Constellations: Fornax 'the Furnace' Content from the guide to
life, the universe and everything  Constellations: Fornax 'the
Furnace'   Name:Fornax (Latin: 'Furnace') Short form:For
Originally:Fornax Chemica ('chemical furnace') Area:398 sq deg
Co-ordinates1:Right Ascension 03h, Declination −30°  Fornax,
41st in size of the 88 internationally recognised
constellations, is nestled into a bend of the constellation
Eridanus, the river. It also shares borders with Cetus, Sculptor
and Phoenix. Fornax is a modern constellation, created after
1754 by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille (1713 - 62).
In the mid-18th Century, Lacaille studied the stars of the
southern hemisphere from the Cape of Good Hope, mapping over
10,000 stars and 42 nebulous objects, and formed 14 new
constellations.  Fornax was originally named Fornax Chemica
(Chemical Furnace). The last part has dropped out of use. It was
named in honour of the French chemist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
who established that burning is a process that invo