Alternative Title

The Celestial Globe Rendered as Planes Part 2

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Identifier

20160891

Description

This chart shows the internal view of the sky centered on the vernal equinox in a gnomonic projection between the declinations of 45° North and 45° South. Also depicted are the path of the comets C/1577 V1 (observed by Tycho Brahe), C/1585 T1 (Tycho Brahe), C/1590 E1 (Tycho Brahe), C/1664 W1 (Giovanni Domenico Cassini), C/1665 F1 (Johannes Hevelius), C/1672 E1 (Giovannia Domenico Cassini), C/1677 H1 (Johannes Hevelius), C/1680 V1 (John Flamsteed) and C/1683 O1 (Johannes Hevelius).

Archival Date

1742

Collection Name

Celestial Charts and Maps

Collection Number

2023-41

Language

Latin

Publisher

University of Texas at Arlington Libraries

Original Format

Map

File Format

jpg

Rights

Any use of content downloaded or printed from this site is limited to non-commercial personal or educational use, including fair use as directed by U.S. copyright laws. For more information or for reproduction requests, please contact Special Collections at The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries by emailing spcoref@uta.edu

Accessioned Date

2023

Names

Doppelmayr; Johann Gabriel; 1677-1750

Subjects

Maps; Stars--Charts, diagrams, etc.; Astronomy; Constellations; Celestial bodies

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