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Malus, n. Astron. Now chiefly Hist.|ˈmɑːləs, ˈmæləs|
[a. L. mālus mast.]
The southern constellation Pyxis.
[1679E. Halley Catalogus Stellarum Australium sig. B4v, Argo Navis... In medio mali duarum.] 1845Rep. Brit. Assoc. Adv. Sci. 1844 41 As regards the southern constellations, the following are the principles proposed to be adhered to: viz...5°. That Argo be divided into four separate constellations, as partly contemplated by Lacaille; retaining his designations of Carina, Puppis and Vela; and substituting the term Malus for Pixis Nautica, since it contains four of Ptolemy's stars that are placed by him in the mast of the ship. 1937A. P. Norton Star Atlas (ed. 6) 1 La Caille..sub-divided the unwieldly Argo into Carina, Malus (now Pyxis), Puppis, and Vela. |