Cosmology & celestial charts
Apian’s Earth-centered model of the heavens
Historical recordEarth-centered does not mean flat Earth.
What this record establishes
Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.
Record details
- Original title
- Astronomicum Caesareum
- Artifact date
- 1540
- Creator
- Petrus Apianus
- Holding institution
- Library of Congress
- Classification
- Geocentric celestial model
Antarctica connection
Contextual visual history; not direct evidence about Antarctica
Relevance and caution
Earth-centered does not mean flat Earth.
Earth-centered does not mean flat Earth.
Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division
Image source record · Reuse terms
Image rights and evidence limits
LOC states no known US copyright or other restrictions.
Image existence does not prove a linked claim. Consult image-specific captions and reuse conditions.
Sources and what they support
Links document the record, the claim’s circulation, an assessment, or reuse terms as labeled. A source link is not automatically corroboration.
- image reproduction provenance; not proof of a linked interpretationhttps://www.loc.gov/exhibits/world/heavens.html#obj76
- image reuse conditionshttps://www.loc.gov/resource/rbc.2023rosen0678/?sp=1
- institutional or documentary recordhttps://www.loc.gov/exhibits/world/heavens.html#obj76
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