Leo Minor And Lynx Constellations, 1729 #1
by U.S. Naval Observatory Library
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Leo Minor And Lynx Constellations, 1729 #1
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U.S. Naval Observatory Library
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Leo Minor is a small and faint constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for, the smaller lion, in contrast to Leo, the larger lion. It lies between the larger and more recognizable Ursa Major to the north and Leo to the south. Leo Minor was not regarded as a separate constellation by classical astronomers. Lynx is a constellation in the northern sky. It is named after the lynx, a genus of cat. It is a very faint constellation; its brightest stars form a zigzag line. Both were designated by Johannes Hevelius in 1687. The Atlas Coelestis is a star atlas published posthumously in 1729, based on observations made by the First Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed. The Atlas, the largest that ever had been published and the first comprehensive telescopic star catalogue and companion celestial atlas, contains 26 maps of the major constellations visible from Greenwich, with drawings made in the Rococo style by James Thornhill. One of his main motivations to produce the Atlas, was to correct the representation of the figures of the constellations, as made by Bayer's, Uranometria (1603). Bayer represented the figures viewed from behind (not from the front, as was done since the time of Ptolemy), which reversed the placement of stars and created unnecessary confusion.
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