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Medieval Geocentric Depiction of Solar System, c. 1230

Chart showing the solar system as concentric circles with the Earth at center, c. 1230. From De sphaera mundi, by the Parisian astronomer and monk Johannes de Sacrobosco (circa 1195-1256). De sphaera mundi was an influential medieval astronomy book.

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Medieval Geocentric Depiction of Solar System, c. 1230

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Chart showing the solar system as concentric circles with the Earth at center, c. 1230. From De sphaera mundi, by the Parisian astronomer and monk Johannes de Sacrobosco (circa 1195-1256). De sphaera mundi was an influential medieval astronomy book.

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