Norma, the level:
Another constellation created between 1750-1754 by the French astronomer
Nicolas Louis de La Caille. The original name of the constellation
was Norma et Regula, the level and square. It has also been known
as Quadra Euclidis, Euclids square. Norma is a small faint constellation
located east of Lupus, the wolf and south of Scorpius. Because of
its location it is not visible to residents of the northern parts
of the United States.
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