Space exploration began with the launch of Sputnik and Astrophysics was born as the application of physics to the phenomena observed by Astronomy, which etymologically means laws of the stars.
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| Uranometria |
A star atlas compiled by Johann Bayer 1572-1625, published in 1603. In this atlas Bayer introduced the system of labelling stars with Greek letters which is still in use.
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