Astronomical Chart
notes: label: Description
content: “PLANISPHAERIUM COPERNICANUM Sive Systema UNIVERSI TOTIUS CREATI EX HYPOTHESI COPERNICANA IN PLANO EXHIBITUM” represents the system of the universe according to the hypothesis of Copernicus exhibited in a planar view. It is image #4 from the <i>Harmonia Macrocosmica</i> created by Andreas Cellarius (1596-1665), a cartographer and cosmographer in the Netherlands. The "Prostant Amstelaedami apud GERARDUM VALK et PETRUM SCHENK" inscription indicates that it is from the edition of 1708, and not the original edition of 1660.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.317518
label: catalog number
content: 317518
label: accession number
content: 230391
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print, Planisphaerium Copernicanum
label: Object Name
content: chart
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 53 cm x 62 cm; 20 7/8 in x 24 7/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 21 in x 24 7/8 in; 53.34 cm x 63.1825 cm