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Atlas of astronomy : comprising in 18 plates a complete series of illustrations of the heavenly bodies drawn with the greatest care, from original and authentic documents / by Alex. Keith Johnston ; ed. by J.R. Hind.

Adler Planetarium

Adler Planetarium
Chicago, United States

Includes index. Contains celestial cartography in the form of regional constellation maps showing the northern and southern hemispheres, from the internal perspective and using the equatorial coordinate system, as follows: No. 1: Area shown: Aries, Pisces, Cetus, Aquarius, Capricorn, Pegasus; No. 2: Area shown: Lynx, Cancer, Canis Minor, Monoceros, Gemini, Taurus, Lepus, Eridanus, Milky Way; No. 3: Area shown: Serpens, Corvus, Canes Venatici, Virgo, Crater, Hydra, Leo, Leo Minor, Sextans; No. 4: Delphinus, Aquila, Aquarius, Capricornus, Serpens, Ophiuchus, Hercules, Lyra, Corona, Libra, Milky Way; No. 5: north circumpolar region, Milky Way; No. 6: southern circumpolar region, Milky Way, and Magellanic Clouds.

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  • Title: Atlas of astronomy : comprising in 18 plates a complete series of illustrations of the heavenly bodies drawn with the greatest care, from original and authentic documents / by Alex. Keith Johnston ; ed. by J.R. Hind.
  • Type: book
  • Medium: paper

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