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Uranometria

Uranometria

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A 1603 book of star maps by Johann Bayer that introduced a way to name stars
  • proper noun
  • /ˌjʊərəˈnɒmɪtrɪə/
: Uranometría
  • Their acceptance was assured when Johann Bayer, a German astronomer, included them in his Uranometria of 1603, the leading star atlas of its day.
  • Uranometria star atlas
  • Uranometria of 1603

Examples

  • Their acceptance was assured when Johann Bayer, a German astronomer, included them in his Uranometria of 1603, the leading star atlas of its day.

    Academic text (1990)

  • In his 1603 Uranometria star atlas, Johann Bayer labeled that spot Chi (?).

  • A detailed star atlas such as Uranometria 2000.0 by Wil Tirion, Barry Rappaport, and George Lovi will show all of these objects.

Synonyms

star atlas
vsUranometria
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A book of maps that shows where stars and constellations are in the night sky

is a single 1603 publication that introduces the Bayer system for naming stars

Surface Forms

Uranometria main

Etymology

Uranometria comes from Greek parts Uran- meaning 'sky', as in the planet Uranus, and -metria meaning 'measure', as in geometry. So Uranometria means 'measuring the heavens', which is why Bayer used it as the title of his 1603 star atlas that maps and names the stars.