The universe as understood in 1660

Submitted by Jur on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 15:18

Those were the days a solar system with a giant Earth at its center.

The Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius.

You can find more of these beautiful historical plates over here: http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/cellarius/cellarius_plates.htm