Crux: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added media. May 05, 2026
Added media. Jun 05, 2025
Modified link of Web site: University of Michigan Library - Deep Blue Repositories - The crux (PDF). Mar 10, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Michigan Library - Deep Blue Repositories - The crux (PDF). Dec 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Centre for Astronomical Heritage - A Story about Crux. Jul 12, 2024
Add new Web site: The Planets - Crux Constellation οΏ½ Facts and Features. Dec 10, 2023
Add new Web site: The Nine Planets - Crux Constellation. Oct 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Space.com - Exploring the Famous Southern Cross Constellation. Jun 18, 2021
Brazil and Papua New Guinea added to list of flags on which Crux appears. "Augustine Royer" changed to "French architect and cartographer Augustine Royer." Sep 02, 2015
Add new Web site: h2g2 - Crux 'the Southern Cross'. Feb 04, 2014
Add new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Crux. Jan 13, 2014
Added mentions of Alpha and Beta Crucis and the Coalsack. Aug 23, 2010
Added new Web site: The Constellations - Crux. Oct 24, 2007
Article revised. Nov 10, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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