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Auction 141, Lot 59
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"Motus in Coelo Spirales Quos Planetae inferiores Venus et Mercurius secundum Tychonicorum Hypothesin exhibent, pro exemplo ad annum Christi praecipue 1712 et 1713", Doppelmayr/Homann

Subject: Celestial

Period: 1742 (published)

Publication: Atlas Novus Coelestis

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23 x 19 inches
58.4 x 48.3 cm
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This whimsical celestial chart illustrates Tycho Brahe's cosmological system describing the complex movements of Venus and Mercury as viewed from earth. The center of the chart is filled with a delightful scene of cherubs swinging through the clouds. Two text panels at lower corners describe the movements of the planets.

References: Kanas #7.8.3.

Condition: B+

Watermarked paper with a few tiny abrasions in unengraved areas of chart and light soiling. There are a few short tears in blank margins that have been archivally repaired.

Estimate: $475 - $600

Sold for: $350

Closed on 9/5/2012

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