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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
The Sun in an eccentric orbit without epicycles, Andreas Cellarius

The Sun in an eccentric orbit without epicycles

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

The Revolution of the Sun around the Earth

1660
Jolly Toper, Judith Leyster

Jolly Toper

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Wing of a Roller, Albrecht Dürer

Wing of a Roller

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Griffin, Martin Schongauer

Griffin

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The Tycho Brahe Planisphere, Andreas Cellarius

The Tycho Brahe Planisphere

1660
Harmonia Macrocosmica Plate 29 — Southern Stellar and Terrestrial Hemisphere, Andreas Cellarius

Harmonia Macrocosmica Plate 29 — Southern Stellar and Terrestrial Hemisphere

1660
Warbling Flycatcher, John James Audubon

Warbling Flycatcher

John James Audubon, 1827 – 1838
Self-Portrait, Rembrandt van Rijn

Self-Portrait

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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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