Mythology of Pyxis
Pyxis was invented by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille during his stay at the Cape of Good Hope between 1751 - 1752. It was originally called Malus (the Mast), but de Lacaille's technophilia forced him to change it to the Compass. Pyxis was originally part of the large constellation Argo Navis. When the International Astronomical Union officially defined the 88 constellations and their boundaries, they split Argo Navis into 4 parts: Carina (the keel), Vela (the sail), Puppis (the poop), and Pyxis (the compass).