biologist^[29], 1632–1723^[30], of Dutch Republic^[31], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[32], specialised in microscopy^[33].

Why It Matters

Microscopium draws 52 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #76 of 85).^[2] Microscopium has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Microscopium is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]