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2007-03-18 11:23:30 · 5 answers · asked by JW 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It was known (and named) by the ancients, that means a couple of thousand years ago.
2007-03-18 11:27:11 · answer #1 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm no longer shocked you should no longer discover the respond. The constellations have continually been there. They have been named in antiquity, often by making use of shepherds out at evening tending their sheep. They have been seen as area of their myths to describe various aspects of their every day lives and observations of the Universe. The greater obvious ones like Orion even have various names, based upon the place you're interior the international. the well-known names we use on the instant are greater often than not Latin translations, some from historical Greece, many from Sumeria and Arabia.
2016-12-18 17:09:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Greeks Discvovered and named most of the constellations around the time of CHrist about 2000 years ago.
2007-03-19 01:07:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the ancient greeks, romans, and many other civilizations gave names to the patterns they saw in the sky. gemini is the name the greeks gave to this particular constellation. gemini is "the twins" castor and pollux. today we still call this constellation gemini. hope this helps!!!!!!
2007-03-18 16:19:23 · answer #4 · answered by Bones 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't discovered in recent times, if that's what you're asking. It's been named for millenia.
2007-03-18 11:29:12 · answer #5 · answered by dudara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋