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Title
Dien
,
Charles
,
1831
,
Uranographie
.
Star
map
.
Creator
Dien, Charles, 1809-1870.
Subject
Stars -- Charts, diagrams, etc.
Stars -- Maps.
Stars -- Atlases.
Description
The
traditional
constellatione
figures
are not
givenin
Dien's
Uranographia
;
instead
,
major
stars
are
joined
to
produce
simple
geometrical
shapes
,
so
that
Gemini
is
a
simple
rectangle
,
while
Taurus
is
a
collection
of
triangles
.
Midway
between
Taurus
and
Gemini
there
is
a
note
commemorating
William
Herschel’s
discovery
of
Uranus
fifty
years
arlier
.
Publisher
A Paris : Chez Ch. Dien, Geographe pour les Globes et les Spheres…
DateOriginal
1831
Format
tiff
Extent
112 x 80 cm. folded to 20 x 14 cm.
Identifier
086007
Call Number
QB65.D526
1831
Language
French
Relation
Is
part
of:
Uranographie
:
Dressée
sous
l'inspection
de
Monsieur
Bouvard
,
Astronome..
.
/
par
Ch
.
Dien
.
Collection
Astronomical
Images
Rights
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