Système solaire. Orbites des planètes (1879)
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| Publisher | Reliefs Editions |
| ISBN | 9782380362916 |
| Idea Code | 260303 |
This chart is the third plate from Popular Astronomy, or Description of the Celestial Bodies, with an Atlas of Transparent Plates Comprising 12 Charts for the Use of the General Public, published in 1879. It is based on James Reynolds and John Emslie’s Astronomical Diagrams, first published in London in 1846. At the time, in the absence of sufficiently advanced or powerful instruments, even the “most recent authorities” referred to in the work’s full title had only a partial understanding of astronomy. For example, the Sun is described as “a dark body surrounded by a luminous atmosphere,” and the eight planets are shown as having a total of 17 moons, whereas today more than 200 natural satellites are known.
| 1 , ills colour, 17 x 33 cm, poster, French/English |
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