The Hyginus Star Atlas (1482)
Hyginus’ Poeticon Astronomicon is a star atlas and book of stories whose text is attributed to “Hyginus”, though the true authorship is disputed. During the …Continued
United States Naval Observatory
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The Celestial Atlas of Flamsteed (1795)
John Flamsteed (1646-1719) was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal. He catalogued over 3000 stars and was responsible for several of the earliest …Continued
Transit of Venus (1882)
The etching above shows William Crabtree in 1639 making what is thought to be one of the very first observations of the ‘Transit of Venus’, …Continued