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Plate XLII.—Astronomy: detail: the face of the sun.

This diagram, taken from plate XLII on eclipses, shows the sun as an eight-pointed star with a face in the middle, including eyes, nose and mouth! (Obviously the sun does not have a beard, since the h [...]

Keywords: astronomy, sun, diagrams, zodiac

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Added: 2009-10-23

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Plate XLII.—Astronomy: detail: sun and eclipses

A diagram with the sun in the middle, complete with a face, and showing the illumination of the earth at varoius times of the year, marked by month and zodiac sign. There is also a version of this dia [...]

Keywords: astronomy, sun, zodiac, diagrams, eclipses, planets, astrology

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Added: 2009-10-23

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Plate XLII.—Astronomy.

The purpose of the four interwoven figures here is to explain how an eclipse of Jupiter’s satellites (or moons) works. I will scan the details on request. These are beautifully-engraved diagrams, wi [...]

Keywords: astronomy, diagrams, sun, labels, eclipses, zodiac

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Added: 2009-10-23

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Vernal Equinox

Perhaps not a very clear illustration of an equinox, but still a pretty woodcut of the Sun’s rays reaching the Earth.

Keywords: astrology, stars, sun, calendars, diagrams

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Added: 2006-02-01

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The Harmony of the World

The Biblical references at the bottom of this picture as as follows:Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be [...]

Keywords: zodiac, astrology, planets, sun, heaven, stars, angels

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Added: 2005-01-17

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