Bayer, Johann. Hercules, 1603 Best of the West sea monsters

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19 1/2" x 28" framed

Bayer, Johann. Hercules, 1603 Best of the West sea monstersJohann Bayer Hercules From "Uranometria, omnium asterismorum continens schemata" Augsburg, 1603 approx.: 13 1 2" x 17" Bayer was the first accurate star atlas. A lawyer and amateur astronomer, he was the first to signify the location of the stars within a given constellation by the use of Greek letters (with the addition of the Latin alphabet for constellations with more than 24 stars). This strikingly simple innovation greatly improved the