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The Ring System, Part of the Planetarium, Tellurium, Lunarium
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Device for visually representing the motion of the sun, earth, moon and planets. Ring system: three horizontal rings mounted on legs above one another, with constellations and scales. This stands on a base in the form of a rectangle with a connection on four sides to the upper ring. On the rectangle is a time scale with inscription and signature. A rod runs through the time scale on which an ivory globe is mounted. This ring system belongs to a stand (-3) and there are also various loose parts (-2, -4 and -5).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHet ringenstelsel, onderdeel van het planetarium, tellurium, lunarium. c. 1800 - c. 1808. Hartog van Laun. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
