When was the constellation scorpius discovered?

Answer 1

The Scorpio constellation - as well as many other constellations - was named so by the ancient Greeks. In more recent years, the International Astronomical Union defined the exact limits of each constellation.

Answer 2

Constellations don't actually exist, (the stars in them exist, but ... with very few exceptions ... the only connection between the stars in any given constellation is that they happen to be in more or less the same direction from Earth, though they may be at vastly different distances from Earth, so constellations are really just arbitrary imaginary concepts) so they can't be "discovered".

The Orion Constellation has been depicted in drawings, paintings and carvings since prehistoric times, as far back as over 30,000 years ago and is mentioned in ancient cultures throughout the world.

Answer 3

I believe it was called so since the time of the ancient Greeks. I don't think there is a record about the exact date it was named thus, or who did it. The term "discovered" is not appopriate in this context; the constellation is visible with the naked eye. Somebody merely decided that it looks like a scorpion.

I believe it was called so since the time of the ancient Greeks. I don't think there is a record about the exact date it was named thus, or who did it. The term "discovered" is not appopriate in this context; the constellation is visible with the naked eye. Somebody merely decided that it looks like a scorpion.

I believe it was called so since the time of the ancient Greeks. I don't think there is a record about the exact date it was named thus, or who did it. The term "discovered" is not appopriate in this context; the constellation is visible with the naked eye. Somebody merely decided that it looks like a scorpion.

I believe it was called so since the time of the ancient Greeks. I don't think there is a record about the exact date it was named thus, or who did it. The term "discovered" is not appopriate in this context; the constellation is visible with the naked eye. Somebody merely decided that it looks like a scorpion.

Answer 4

I believe it was called so since the time of the ancient Greeks. I don't think there is a record about the exact date it was named thus, or who did it. The term "discovered" is not appopriate in this context; the constellation is visible with the naked eye. Somebody merely decided that it looks like a scorpion.

Answer 5

While constellations are imaginary, the particular arrangement of bright stars that we call "Orion" is one of the least arbitrary of all constellations in that it actually bears some resemblance to what it's named after (contrast this with Sagittarius, Cepheus, and Cassiopeia which much more strongly resemble a teapot, a child's drawing of a house, and the letter W respectively). For Orion, it doesn't take much imagination to see the shoulders, knees, and belt of a human figure, with a sword (or scabbard) stuck in the belt, and the dimmer stars around furnish the head and arms (he's also pretty clearly holding something... perhaps a bow or shield? ... in his right hand, or left if you assume he's facing away from us, but in that case he's chosen an odd position for his sword). Possibly for this reason, the Orion asterism is one of the most widely recognized across various cultures dating back into antiquity, many of whom have seen it as a hunter or warrior.

It's very likely that primitive man, looking up into the night sky, told tales of a mighty hunter or warrior striding the stars in the dim prehistory of man.

Answer 6

when was the constellation of scorpius discovered, exactly?

Answer 7

There is no record of who actually named the constellation Scorpius. The name Scorpius is Greek and has been used for some 2300 years.

Answer 8

that scorpian dude