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The Planisphere of Aratus

Andreas Cellarius, 1660
The Planisphere of Aratus, Andreas Cellarius
The Planisphere of Aratus, zoomed in
51 cmThe Planisphere of Aratus scale comparison70 cm

The Planisphere of Aratus (Harmonia Macrocosmica Plate 8) is a Northern Renaissance Engraving Print created by Andreas Cellarius in 1660. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Astronomy. DownloadSee The Planisphere of Aratus in the Kaleidoscope

The planisphere of Aratus, or the composition of the heavenly orbits following the hypothesis of Aratus expressed in a planar view.

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The Tycho Brahe Planisphere, Andreas Cellarius

The Tycho Brahe Planisphere

1660
Harmonia Macrocosmica Plate 9 — Brahe’s Altitudes of the Planets, Andreas Cellarius

Harmonia Macrocosmica Plate 9 — Brahe’s Altitudes of the Planets

1660
The Revolution of the Sun around the Earth, Andreas Cellarius

The Revolution of the Sun around the Earth

1660
The Last Judgement, Hieronymus Bosch

The Last Judgement

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The Copernican World System, Andreas Cellarius

The Copernican World System

1660
The Ptolemaic hypothesis, demonstrating the planetary motions, Andreas Cellarius

The Ptolemaic hypothesis, demonstrating the planetary motions

1660
The Sun in an eccentric orbit without epicycles, Andreas Cellarius

The Sun in an eccentric orbit without epicycles

1660
The Censer, Martin Schongauer

The Censer

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The Triumph of Caesar: the Elephants, Giulio Campagnola

The Triumph of Caesar: the Elephants

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Self-Portrait, Rembrandt van Rijn

Self-Portrait

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1660
Portrait of a Woman with a Black Hood, Mary Beale

Portrait of a Woman with a Black Hood

Mary Beale, 1660
Bartholomew Beale, in Profile, Mary Beale

Bartholomew Beale, in Profile

Mary Beale, 1660

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