| Johann Bayer |
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| 1572 births | |
| bayer, johann | |
| 1625 deaths | |
| german astronomers | |
| people with craters of the moon named after them | |
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He is most famous for his Star Atlas '' Uranometria '', published in 1603 , which was the first Atlas to cover the entire Celestial Sphere . It introduced a new system of star designation which has become known as the Bayer Designation as well as some of the modern constellations. The Bayer Crater on the Moon is named after him. |
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