Circinus translated in latin is called "The Compasses." The constellation Circinus was named by Abbe Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Who was an astronomer who named 15 of the known 88 constellations. He named the constellations Antlia, Caelum, Circinus, Fornax, Horologium, Mensa, Microscopium, Norma, Octans, Pictor, Pyxis, Reticulum, Sculptor, and Telescopium.
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