Coelum Stellatum Christianum in the context of "Julius Schiller"

⭐ In the context of Julius Schiller’s work, *Coelum Stellatum Christianum* is considered a significant contribution to celestial cartography because it…

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⭐ Core Definition: Coelum Stellatum Christianum

The Coelum Stellatum Christianum is a star atlas published in 1627 by Julius Schiller (c. 1580–1627), with the collaboration of Johann Bayer (1572–1625). In the treatise, which was published by Andreas Aperger at Augsburg during the same year as Schiller's death, pagan constellations were replaced with biblical figures and Christian motifs. Schiller replaced the zodiac constellations with the Twelve Apostles, the northern constellations with New Testament figures, and the southern constellations with Old Testament figures.

The planets, the Sun, and the Moon were also replaced by biblical figures:

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👉 Coelum Stellatum Christianum in the context of Julius Schiller

Julius Schiller (c. 1580 – 1627) was a lawyer from Augsburg who, like his fellow citizen and colleague Johann Bayer, published a star atlas in celestial cartography.

In the year of his death, Schiller, with Bayer's assistance, published the star atlas Coelum Stellatum Christianum which replaced the pagan names of constellations with biblical and early Christian figures. Specifically, Schiller replaced the zodiacal constellations with the twelve apostles, the northern constellations by figures from the New Testament, and the southern constellations by figures from the Old Testament.

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Star atlas → Julius Schiller → Johann Bayer → Augsburg → Constellation → Zodiac → Twelve Apostles → New Testament → Old Testament →