Gallucci: Table for the Conversion of Longitudes - Matted Print TM 09M
These images come from the first edition of Giovanni Paolo Gallucci’s Theatrum mundi, considered the first modern celestial atlas and published in 1588. This 16th-century atlas was the first to use the Copernican coordinates for the locations of the stars. In six parts, Gallucci provided his readers with a survey of terrestrial and celestial physics. Beautifully illustrated with many woodcuts, Gallucci dedicated the work to Pope Sixtus V, who had banned all astrological literature in 1586. Interestingly, Gallucci was a contemporary of Galileo. The matt size is 8” x 10” and the image opening measures 4.5” x 6.5”. Shipping is free.
These images come from the first edition of Giovanni Paolo Gallucci’s Theatrum mundi, considered the first modern celestial atlas and published in 1588. This 16th-century atlas was the first to use the Copernican coordinates for the locations of the stars. In six parts, Gallucci provided his readers with a survey of terrestrial and celestial physics. Beautifully illustrated with many woodcuts, Gallucci dedicated the work to Pope Sixtus V, who had banned all astrological literature in 1586. Interestingly, Gallucci was a contemporary of Galileo. The matt size is 8” x 10” and the image opening measures 4.5” x 6.5”. Shipping is free.
These images come from the first edition of Giovanni Paolo Gallucci’s Theatrum mundi, considered the first modern celestial atlas and published in 1588. This 16th-century atlas was the first to use the Copernican coordinates for the locations of the stars. In six parts, Gallucci provided his readers with a survey of terrestrial and celestial physics. Beautifully illustrated with many woodcuts, Gallucci dedicated the work to Pope Sixtus V, who had banned all astrological literature in 1586. Interestingly, Gallucci was a contemporary of Galileo. The matt size is 8” x 10” and the image opening measures 4.5” x 6.5”. Shipping is free.