Camille Flammarion Classic Celestial Mechanics Original Version

This colorful art print is the "classic" Flammarion print infinity science poster that depicts The Atmosphere, by Camille Flammarion. It is the ultimate concept of "thinking outside the box" with its imaginative design! Celestial mechanics is depicted in a very engaging way in this famous historical artwork.

This high quality print ships with detailed information on the front in small type at the bottom which says: "This woodcut is from The Atmosphere, by Camille Flammarion, published in 1873. This colored historical artwork depicts a medieval pilgrim looking out from the sky (blue) to observe the mechanics of the heavens (upper left). Cogs (yellow) can be seen in the left corner with tracks that the Sun, moon and stars move along.

This is an example of the classical geocentric (Ptolemaic) worldview that dates back to ancient Greek times. It was replaced by the heliocentric (Copernican) model, proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus, in 1543."

Size 16" X 20" size. Ships sleeved and rolled in a poster tube.

Buy one of the most classic cosmos art prints of all time that you can frame or laminate. Great gift for scientists and art enthusiasts!