Eridanus constellation,17th century artwork. Eridanus is a river of Hades (the underworld) in Greek mythology. This illustration is from Johann Bayer's Uranometria (Greek for 'sky measurements'),a star atlas and catalogue that contains a total of 51 stellar maps. The book,published in 1603,was the first of its kind since it portrayed the constellations as maps rather than as mythological pictures. Each engraving has a reference grid so that the stars' positions in the sky can be precisely determined | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Royal Astronomical Society |
Bildgröße: | 4961 px × 3619 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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