File:1840 celestial map of the Northern Hemisphere by Adolf Stieler.jpg

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English: 1840 celestial map of the Northern Hemisphere by Adolf Stieler. The trajectory of the Great Comet of 1811 between August 1811 and January 1812 is marked. Also, the position where Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781 is indicated on the map.
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Source https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/66200/der-nordliche-gestirnte-himmel-stieler
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Adolf Stieler  (1775–1836)  wikidata:Q62914 s:en:Author:Adolf Stieler
 
Adolf Stieler
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Adolph Stieler; Stieler
Description cartographer and publisher
Date of birth/death 26 February 1775 Edit this at Wikidata 13 March 1836 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Gotha ebenda
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Justus Perthes Geographical Institute in Gotha
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creator QS:P170,Q62914
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…with the comet orbit highlighted (English)
…with the comet orbit highlighted (German)

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