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Printed astronomy chart with a grid of colored diagrams: two globes, armillary spheres, orbit diagrams, and circular sky charts, with dense text columns.

Cosmology and cosmography: planets and the movements of spheres. Coloured etching, 1875.

A dense chart arranged in a grid of diagrams showing armillary spheres, terrestrial globes, planetary orbit models, and eclipse and day-night circles. Printed text fills the margins, and the title band runs across the top of the sheet.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1875]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3110 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1875.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Tablero de cosmografía: planetas y esferas celestes, grabado coloreado

Un denso cuadro organizado en una cuadrícula de diagramas que muestra esferas armilares, globos terráqueos, modelos de órbitas planetarias y círculos de eclipses y de día y noche. Columnas de texto llenan los márgenes.

Português: Tabela de Cosmografia: planetas e esferas celestes, gravura colorida

Um quadro denso organizado em uma grade de diagramas que mostra esferas armilares, globos terrestres, modelos de órbitas planetárias e círculos de eclipses e de dia e noite. Colunas de texto preenchem as margens.

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