star atlas 1

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(astronomy) a series of star maps for different times, for example, for each month; the maps are generally drawn to a small scale and in book form.

  • 1.In 1627, Julius Schiller published the star atlas Coelum Stellatum Christianum which replaced pagan constellations with biblical and early Christian figures.
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