The modern list of 88 constellations was compiled at the first General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union, in 1922. The newest of the constellations date from the late 18th century, ...
The oldest known written description of constellations is a Babylonian cuneiform text known as the Mul.Apin tablets, recording a star-naming tradition dating back to 1000 B.C. or possibly earlier.
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