Hemelaart of the Aratus system, Anonymous, 1708 print Heavenme where the geocentric system of the Greek poet Aratus can be seen, derived from his work 'Phainomena'. In the middle the earth, surrounded by the lanes of the planets, the sun and the moon. The various gods, connected to the planets, are depicted in the jobs. In the outer ring the zodiac. The card is equipped with a degree distribution along the edges. Left and top right the title cartouches, worn by putti. Left and bottom right A performance with discussing scholars and cartographers and various geometric instruments. Numbered in t
Hemelaart of the Aratus system, Anonymous, 1708 print Heavenme where the geocentric system of the Greek poet Aratus can be seen, derived from his work 'Phainomena'. In the middle the earth, surrounded by the lanes of the planets, the sun and the moon. The various gods, connected to the planets, are depicted in the jobs. In the outer ring the zodiac. The card is equipped with a degree distribution along the edges. Left and top right the title cartouches, worn by putti. Left and bottom right A performance with discussing scholars and cartographers and various geometric instruments. Numbered in the bottom right: 8. paper engraving / etching zodiac; the twelve zodiacal signs together. star-chart, star map. instruments used in geodesy, surveying instruments. planets; planetary system, solar system
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