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Celestial Chart with the Northern and Southern Constellations
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Celestial Chart with the Northern and Southern Constellations

anonymous · 1705 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Celestial map of the northern and southern constellations. At the top, from left to right, representations of the system of Tycho Brahe, the system of Ptolemy, and the effect of the moon on the tides. At the bottom, from left to right, representations of the phases of the moon, the system of Nicolaus Copernicus, and the position of the earth during its rotation around the sun, according to Philippus Lansbergen.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
mapprintfull moonzodiacsolar eclipsestar-chart, star map
Credit lineHemelkaart met de noordelijke en zuidelijke sterrenbeelden. 1705. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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