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Publication of Uranometria

When
1603
Where
Augsburg
Part of
Publication of Uranometria

Johann Bayer's star atlas was published in Augsburg in 1603 by printer Christoph Mang.

The work, titled Uranometria Omnium Asterismorum, was dedicated to two prominent local citizens. It featured charts of all constellations drawn by a new method and engraved on copper plates.

Sources

  1. Johann Bayer Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
  2. Uranometria Wikipedia, revision of 2025-04-16

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