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The Planisphere of Aratus

Andreas Cellarius, 1660

The Planisphere of Aratus, Andreas Cellarius

The Planisphere of Aratus, zoomed in

51 cm

The Planisphere of Aratus scale comparison

70 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. Download See 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.

Planetary Orbits Encompassing the Earth, Andreas Cellarius

Planetary Orbits Encompassing the Earth

Harmonia Macrocosmica Plate 11 — The Location of the Earth, Andreas Cellarius

Harmonia Macrocosmica Plate 11 — The Location of the Earth

Harmonia Macrocosmica Plate 26 — Northern Stellar Hemisphere, Andreas Cellarius

Harmonia Macrocosmica Plate 26 — Northern Stellar Hemisphere

The Ptolemaic hypothesis, demonstrating the planetary motions, Andreas Cellarius

The Ptolemaic hypothesis, demonstrating the planetary motions

Harmonia Macrocosmica Plate 21 — Venus and Mercury, Andreas Cellarius

Harmonia Macrocosmica Plate 21 — Venus and Mercury

Ornament with Owl Mocked by Day Birds, Martin Schongauer

Ornament with Owl Mocked by Day Birds

Martin Schongauer, 1491

Harmonia Macrocosmica Plate 1 — The Planisphere of Ptolemy, Andreas Cellarius

Harmonia Macrocosmica Plate 1 — The Planisphere of Ptolemy

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

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

Arctic Tern, John James Audubon

Arctic Tern

John James Audubon, 1827 – 1838

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, 1660

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