The Sky Tonight— images from historic star atlases, keyed to the modern constellationsA small zodiac constellation with only two easily visible stars.
Aries is included in the ancient star catalogs of Eudoxos of Knidos, Aratos of Soli, and Ptolemy.
A ram with Golden Fleece, which could fly through the air.
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Bayer, Uranometria (1661): Aries | 1661 |
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Bayer, Uranometria (1661): Aries, detail | 1661 |
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Bode (1801), plate 11 | 1801 |
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Bode (1801), plate 11: Aries | 1801 |
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Bode (1801), Plate 1: Aries Planisphere Uranographia Tab I. Stellatum Hemisphaeri um Arietis. Bode included two planisphere plates. They are not southern and northern hemispheres; each one has Polaris at the top and the south pole at the bottom. Each… |
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Hyginus (1485) figure: Aries | 1485 |
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Urania's Mirror (1825) card: Aries more Urania's Mirror (1825) card: Aries |
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