Jakob Bartsch or Jacobus Bartschius (ca. 1600–1633) created a star chart in 1624, titled Usus astronomicus planisphaerii stellati, which resulted in the introduction of a few new constellations. These constellations may however have been invented by Petrus Plancius. 1597 1598 1599 - 1600 - 1601 1602 1603 |- | align=center colspan=2 | Decades: 1570s 1580s 1590s - 1600s - 1610s 1620s 1630s |- | align=center | Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century |} // Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned at the... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... STAR is an acronym for: Scientific and Technological Advanced Research Labs, a fictional research organization in the DC Comics universe. ... Events January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. ... Orion is a remarkable constellation, visible from most places on the globe at one time or another during the year. ... Petrus Plancius (1552–1622) was a Dutch astronomer, cartographer and clergyman. ...

Bartsch was the son-in-law of Johannes Kepler. Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630), a key figure in the scientific revolution, was a German mathematician, astrologer, astronomer, and an early writer of science fiction stories. ...