Study on Song Constellation _ Song Constellation

Constellations originated in Babylon, one of the four ancient civilizations, and the Babylonians put forward 30 constellations around 1000 BC.

Constellation originated in Babylon, one of the four ancient civilizations. The Babylonians divided the sky into many regions and called them "constellations", but at that time constellations were of little use and were rarely found and named. The constellation 12 on the ecliptic was originally used to measure time, not to express people's character as it is now.

1922, the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union decided to divide the sky into 88 constellations, and their names basically followed the historical names. 1928, the international astronomical union officially announced the names of 88 constellations. These 88 constellations are divided into three celestial regions, 29 in the northern hemisphere, 47 in the southern hemisphere, and near the equator and ecliptic 12.

Detailed introduction:

The twelve constellations originated from the astronomical records of Babylon. Babylonian astronomers divided the ecliptic into twelve equal parts, divided it into twelve constellations, and recorded it on a blackboard called "Sun God and Ilir God". Then the zodiac was introduced into ancient Greece, and then spread to Tianzhu (India) from ancient Greece, and was absorbed into Buddhist scriptures by Tianzhu monks. Around the Sui Dynasty, the "Zodiac" was introduced into China with Buddhist scriptures.

By the Song Dynasty, the saying of the Twelve Stars Palace had been widely circulated. Documentary records and unearthed cultural relics can prove that the Twelve Star Palace was widely known among the people in the Song Dynasty. There is an auspicious Dalagni Classic, which was published in the fifth year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty. Twelve constellations with a round head.

If you count Aquarius directly below, it is Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Virgo (virgin), Scorpio, Libra, Sagittarius and Capricorn. Perhaps the sculptor's carelessness left out Leo, Scorpio and Libra in the wrong order.