2. In Urania's Mirror the only glimpse of Eridanus is given under the paws of Cetus, but this is not the part of the river where Achernar is located:
A somewhat better overview is offered by Johann Bode, though still we cannot see Achernar, it is further down:
The other end of the river is at the left foot of Orion (Rigel) as illustrated by e.g. Flamsteed:
"Although the ancients popularly regarded it as of indefinite extent, in classical astronomy the further termination was at the star θ ..." (Allen) |
