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Johann Bayer (born 1572, Rain, Bavaria [Germany]—died March 7, 1625, Augsburg [Germany]) was a German astronomer whose book Uranometria promulgated a system of identifying all stars visible to the naked eye. Bayer entered Ingolstadt University in 1592 to study philosophy and later moved to Augsburg.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Johann Bayer (1572 – 7 de marzo de 1625) fue un astrónomo y abogado alemán, 1 conocido por su atlas estelar Uranometria, en el que estableció una nomenclatura astronómica que se sigue utilizando en la actualidad. Semblanza. Bayer nació en Rain, Baviera en 1572.
University of Ingolstadt. Known for. Uranometria. Scientific career. Fields. Jurisprudence, astronomy. The constellation Orion in Bayer's Uranometria. Johann Bayer (1572 – 7 March 1625) was a German lawyer and uranographer (celestial cartographer ). He was born in Rain, Lower Bavaria, in 1572.
Johann Bayer nació en Rain (Alemania) el año 1572 y falleció en Augsburgo el 7 de marzo de 1625. Bayer fue un astrónomo y abogado alemán que es conocido por haber elaborado el famoso atlas estelar conocido como Uranometria, publicado el 1603. También introdujo una nomenclatura estelar que todavía se usa.
Johann Bayer is known mainly for his celestial atlas entitled Uranometria (Augsburg, 1603), and for having introduced the star nomenclature that is still in use. Astronomer and lawyer, Bayer studied in Ingolstadt and Augsburg and became legal adviser to the city council of Augsburg.
- Davide Neri
Bayer's work is the most complete catalogue of pre-telescopic astronomy, as well as the first celestial atlas showing the constellations as their traditional mythical figures, with the exact position of each star scientifically labelled.
1572-1625. German Astronomer and Lawyer. J ohann Bayer produced the most comprehensive pre-telescopic star catalog and introduced the nomenclature still in use for designating stars visible to the naked eye. His was also the first celestial atlas to represent the stars around the South Pole and to cover the entire sky.
