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Peter Apian, Cosmographia, Antwerp, 1539
Latina: Schema huius praemissae divisionis sphaerarum. · Coelum empireum habitaculum dei et omnium electorum · 10 Decimum coelum primu mobile · 9 Nonu coelum cristallinum · 8 Octavum [coelum] firmamentu · 7 Coelu saturni · 6 [Coelu] Iovis · 5 [Coelu] Martis · 4 [Coelu] Solis · 3 [Coelu] Veneris · 2 [Coelu] Mercurii · 1 [Coelu] Lunae
Compare to: Sacrobosco's De sphaera mundi |
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from Edward Grant, "Celestial Orbs in the Latin Middle Ages", Isis, Vol. 78, No. 2. (Jun., 1987), pp. 152-173. |
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28 December 2005 |
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Fastfission |
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From in obviously mediaeval, therefore PD.
It says at the top "Schema huius praemissae diuisionis Sphaerarum"
These are the celestial orbs (not a strict Ptolemaic system) as drawn in Peter Apian's Cosmographia (Antwerp, 1539).-- Fastfission 23:04, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
- More recent edition of file is from Edward Grant, "Celestial Orbs in the Latin Middle Ages", Isis, Vol. 78, No. 2. (Jun., 1987), pp. 152-173.
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| current | 23:10, 28 December 2005 | 638×656 (44 KB) | Fastfission | (somewhat larger, clearer version of same image) |
| 00:19, 10 September 2005 | 500×580 (80 KB) | Duncharris | ({{PD-old}} From [http://www.unf.edu/classes/freshmancore/core2images/ptolemaicsystem-small.gif] in [http://www.unf.edu/classes/freshmancore/halsall/core2-01.htm] obviously mediaeval, therefore PD. [[en:image:{{PAGENAME}}) |
