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Saturn, 1659. Artist: Unknown

Saturn, 1659. Artist: Unknown

1-153-115 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Saturn, 1659. Diagram of Saturn and its orbit and the altering appearance of its rings from different angles. Dutch physicist, mathematician and astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovered that Saturn's rings were made of rocks from observations he made in 1656. From Huygens' Systema Saturnium. (Leyden, 1659).

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Christiaan Huygens: Dutch: Horologist, scientist
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World Europe Netherlands

  1. 52 30 00 N , 005 45 00 E
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Society & Culture Art & Literature

Science & Nature Astronomy

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5067x2069
File Size : 30,714kb

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  1. 002189
  1. 002189
  1. 0390002065
  1. 1-153-115
  1. 1153115
  1. 2065
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