Fasciculus:Ursa Major constellation Hevelius.jpg

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The en:Ursa Major constellation from Johannis Hevelii prodromus astronomiae (also known as Uranographia) by .

The view is mirrored following the tradition of celestial globes, showing the celestial sphere in a view from "outside"
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Fons page 296, Johannis Hevelii prodromus astronomiae.
Auctor Johannes Hevelius
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The author died in 1687, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

Clarification. This image shows the sky as seen "from the outside"; a mirrored view compared to most modern star maps which show the stars as they are seen when looking outwards from the Earth (through a telescope). /Jeppesn 14:42, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

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Johannes Hevelius displayed Ursa Major as if being viewed from outside the celestial sphere.

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recentissima09:13, 18 Martii 2020Minutum speculum redactionis 09:13, 18 Martii 2020 factae4 354×3 515 (2.57 megaocteti)Sette-quattroUploaded with better resolution
02:25, 27 Martii 2005Minutum speculum redactionis 02:25, 27 Martii 2005 factae994×812 (121 chiliocteti)Wikibob~commonswikiJohannes Hevelius drew the Ursa Major constellation in Uranographia, his celestial catalogue in 1690. The view is mirrored to match the view through a telescope. *Source: http://pp3.sourceforge.net/wiki/uma.jpg *Author: Johannes Hevelius 1690 *Scanned by

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