A miniature illustration of the Solar System according to Descartes

Name: A miniature illustration of the Solar System according to Descartes
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MALLET, Alain Manesson.

Systeme de Descartes.

Paris, 1683. Coloured. 150 x 110mm, set in letterpress.

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A highly-decorative 17th century plate illustrating the Solar System accoding to René Descartes (1596-1650), showing the planets orbiting the Sun, a ring of stars, then a veil of clouds. Published in the 'Description de l'Univers'.

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