STAR ATLAS PAGES
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The following tables link to pages from various classical star
atlases that date from the time of Bayer's famed Uranometria
of 1603. Though the beautifully drawn mythological figures that
overlay them make them appear merely fanciful, they are
scientifically accurate star maps (or are at least meant to be).
The figures are there to delineate the location of the
constellation and to help in the naming of stars.
JONANNES BAYER'S URANOMETRIA of 1603
JOHN FLAMSTEED'S ATLAS COELESTIS
JOHN BEVIS'S URANOGRAPHIA BRITANNICA of
1786
JOHANNES BODE'S URANOGRAPHIA of
1801
Text copyright © James B. Kaler.
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