Puppi
Puppi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Francesco Puppi (born 1992), Italian long-distance runner * Giampietro Puppi (1917–2006), Italian physicist * Lionello Puppi (1931–2018), Italian art historian and politician * Paulo R. Puppi (born 1999), writer See also * Puppis, a constellation in the southern sky {{surname Italian-language surnames ...
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Puppis
Puppis is a constellation in the southern sky. Puppis, the Latin translation of "poop deck", was originally part of an over-large constellation Argo Navis (the ship of Jason and the Argonauts), which centuries after its initial description, was divided into three parts, the other two being Carina (the keel and hull), and Vela (the sails of the ship). Puppis is the largest of the three constellations in square degrees. It is one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. Features Argo Navis was sub-divided into three sections in 1752 by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, including Argûs in puppi. Despite the division, Lacaille kept a single set of Bayer designations for the whole constellation, Argo. Therefore, Carina has the α, β, and ε, Vela has γ and δ, Puppis has ζ, and so on. In the 19th century, these three sections of Argo became established as separate constellations and were formally included in the list ...
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