Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9145
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Constellation of Centaurus
Date
1603
Creator
Alexander Mair (1559 - 1617, German) , Engraver
Object type
Library reference
Tracts +9/4/26910
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 290mm
width (print): 380mm
width (print): 380mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Bayer's depiction of the constellation of Centaurus, the centaur, which includes Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to the Sun, from Uranometria, by Joannes Bayer (Augsburg, 1603).
Associated place