Uranometria is the short title of a
star atlas produced by
Johann Bayer. It was published in
Augsburg in 1603 by Christoph Mang (
Christophorus Mangus) under the full title
Uranometria : omnium asterismorum continens schemata, nova methodo delineata, aereis laminis expressa. This translates to "Uranometria, containing charts of all the constellations, drawn by a new method and engraved on copper plates". The word "Uranometria" derives from
Urania, Muse of the heavens and "uranos" (
oυρανός) the Greek word for
sky /
heavens. A literal translation of "Uranometria" is "Measuring the Sky" (to be compared with "Geometry"-
"Geometria" in Greek, literally translated to "Measuring the Earth").