Pierre Tardieu
Diametres du Soleil et des Planetes comparés à celiu de la Terre, 1785
19 ½ x 13 ½ in
49 x 34 cm
49 x 34 cm
CELEST1462
A fascinating celestial diagram showing the relative size of the Sun and the six known non-terrestrial planets to the size of the Earth. The given estimate that the Sun is...
A fascinating celestial diagram showing the relative size of the Sun and the six known non-terrestrial planets to the size of the Earth. The given estimate that the Sun is 111 times larger than the Earth is remarkably close to our modern calculations that the Sun is 109 times larger. [CELEST1462]
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