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Pisces Constellation, Zodiac Sign, Hevelius
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Title: Pisces Constellation, Zodiac Sign, Hevelius
Caption: Pisces constellation from Johannes Hevelius' Prodromus astronomiae, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, sive Uranographia, 1687. Pisces is a constellation of the zodiac. Its name is the Latin plural for fish. It is one of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. It lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries to the east. The ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect within this constellation and in Virgo. Pisces is the twelfth astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the Pisces constellation. The Sun transits this area on average between February 19 to March 20 each year. The Hevelius Firmamentum was the first star atlas to rival Bayer's Uranometria in accuracy, utility, innovation, and influence. The star positions for the charts were derived from his own star catalog, based on his own observations, which was first published along with the atlas. It is unique among the Grand Atlases in choosing to depict the constellations as they would appear on a globe, that is, from the outside looking in, rather than from a geocentric point of view, as Bayer and most others adopted.
Category: ILLUSTRATION • black & white • Science: History
Credit: Album / Science Source / New York Public Library
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Image size: 4500 × 3617 px | 46.6 MB
Print size: 38.1 × 30.6 cm | 1771.7 × 1424.0 in (300 dpi)
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