Image:Ursa Major constellation Hevelius.jpg

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Johannes Hevelius drew the Ursa Major constellation in Uranographia, his celestial catalogue in 1690. The view is mirrored to match the view through a telescope.

JOHANNIS HEVELII
FIRMAMENTUM 
SOBIESCA-
NUM
  SIVE
URANOGRAPHIA
TOTUM COELUM STELLATUM,
...
GEDANI
Typis JOHANNIS-ZACHARIAE STOLLII
ANNO M DC XC
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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