Science Art: Orbits of the Planets by Asa Smith, 1850
Entered By: grant on August 19, 2012
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This hypnotic image seems to have traveled out of Asa Smith’s book, into David Rumsey’s cartography collection and from there into a Zazzle poster collection before winding up bouncing around Tumblr.
In all that bouncing, the sky hasn’t changed a bit.
[via PaulMDavis]
Tags: astronomy
