Armillary sphere. 18th century (c.1790) model of the celestial sphere,used by early astronomers to determine the position and motion of stars around the Earth. Developed by the Greeks,it was used as a teaching tool in the 3rd century BC by Ptolemy,to be resurrected by Copernicus in 1543 when he revived the idea of a heliocentric universe. It was an important symbol of the resurgence of science in Renaissance Europe | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Van Ravenswaay, Detlev |
Bildgröße: | 1922 px × 3543 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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