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Tucana

Sorry Ben, I had to remove the Brazilian origin - the reference talks of this as being about the origin of the word "toucan", not of the constellation. Also, some subsequent researchers have found problems with Allen's work, so one needs to be cautious at times (the explorers were half a world away in the East Indies, so nowhere near South America.....cheers, Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:58, 19 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

NB: Glad you found the saucepan bit for Pavo as I was having trouble with that one. Incidentally, I did format the ref. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:59, 19 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure it says this? I have not seen it elsewhere and Pavo is pretty far south to be seen from Greece. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:42, 19 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Casliber--I have the book and am quoting from it directly (I can send you a pdf of the page). I used the direct quote rather than a paraphrase to make sure it was clear that I was not adding my two cents. Given Chartrand's credentials and his expertise in the history of constellations, I find this to be a fascinating footnote. As to whether the ancient Greeks would have been able to see Pavo, this is a fair point. I would simply note that Pavo roughly lies along the same celestial path as Crux, just slightly more toward the south, although I believe its more "northern" stars are technically higher than those of Crux. -Ben

Ok - cool. Attirbution is good (I did it for Allen too) - also see Template:Cite book - it formats the refs all nicely for lazy people like me :) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 06:25, 19 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the citation tip... sorry about you having to clean up after my mess!

...err, regarding this, you might want to read Betelgeuse#Etymology - another of Allen's assumptions reviewed years later.....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 08:14, 19 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your 'copyedit'

I would recommend you bring up your edits on the talk page for further discussion rather than getting an edit war going. Toa Nidhiki05 23:17, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Samaria

Regarding this edit, your content says

"the once impressive ruins in Samaria have suffered under the control of the Palestinian Authority"

The biblicalarchaeology.org source says

"In the 1990s, the West Bank site was managed by Israel’s National Parks Authority, but after the second intifada began in 2000, the site has been closed and has not received proper maintenance or protection."

The AP source says

"Caught between conflicting Israeli and Palestinian jurisdictions, the site has been largely neglected by both sides for the past two decades"
"Most of the ruins lie in areas under full Israeli control, with some in areas under Palestinian civilian control but shared security responsibilities under the 1990s peace deals that divvied up the West Bank into zones of authority."
"Technically, the Israeli-controlled part of the archaeological zone, centered on the hill, is under the authority of Israel's Nature and Parks Authority. But there's little sign of a park, with no staff visible, and there's no fence around the site, leaving it open for people to enter. The parts under Palestinian control, centered on the village and up to the foot of the hill, have also had little supervision or care."

Can you see the difference ? It needs to be rewritten to reflect what the sources actually say. Sean.hoyland - talk 04:43, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

File:Grus and Piscis Austrinus from Atlas Coelestis.jpg

Is there any chance you could get this plate to a scanner? Even if it has to be done in pieces, that would be an incredible resource for southern constellations, and the Atlas Coelestis is gorgeous. Scan at as high of resolution as possible - 800 dpi would be nice.

Cheers,

Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 22:29, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Noticing your most recent edits, I thought the following link might interest you. Hope I'm not being presumptuous.

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