Bayer, Johann. Lupus, 1603 American Paintings Views and Exploration showcasing European knowledge of the

showcasing European knowledge of the continent at the time

painted in 1840

composed in French

His career was only ended by the Franco Prussian War and the Siege of Paris

Born in New Haven

Bayer, Johann. Lupus, 1603 American Paintings Views and Exploration showcasing European knowledge of theJohann Bayer Lupus From "Uranometria, omnium asterismorum continens schemata" Augsburg, 1603 approx.: 13 1 2" 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