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Monoceros, Canis Major and Minor Constellations

Monoceros is a relatively modern constellation. Its first certain appearance was on a globe created by the Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius in 1612-13 and it was later charted by Jakob Bartsch as Unicornus in his star chart of 1624. Canis Major and Canis Minor are two of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and they remain two of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. The Atlas Coelestis is a star atlas published posthumously in 1729, based on observations made by the First Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed. The first comprehensive telescopic star catalogue and companion celestial atlas, contains 26 maps of the major constellations visible from Greenwich, with drawings made by James Thornhill. One of his main motivations to produce the Atlas, was to correct the representation of the figures of the constellations, as made by Bayer's, Uranometria (1603). Bayer represented the figures viewed from behind (not from the front, as was done since the time of Ptolemy), which reversed the placement of stars and created unnecessary confusion.
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Monoceros, Canis Major and Minor Constellations
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Monoceros is a relatively modern constellation. Its first certain appearance was on a globe created by the Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius in 1612-13 and it was later charted by Jakob Bartsch as Unicornus in his star chart of 1624. Canis Major and Canis Minor are two of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and they remain two of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. The Atlas Coelestis is a star atlas published posthumously in 1729, based on observations made by the First Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed. The first comprehensive telescopic star catalogue and companion celestial atlas, contains 26 maps of the major constellations visible from Greenwich, with drawings made by James Thornhill. One of his main motivations to produce the Atlas, was to correct the representation of the figures of the constellations, as made by Bayer's, Uranometria (1603). Bayer represented the figures viewed from behind (not from the front, as was done since the time of Ptolemy), which reversed the placement of stars and created unnecessary confusion.
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3600 x 2971 px | 30.6 MB
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30.5 x 25.2 cm | 12.0 x 9.9 in (300 dpi)
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