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[Ausburg, c.1603.]
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‌Four bright examples from Johann Bayer's 1603 star atlas. Uranometria introduced the convention of labelling stars by Greek and Latin letters,known as Bayer designations, which is still in use today.
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‌Hand-colored copper-plate engravings, 279 x 381mm (sight), with stars heightened in gold.
Provenance
Acquired from Karl Kemp & Associates Limited, New York, by Ann & Gordon Getty in 1991.
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