Sujet
Reverse of a medal commemorating the bright comet of 1577. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Reverse ofa medal commemorating the bright comet of 1577. Known as Brahe's comet, this is the comet which convinced the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) that there is change beyond the sphere of the Moon. It is shown in his system of the universe published in his Mundi aetherei recentioribus Phaenomensis (1589). The reverse shows Phaeton driving his father Phoebus's (the Sun) chariot.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1577
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B66_024
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (2,0Mo) / 36,0cm x 34,8cm / 4252 x 4108 (300dpi)