Officina Typographica

Officina Typographica
The short-lived constellation Officina Typographica.

Officina Typographica (Latin for printing office) was a constellation located east of Sirius. It was created by Johann Bode in the late eighteenth century, and included in his star atlas Uranographia. It was used at least in one other star atlas, but quickly fell out of use.

Typography

Officina is a family of serif fonts.

External links

v · Ptolemy after 150 AD

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