Berry, Arthur,b. 1862 · London, J. Murray · leaf 151
Coppernicus gives80 days ; but in the more detailed treatment given in Book V. hecorrects this to 88 days. io8 A Short History of Astronomy [Ch. iv. unchanged ; and thus Coppernicus was able to give theaccompanying diagram of the solar system (fig. 40), repre-senting his view of its general… … Fig. 41.—Coppernican explanation of the seasons. From theDe Rcvohttionibus. discussed in some detail, and illustrated by diagrams whichare here reproduced.* In fig. 41 a, b, c, d represent the centre of the earth in fourpositions, occupied by it about December 23rd, March 21st,June 22nd, and…
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![An illustration from Nicolai Copernici Torinensis De reuolutionibus orbium coelestium, libri VI : Habes in hoc opere iam recens nato, & aedito, studiose lector, motus stellarum, tam fixarum, quàm erraticarum, cum ex ueteribus, tum etiam ex recentibus obseruationibus restitutos: & nouis insuper ac admirabilibus hypothesibus ornatos. Habes etiam tabulas expeditissimas, ex quibus eosdem ad quoduis tempus quàm facillime caculare poteris. Igitur eme, lege, fruere. [Line in Greek] (1543)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-nicolaicopernici00cope-385-266.webp)
