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    La sfera del mondo di M. Alessandro Piccolomini, title page

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    Author
    Piccolomini, Alessandro, 1508-1578
    Date
    1579
    Abstract
    Piccolomini produced the first star atlas for the general reader.  This early edition marks an important develop in the form in which celestial knowledge was conveyed. The work introduced the system of stellar nomenclature, which with the modification subsequently made by Bayer, remains in use today. Stars are identified by lower case letters for a given constellation, with tables conveniently listing magnitudes from first to fourth. The work proved wildly popular, with twelve editions in Italian and Latin within the 16th century. 
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    Page image from bound volume which has the following bibliographic description: 6 preliminary leaves, 252 pages including diagrams ; 21 cm
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    Piccolomini, Alessandro, 1508-1578. "La sfera del mondo di M. Alessandro Piccolomini, title page." (1579) Rice University: https://hdl.handle.net/1911/78835.
    Keyword
    Astronomy--Early works to 1800
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    Book
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    Rice University
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    https://hdl.handle.net/1911/78835
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    This material is in the public domain and may be freely used.
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