Uranometria
E481653
Uranometria is a pioneering star atlas first published in 1603 that systematically mapped the entire celestial sphere and introduced many new constellations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uranometria canonical | 3 |
| Bayer’s Uranometria | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4943514 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Uranometria Context triple: [Dorado, firstPublishedIn, Uranometria]
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A.
De institutione astronomica
De institutione astronomica is a late antique Latin treatise on astronomy by the philosopher Boethius, presenting classical cosmological and astronomical knowledge to a medieval scholarly audience.
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B.
Cosmographiae Introductio
Cosmographiae Introductio is a 1507 Latin cosmography book, best known for introducing and popularizing the name "America" for the newly discovered Western Hemisphere.
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C.
Bright Star Catalogue
The Bright Star Catalogue is a comprehensive astronomical catalog listing all stars of relatively high apparent brightness, widely used as a standard reference in stellar astronomy.
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D.
Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana
Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana is a monumental 17th-century world atlas by Joan Blaeu, renowned for its richly detailed maps and lavish baroque cartography.
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E.
Places of the Fixed Stars
Places of the Fixed Stars is an astronomical work by John Thomas Romney Robinson that catalogs and determines the precise positions of numerous fixed stars for observational and navigational purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Uranometria Target entity description: Uranometria is a pioneering star atlas first published in 1603 that systematically mapped the entire celestial sphere and introduced many new constellations.
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A.
De institutione astronomica
De institutione astronomica is a late antique Latin treatise on astronomy by the philosopher Boethius, presenting classical cosmological and astronomical knowledge to a medieval scholarly audience.
-
B.
Cosmographiae Introductio
Cosmographiae Introductio is a 1507 Latin cosmography book, best known for introducing and popularizing the name "America" for the newly discovered Western Hemisphere.
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C.
Bright Star Catalogue
The Bright Star Catalogue is a comprehensive astronomical catalog listing all stars of relatively high apparent brightness, widely used as a standard reference in stellar astronomy.
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D.
Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana
Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana is a monumental 17th-century world atlas by Joan Blaeu, renowned for its richly detailed maps and lavish baroque cartography.
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E.
Places of the Fixed Stars
Places of the Fixed Stars is an astronomical work by John Thomas Romney Robinson that catalogs and determines the precise positions of numerous fixed stars for observational and navigational purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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star atlas ⓘ |
| author | Johann Bayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkOf | Claudius Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 17th century ⓘ |
| containsSection |
non-Ptolemaic constellations
ⓘ
northern sky constellations ⓘ southern sky constellations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| coversHemisphere |
northern celestial hemisphere
ⓘ
southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| coversRegion | entire celestial sphere ⓘ |
| field | astronomy ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Alexander Mair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent celestial atlases ⓘ |
| introducedConstellation |
Antlia
NERFINISHED
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Apus NERFINISHED ⓘ Caelum NERFINISHED ⓘ Canes Venatici NERFINISHED ⓘ Carina NERFINISHED ⓘ Chamaeleon NERFINISHED ⓘ Circinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Columba NERFINISHED ⓘ Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Fornax NERFINISHED ⓘ Grus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hydrus NERFINISHED ⓘ Indus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lacerta NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynx NERFINISHED ⓘ Mensa NERFINISHED ⓘ Microscopium NERFINISHED ⓘ Monoceros NERFINISHED ⓘ Musca NERFINISHED ⓘ Norma NERFINISHED ⓘ Octans NERFINISHED ⓘ Pavo NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ Puppis NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyxis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sculptor ⓘ Scutum NERFINISHED ⓘ Sextans NERFINISHED ⓘ Telescopium NERFINISHED ⓘ Triangulum Australe NERFINISHED ⓘ Tucana NERFINISHED ⓘ Vela NERFINISHED ⓘ Volans NERFINISHED ⓘ Vulpecula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first star atlas to cover the entire celestial sphere
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introduction of many new constellations ⓘ systematic mapping of stars by constellation ⓘ |
| numberOfConstellationsDepicted | 88 ⓘ |
| numberOfStarCharts | 51 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1603 ⓘ |
| publisher | Christophorus Mangus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subtitle | Omnium asterismorum continens schemata, nova methodo delineata, aereis laminis expressa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Uranometria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCoordinateSystem | ecliptic coordinates ⓘ |
| usesMagnitudeScale | stellar magnitude ⓘ |
| usesStarDesignationSystem | Bayer designation ⓘ |
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Subject: Uranometria Description of subject: Uranometria is a pioneering star atlas first published in 1603 that systematically mapped the entire celestial sphere and introduced many new constellations.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tucana
this entity surface form:
Bayer’s Uranometria
subject surface form:
Dorado