Astrorara interactive historical astronomical illustrations

Astrorara: interactive historical astronomical illustrations

Astrorara: interactive historical astronomical illustrations

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Description:

Astronomical book illustrations selected from ETH Library showing the use intended by their creators of illustrations in the the works of astronomers Peter Apian (1495–1552), Christoph Scheiner (1575–1650) and Johannes Hevelius (1611–1687).

The ETH Library is the largest public library of the natural sciences and technology in Switzerland and the main library at ETH Zurich.  Astronomical and mathematical works form the core of the collection.

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