Historiated title page of Systema cosmicvm, authore Galilæo Galilæi ... : in quo qvatvor dialogis, de duobus maximis mundi systematibus, Ptolemaico & Copernicano, vtriusq; rationibus philosophicis ac naturalibus indefinite propositis disseritur
The title page of Galileo Galilei's Systema cosmicvm, authore Galilæo Galilæi ... : in quo qvatvor dialogis, de duobus maximis mundi systematibus, Ptolemaico & Copernicano, vtriusq; rationibus philosophicis ac naturalibus indefinite propositis disseritur featuring Aristotle, Claudius Ptolemy, and Nicolaus Copernicus gathered between a pair of columns holding up a banner with the book's title. Above the title, a pair of cherubs support the Medici coat of arms. Ptolemy holds an armillary sphere model and Copernicus holds a model of the Earth orbiting the Sun.
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Historiated title page of Systema cosmicvm, authore Galilæo Galilæi ... : in quo qvatvor dialogis, de duobus maximis mundi systematibus, Ptolemaico & Copernicano, vtriusq; rationibus philosophicis ac naturalibus indefinite propositis disseritur
Date Issued or Published
1635
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The title page of Galileo Galilei's Systema cosmicvm, authore Galilæo Galilæi ... : in quo qvatvor dialogis, de duobus maximis mundi systematibus, Ptolemaico & Copernicano, vtriusq; rationibus philosophicis ac naturalibus indefinite propositis disseritur featuring Aristotle, Claudius Ptolemy, and Nicolaus Copernicus gathered between a pair of columns holding up a banner with the book's title. Above the title, a pair of cherubs support the Medici coat of arms. Ptolemy holds an armillary sphere model and Copernicus holds a model of the Earth orbiting the Sun.
Place of Publication
Strasbourg (France)
Contributor
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642
Primary Language
Latin
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Still image
Content Genre
engravings (prints)
Source
https://search.libraries.emory.edu/catalog/990009891490302486 Systema cosmicvm, authore Galilæo Galilæi ... : in quo qvatvor dialogis, de duobus maximis mundi systematibus, Ptolemaico & Copernicano, vtriusq; rationibus philosophicis ac naturalibus indefinite propositis disseritur (Library Search)
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1635 GALI
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The online edition of this book in the public domain, i.e., not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
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Emory University
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Pitts Theology Library
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1635
