No. 7 of 23 · Old Maps
The Solar System
Pictures by Seale
An early 1800s colored engraving by Seale shows the Sun inside a wide halo of blue rays, with the planets' orbits drawn in fine rings and the planets lined up beside it. Charts like this one taught the Copernican idea that the Sun, not the Earth, sits at the middle of everything. For a stargazer, a curious mind or anyone who loves old maps.
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Stars and Planets · Diagram / The Solar System / Seale, early 1800s / A halo of blue rays surrounds the Sun, with the planets' orbits in fine rings at the center. Charts like this taught the Copernican system, with the Sun, not the Earth, in the middle. / Colored engraving
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