Marble Sculpture or Bust ( lat.Marmor Sculptile ) - the canceled constellation of the southern hemisphere of the sky. It was proposed by the American astronomer William Croswell in 1810 in a work published in Boston , "Map of the Starry Sky in the Mercator ...". In the publication, the constellation had two signatures: in Latin - “Marble Sculpture” - and in English - “Bust” ( English The Bust ).
The constellation was dedicated to Christopher Columbus and was located on the site of the constellation Grid .
The constellation was not popular among astronomers. Currently, the constellation is not listed in the official list of constellations compiled by the International Astronomical Union .
Literature
- Michael E. Bakich. The Cambridge Guide to the Constellations . - Cambridge University Press, 1995. - P. 45. - 320 p. - ISBN 0521449219 .