Bayer, Johann. Synopsis Coeli Superioris. Augsburg, 1603. KOP Furniture Guide through Ohio

Guide through Ohio

"As soon as they have discovered a place abounding in fish

On his way to Michilimackinac (Michigan) he visited Fort Chambly

du La Champlain et de Chouaquin" in manuscript on verso

Bayer, Johann. Synopsis Coeli Superioris. Augsburg, 1603. KOP Furniture Guide through OhioJohann Bayer Synopsis Coeli Superioris From "Uranometria, omnium asterismorum continens schemata" Augsburg, 1603 13 5 8" x 17" Bayer was the first accurate star atlas. A lawyer and amateur astronomer, he was the first to signify the location of the stars within a given constellation by the use of Greek letters (with the addition of the Latin alphabet for constellations with more than 24 stars). This strikingly simple innovation greatly improved the