Detailed star chart of the constellations Hercules and neighboring constellations, from Fortin's Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed . . , published in Paris. John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal at the London Observatory, winning out over Edmund...
Detailed star chart of the constellation Leo, from Fortin's Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed . . , published in Paris. John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal at the London Observatory, winning out over Edmund Halley and Isaac Newton. He made a...
Detailed star chart of the constellation Pisces and neighboring constellations, from Fortin's Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed . . , published in Paris. John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal at the London Observatory, winning out over Edmund Halley...
Detailed star chart of Pegasus, Pisces and Equuleus, from Fortin's Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed . . , published in Paris. John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal at the London Observatory, winning out over Edmund Halley and Isaac Newton. He made a...
Detailed star chart of the constellations Ophiucus, Serpens and neighboring constellations, from Fortin's Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed . . , published in Paris. John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal at the London Observatory, winning out over...
Detailed star chart of the constellation Ursa Major and neighboring constellations, from Fortin's Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed . . , published in Paris. John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal at the London Observatory, winning out over Edmund...
Interesting pair of models of the Solar System, published in Venice. At the left, the system of Claudius Ptolemy is shown, illustrating a geocentric model of the Universe (earth at the center). At the right, the system of Nicolas Copernicus is shown,...
This is a star-chart depicting the constellations and features of the northern sky, by the Italian cartographer Antonio Zatta. Dozens of constellations are shown, and hundreds of stars have their brightness indicated. The chart is framed by elegant...
Scarce set of five spheres and eight drawings of the known planets, the sun and the moon. The large central sphere describes the spatial relationship of the "Residence of the Land" on different parts of the Earth. Saturn is shown with five satellites...
Detailed image of a Ptolemaic armillary sphere, likley published in London at the end of the 18th Century. The central terrestrial globe (labeled Terra) is surrounded by Arctic and Antarctic circles, Cancer and Capricorn tropical circles, and the...
Detailed star chart of the constellation Cetus and neighboring constellations, from Fortin's Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed . . , published in Paris. John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal at the London Observatory, winning out over Edmund Halley...
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Detailed star chart of the constellation Orion and neighboring constellations, from Fortin's Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed . . , published in Paris. John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal at the London Observatory, winning out over Edmund Halley...
Detailed star chart of the constellations Libra & Scorpio and neighboring constellations, from Fortin's Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed . . , published in Paris. John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal at the London Observatory, winning out over...
Detailed star chart of the constellations Hydra and Sextans and neighboring constellations, from Fortin's Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed . . , published in Paris. John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal at the London Observatory, winning out over...
Detailed star chart of the constellations Virgo, Hydra, Crater, and neighboring constellations, from Fortin's Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed . . , published in Paris. John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal at the London Observatory, winning out...
A magnificent hand-colored engraved celestial plate from "the most elaborate atlas of stars and constellations published to date and perhaps the last great star atlas." - David Rumsey Impressive celestial engraving from the large folio 1801 first...
