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Fig. 2.10 Atlas with the
celestial sphere on his
shoulders. This is the earliest
surviving representation of
the classical constellations
(Courtesy of www.
cosmopolis.com )
Fig. 2.11 Most of the 48 classical constellation figures are shown, but not the stars comprising
each constellation. The Farnese Atlas, 200 BC from the National Maritime Museum, London
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