Copernican cosmology. 17th-century diagram showing the six known planets (astrological symbols) orbiting the Sun in what is known as a heliocentric system. Surrounding the planets is an outer circle of stars. The Moon is shown orbiting the Earth. The other planets are: Mercury,Venus,Mars,Jupiter and Saturn. This diagram is from 'Sphaera mundi' (1635) by Italian Jesuit astronomer and mathematician Giuseppe Biancani (1566-1624) | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Middle Temple Library |
Bildgröße: | 4934 px × 3909 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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