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Engraving of men in hats and robes arguing around a sphere on a floor while a woman in white flees through a doorway.

Astronomy: two rival mathematicians, Urinaal and Raasbollius, argue about models of the solar system. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1758, after C. Troost, 1741, after by P. Langendijk, 1715.

An engraving shows a cluttered interior where a seated man in a dark coat beside a dog sits at a table, while men in hats and robes gather around a round sphere on the floor. A man in black at right raises his arm toward a woman in a white gown fleeing through an open door, as a hound watches at far right.

Artist
Cornelis Troost
Date
1758
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3074 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1758.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Dos matemáticos discuten sobre el sistema solar, grabado de 1758

Un grabado muestra un interior abarrotado donde un hombre sentado con abrigo oscuro, junto a un perro, está ante una mesa, mientras varios hombres con sombreros y togas rodean una esfera redonda en el suelo. Un hombre de negro, a la derecha, levanta el brazo hacia una mujer con vestido blanco que huye por una puerta abierta, y un perro observa al fondo.

Português: Dois matemáticos discutem o sistema solar, gravura de 1758

Uma gravura mostra um interior abarrotado onde um homem sentado de casaco escuro, ao lado de um cachorro, está junto a uma mesa, enquanto vários homens de chapéus e togas cercam uma esfera redonda no chão. Um homem de preto, à direita, ergue o braço em direção a uma mulher de vestido branco que foge por uma porta aberta, e um cão observa ao fundo.

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