Chart depicting geocentric universe

Chart depicting geocentric universe

This chart printed in a Dutch book on astronomy depicts a geocentric universe, with the Earth at its center and the planets, sun, and stars orbiting around the Earth. In this chart, Mercury and Venus orbit around the sun, which would help explain their retrograde motion. Unlike many other geocentric models, the orbit of the planets are not concentric, but instead intersect.

Aratus, Solensis

Hvg. Grotii Batavi Syntagma Arateorvm: Opvs Poeticae Et Astronomiae Stvdiosis Vtilissimvm: Quo Quae

Lvgduni Batavorvm : Ex officinâ Plantinianâ, apvd Christophorvm Raphelengivm, Academiae Lugduno-Batauae Typographum

1600

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