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S.D.U.K. (1851)

The Stars in Six Maps on the Gnomonic Projections.
Revised by the Rev. W. R. Dawes (William Rutter Dawes (1799-1868))
Under the superintendence of the Society For the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (S.D.U.K.).
London: Charles Knight, 90, Fleet Street. 1851.
(The maps however have a date stamp of January 1, 1852.)
Title
Title		 Map 1
Map 1		 Map 1 - M31, the Andromeda Nebula
Map 1 - M31, the Andromeda Nebula
Map 1 - Mira, omicron Ceti (variable star)
Map 1 - Mira, omicron Ceti (variable star)		 Map 2
Map 2		 Map 2 - Pleiades and Hyades (star clusters)
Map 2 - Pleiades and Hyades (star clusters)
Map 2 - M42, Orion Nebula
Map 2 - M42, Orion Nebula		 Map 2 - M44, Praesepe, the Beehive (star cluster)
Map 2 - M44, Praesepe, the Beehive (star cluster)		 Map 3
Map 3
Map 3 - R Hydra (variable star)
Map 3 - R Hydra (variable star)		 Map 4
Map 4		 Map 4 - beta Lyrae (variable star)
Map 4 - beta Lyrae (variable star)
Map 4 - Ras Algethi, alpha Herculis (variable star)
Map 4 - Ras Algethi, alpha Herculis (variable star)		 Map 4 - eta Aquilae and R Scuti (variable stars)
Map 4 - eta Aquilae and R Scuti (variable stars)		 Map 4 - NGC 6124 en NGC 6231 (star clusters)
Map 4 - NGC 6124 en NGC 6231 (star clusters)
Map 5
Map 5		 Map - 5 - Algol, beta Persei (variable star)
Map - 5 - Algol, beta Persei (variable star)		 Map 5 - Comet 109/P Swift-Tuttle
Map 5 - Comet 109/P Swift-Tuttle
Map 6
Map 6		 Map 6 - LMC and SMC, the Magellanic Clouds
Map 6 - LMC and SMC, the Magellanic Clouds		 Map 6 - eta Carinae
Map 6 - eta Carinae
Explanation
Explanation

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