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  1. Plane and profile views of stars moving around a central body (1750) by Thomas Wright, from An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe.

    Source: The Getty / Internet Archive

    pdimagearchive.org/images/482a

    #diagrams #orbits #space #astronomy #cosmos #universe #stars #spheres #celestial #art #publicdomain

  2. “The living breath is also in the Spheres.” (1882) by Odilon Redon, from À Edgar Poe.

    Source: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

    Available to buy as a print.

    pdimagearchive.org/images/ae1f

    #symbolism #gothic #spheres #eyes #art #publicdomain

  3. “A true Projection of the System of the known Comets, all in just Proportion and Position to the Orbits of Saturn and Jupiter.” (1750) by Thomas Wright, from An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe.

    Source: The Getty / Internet Archive

    pdimagearchive.org/images/4d9b

    #diagrams #space #astronomy #cosmos #universe #stars #spheres #celestial #comets #art #publicdomain

  4. Spherical Earth (Cartography 🗺️)

    Spherical Earth or Earth's curvature refers to the approximation of the figure of the Earth as a sphere. The earliest documented mention of the concept dates from around the 5th century BC, when it appears in the writings of Greek philosophers. In the 3rd century BC, Hellenistic astronomy established the roughly spherical shape of Earth as a...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherica

    #SphericalEarth #Earth #Geodesy #Spheres #Cartography #AncientAstronomy

  5. Spherical Earth (Cartography 🗺️)

    Spherical Earth or Earth's curvature refers to the approximation of the figure of the Earth as a sphere. The earliest documented mention of the concept dates from around the 5th century BC, when it appears in the writings of Greek philosophers. In the 3rd century BC, Hellenistic astronomy established the roughly spherical shape of Earth as a...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherica

    #SphericalEarth #Earth #Geodesy #Spheres #Cartography #AncientAstronomy

  6. Spherical Earth (Cartography 🗺️)

    Spherical Earth or Earth's curvature refers to the approximation of the figure of the Earth as a sphere. The earliest documented mention of the concept dates from around the 5th century BC, when it appears in the writings of Greek philosophers. In the 3rd century BC, Hellenistic astronomy established the roughly spherical shape of Earth as a...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherica

    #SphericalEarth #Earth #Geodesy #Spheres #Cartography #AncientAstronomy

  7. Spherical Earth (Cartography 🗺️)

    Spherical Earth or Earth's curvature refers to the approximation of the figure of the Earth as a sphere. The earliest documented mention of the concept dates from around the 5th century BC, when it appears in the writings of Greek philosophers. In the 3rd century BC, Hellenistic astronomy established the roughly spherical shape of Earth as a...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherica

    #SphericalEarth #Earth #Geodesy #Spheres #Cartography #AncientAstronomy

  8. Spherical Earth (Cartography 🗺️)

    Spherical Earth or Earth's curvature refers to the approximation of the figure of the Earth as a sphere. The earliest documented mention of the concept dates from around the 5th century BC, when it appears in the writings of Greek philosophers. In the 3rd century BC, Hellenistic astronomy established the roughly spherical shape of Earth as a...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherica

    #SphericalEarth #Earth #Geodesy #Spheres #Cartography #AncientAstronomy

  9. A Section, and Segments of a Creation of a double Construction (1750) by Thomas Wright, from An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe.

    Source: The Getty / Internet Archive

    pdimagearchive.org/images/2e46

    #diagrams #space #astronomy #cosmos #universe #stars #spheres #celestial #art #publicdomain

  10. Stars moving “in the Manner of Saturn's Rings, nay, perhaps Ring within Ring, to a third or fourth Order”. (1750) by Thomas Wright, from An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe.

    Source: The Getty / Internet Archive

    Available to buy as a print.

    pdimagearchive.org/images/097f

    #diagrams #space #astronomy #cosmos #universe #stars #spheres #celestial #art #publicdomain

  11. Komiks:
    »Alain Brion „Sfery. Tom 1: Uwertura”«

    "Sfery. Uwertura" to pierwsza część trylogii science fiction Alaina Briona. Komiks ukazał się nakładem wydawnictwa Lost in Time.

    fahrenheit.net.pl/komiks/alain

    #Fahrenheit_zin #komiks #JakubSyty #LostInTime #Sfery #Uwertura #Sphères #AlainBrion

  12. “The Body of the Earth and Moon, with their common Center of Gravity.” (1750) by Thomas Wright, from An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe.

    Source: The Getty / Internet Archive

    pdimagearchive.org/images/34ad

    #diagrams #space #astronomy #gravity #cosmos #universe #stars #spheres #celestial #art #publicdomain

  13. 🤔🧐 Apparently, the best way to pack #spheres is not with scientists, but with an #unexpected #twist of fate. 📦🔮 #Quanta #Magazine thinks it's big news, but let's be honest, only those with a #PhD in #Obscure #Mathematics will care. 😂🚀
    quantamagazine.org/new-sphere- #packing #humor #HackerNews #ngated

  14. Fascinating #physics #optics 2 point #reflections through two glass #spheres of a reflector that is both mirror-symmetric and point-symmetric, which is why only one is visible. #refraction #macrophotography #PhotographyIsArt #stilllife Ceterum censeo #FOTUS #orangedecibyte #VPTrump esse delendam.