"Schema Corporis Solaris, prout ab Auctore et P. Scheinero…", Kircher, Athanasius
Subject: Sun
Period: 1664 (circa)
Publication: Mundus subterraneus
Color: Hand Color
Size:
16.2 x 14.4 inches
41.1 x 36.6 cm
This marvelous engraving is an early view of the sun shown with solar flares and surface eruptions based on the observations of Kircher and Christoph Scheiner in 1635. In 1664 Kircher published his masterpiece, titled "Mundus subterraneus" (The Underground World). It was the first serious effort to describe the physical makeup of the earth, proposing theories (sometimes fantastic) in the areas of physics, geography, geology, and chemistry.
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Condition: B
Couple of short tears in blank margin, well away from image. A little light foxing mostly in margins.
