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Celestial map of the Copernican system
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Celestial map of the heliocentric system of Nicolaus Copernicus. In the outer ring, the zodiac. The title in a scroll above the map. At bottom right, a scene of Urania with representations of the systems of Ptolemy, Copernicus, and Brahe. At bottom left, a scene explaining how a solar eclipse occurs. Surrounding the scene, putti with astronomical and geometric instruments. Top left, the Sun, Jupiter, and Saturn, for comparison of relative size.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHemelkaart van het stelsel van Copernicus. 1702 - 1742. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
