Chart depicting geocentric universe
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Title
Chart depicting geocentric universe
Description
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.
Creator
Aratus, Solensis
Source
Hvg. Grotii Batavi Syntagma Arateorvm: Opvs Poeticae Et Astronomiae Stvdiosis Vtilissimvm: Quo Quae
Publisher
Lvgduni Batavorvm : Ex officinâ Plantinianâ, apvd Christophorvm Raphelengivm, Academiae Lugduno-Batauae Typographum
Date
1600
Rights
Public domain
Format
jpeg
Language
Latin
Type
map
Identifier
pa3873a5_1600pg36
Collection
Citation
Aratus, Solensis, “Chart depicting geocentric universe,” Digital Exhibits, accessed October 31, 2025, http://digitalexhibits.wsulibs.wsu.edu/items/show/4638.