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Hand-coloured chart of cosmography showing armillary spheres, globes, orbit diagrams and eclipse panels arranged in a grid under the title Tableau de Cosmographie.

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

A dense chart of astronomical diagrams arranged in a grid, with two armillary spheres and two terrestrial globes at left, right and centre. Small circular panels show orbits, planetary motions, eclipses and star charts, each labelled with French text and framed by explanatory paragraphs.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1875]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3319 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)

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Español: Tablero de cosmografía: esferas celestes y sistemas planetarios

Un denso cuadro de diagramas astronómicos dispuestos en cuadrícula, con dos esferas armilares y dos globos terráqueos a la izquierda, la derecha y el centro. Paneles circulares pequeños muestran órbitas, movimientos planetarios, eclipses y mapas estelares, con rótulos en francés y párrafos explicativos.

Português: Quadro de cosmografia: esferas celestes e sistemas planetários

Um quadro denso de diagramas astronômicos dispostos em grade, com duas esferas armilares e dois globos terrestres à esquerda, à direita e no centro. Painéis circulares pequenos mostram órbitas, movimentos planetários, eclipses e cartas estelares, com legendas em francês e textos explicativos.

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