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Andreas Cellarius' Theoria Lunae, Eius Motum Per Eccentricum Et Epicyclum Demonstrans
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Andreas Cellarius' Theoria Lunae, Eius Motum Per Eccentricum Et Epicyclum Demonstrans

Finely engraved celestial map showing Claudius Ptolemy's model of the Lunar Cycles, from the 1708 Valk & Schenk edition of Andreas Cellarius' Harmonia Macrocosmica. 20 x 17 inches. Striking celestial chart illustrating the Ptolemaic model of lunar motion. The epicycles of the moon are shown as the moon revolves along its various orbits. The central diagram is bordered by the signs of the Zodiac and surrounded by superb engravings of clouds filled with putti, the title banners and two smaller diagrams.

Date
1660–1708
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
map
Original size
1,849 × 1,600 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 70 years ago.

Read from: Commons licence category: PD-old-70-expired; no CC BY, CC BY-SA, GFDL or deletion tag on the file page.

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"Andreas Cellarius' Theoria Lunae, Eius Motum Per Eccentricum Et Epicyclum Demonstrans" (1660–1708). Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andreas_Cellarius%27_Theoria_Lunae,_Eius_Motum_Per_Eccentricum_Et_Epicyclum_Demonstrans.jpg

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