Aquila was one of the 48 constellations described by the second-century astronomer Ptolemy.

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Wikipedia contributors. (2023, October 11). Aquila (constellation). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 3, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aquila_(constellation)&oldid=1179711788

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And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Genesis 1:31 KJV

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Aquila (constellation) (Wikipedia) Aquila is a constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for ’eagle’ and it represents the bird that carried Zeus/Jupiter’s thunderbolts in Greek-Roman mythology.

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