Atmospheric regions diagram, published in Specula Physico-Mathematico-Historica (1696), a book published by the German monk and author Johann Zahn (16

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Atmospheric regions diagram, published in Specula Physico-Mathematico-Historica (1696), a book published by the German monk and author Johann Zahn (1641-1707). This diagram depicts the different regions of the atmosphere, using a mountain for scale. The text labels are in Latin.

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