Sagittarius, from John Flamsteed's 'Atlas Coelestis' mb-height 2177 with explanatory verses in lower

with explanatory verses in lower margin

to lead him

Georges Carpentier

2nd August 1992

the church was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor

Sagittarius, from John Flamsteed's 'Atlas Coelestis' mb-height 2177 with explanatory verses in lowerThe constellation Sagittarius (the archer or centaur). Map 8 from John Flamsteed's Atlas Coelestis, or star atlas (London, 1729). This was the first celestial atlas based on telescopic observations. Published posthumously, it was the work of the Astronomer Royal John Flamsteed FRS (1646 1719), and used the catalogue of 2935 stars in his 1725 Historia Coelestis Britannica. Original: engraving. 1729