Sujet

Copernican (heliocentric) system of the universe, 17th century. Artist: Johannes Hevelius

Légende

Copernican (heliocentric) system of the universe, 17th century. Nicholas Copernicus published his sun-centred theory of the universe in his De Revolutionibus (1543). A century later it was the accepted system of the universe. This depiction shows the Sun, the orbits of the planets and the firmament of the fixed stars. From Selenographia by Johannes Hevelius. (Gdansk, 1647).
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1647

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images

Notre référence

HRM19B65_068

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (1,6Mo) / 35,2cm x 35,6cm / 4157 x 4200 (300dpi)

Mots clés

étoile rond la science astronomie La Pologne astrologie univers circulaire siècle B&W MONOCHROME 17e siècle Danzig noir et blanc noir et blanc B W astronome Oxford Science Archive engraving object Nicolaus Joseph Johannes Hevelius Johann Hewelke Johannes Hewel Jan Heweliusz Nicolaus Copernicus Copernicus Joseph Priestley Priestley Hevelius Johannes engraving object