Bayer, Johann. Delphinus. Augsburg, 1603. 10_12_2023 One of the greatest ornithological

One of the greatest ornithological artists of his era

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Bayer, Johann. Delphinus. Augsburg, 1603. 10_12_2023 One of the greatest ornithologicalJohann Bayer Delphinus From "Uranometria, omnium asterismorum continens schemata" Augsburg, 1603 13 1 4" x 18 1 2" 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 identification