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| Keywords: Ptolemaicsystem-small.png Peter Apian Cosmographia Antwerp 1524 ---- Schema huius præmiʃʃæ diuiʃionis Sphærarum COELVM EMPIREVM HABITACVLVM DEI ET OMNIVM ELECTORVM 0 Decimŭm Cœlŭm Primŭ Mobile 9 Nonŭ Cœlŭm Criʃtallinŭm 8 Octaŭum Firmamentŭ 7 COELÛ SATVRNI 6 IOVIS 5 MARTIS 4 SOLIS 3 VENERIS Z MERCVRII LVNÆ ---- <small> Star aligned with following word; only two sizes of stars are used relative positions ignored</small> The scheme of the aforementioned division of spheres · The empyrean fiery heaven dwelling of God and of all the selected · 10 Tenth heaven first cause · 9 Ninth heaven crystalline · 8 Eighth heaven of the firmament · 7 Heaven of Saturn · 6 Jupiter · 5 Mars · 4 Sun · 3 Venus · 2 Mercury · 1 Moon Schema huius praemissae divisionis sphaerarum · Coelum empireum habitaculum dei et omnium electorum · 10 Decimum coelum primu mobile · 9 Nonu coelum cristallinum · 8 Octavum coelum firmamentu · 7 Coelu saturni · 6 Coelu Iovis · 5 Coelu Martis · 4 Coelu Solis · 3 Coelu Veneris · 2 Coelu Mercurii · 1 Coelu Lunae Compare to Sacrobosco's De sphaera mundi from Edward Grant Celestial Orbs in the Latin Middle Ages Isis Vol 78 No 2 Jun 1987 pp 152-173 See also F A C Mantello and A G Rigg Medieval Latin An Introduction and Bibliographical Guide The Catholic University of America Press p 365 https //books google com/books id Bb32Th4WAK0C pg PA365 lpg PA365 on-line text here 2005-12-28 Fastfission PD-old-100 More information From http //www unf edu/classes/freshmancore/core2images/ptolemaicsystem-small gif in http //www unf edu/classes/freshmancore/halsall/core2-01 htm obviously mediaeval therefore PD It says at the top Schema huius praemissae diuisionis Sphaerarum These are the celestial orbs not a strict Ptolemaic system as drawn in Peter Apian's Cosmographia Antwerp 1539 --Fastfission 23 04 28 December 2005 UTC More recent edition of file is from Edward Grant Celestial Orbs in the Latin Middle Ages Isis Vol 78 No 2 Jun 1987 pp 152-173 en image PAGENAME Maps in Latin Constellations of the Zodiac Medieval diagrams Old celestial maps Long s Petrus Apianus Arabic numerals Geocentric model De sphaera mundi | ||||
