star catalogue of the southern hemisphere (1679–1678 observations)

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The "star catalogue of the southern hemisphere (1679–1678 observations)" is Edmund Halley’s pioneering astronomical work that systematically recorded and mapped the positions of southern-hemisphere stars, significantly expanding contemporary celestial knowledge beyond the northern skies.

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instanceOf astronomical catalogue ⓘ
scientific work ⓘ
star catalogue ⓘ
accuracy high for its time ⓘ
aim systematic mapping of southern stars ⓘ
associatedPerson John Flamsteed ⓘ
associatedWith Royal Society ⓘ
author Edmund Halley ⓘ
chronology 17th century ⓘ
contains brightness estimates of stars ⓘ
positions of southern stars ⓘ
coordinateSystem ecliptic coordinates ⓘ
countryOfAuthor Kingdom of England ⓘ
dataType observational astronomy data ⓘ
field astrometry ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ
followedBy 18th-century southern sky surveys ⓘ
genre scientific catalogue ⓘ
historicalContext early modern astronomy ⓘ
impact improved accuracy of southern celestial maps ⓘ
provided reference stars for later astronomers ⓘ
influenced later southern star catalogues ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
mainSubject southern-hemisphere stars ⓘ
medium printed book ⓘ
method angular distance measurements ⓘ
telescopic observations ⓘ
observationEnd 1678 ⓘ
observationHemisphere southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ
observationSite St Helena ⓘ
linked to: Saint Helena
observationStart 1677 ⓘ
precededBy Tycho Brahe’s star catalogue ⓘ
publicationYear 1679 ⓘ
regionCovered constellations near the south celestial pole ⓘ
significance expanded celestial knowledge beyond northern skies ⓘ
first substantial telescopic catalogue of southern-hemisphere stars ⓘ
typeOfMeasurement star positions ⓘ
stellar magnitudes ⓘ
usedFor celestial cartography ⓘ
navigation ⓘ

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