Comet observations. 16th-century artwork of the positions of four comets in the night sky,with Latin labels for the winds (Notus,south; Zephyrus Favonius,west; Aquilo,north; Eurus Subsolanus,east). One comet is shown with the south-west wind Africus Lips. This woodcut is from 'De cometis dissertationes novae' (1580) by the Swiss physician and theologian Thomas Erastus (1524-1583). This work was part of an extensive debate about comets taking place among scholars in Europe at the time,prompted by the comet of 1577-8. Erastus argued that comets could not cause pestilence as was popularly believed | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Middle Temple Library |
Bildgröße: | 4195 px × 4583 px |
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