Homann Heirs: Antique Celestial Chart, 1740
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Published in Nuremberg. Thick paper. Hand colored copperplate engraved. Based on the works of Astromoners Doppelmayr, Heelius, and Halley. By the Homann family and Eimmait. The double hemisphere celestial chart shows the constellations of the northern and southern skies depicted as animal figures. There are three diagrams showing the planetary modes by Brache, Ptolemy, and Copernicus. Three other diagrams show the moon and sun, revolution of the earth around the sun and the effects of the moon on tides.
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Excellent. Some minor color fade along center hold.
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Homann Heirs: Antique Celestial Chart, 1740
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