What Does Copernicus’ Tellurium Owe to Galileo and His Legacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21715933 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Natacha Fabbri (0000-0001-7911-5078, Museo Galileo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 674-684 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1440-2807 |
| Publisher | China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3724/sp.j.1440-2807.2024.03.14 |
| OpenAlex | W4403004031 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper delves into the origin and significance of Copernicus’ tellurium. It will show that this astronomical model, which appeared in the Frontispiece of Galileo’s Dialogue and turned out to become Copernicus’ most representative symbol, resulted from Galileo’s analysis of the arguments supporting heliocentrism. A particular version of the tellurium, closely associated with the Galilean Florentine context, is also depicted in a painting of the Uffizi Gallery and a canvas owned by a well-known eighteenth-century astronomer. These two portraits of Copernicus, which have been largely overlooked, are now being considered to underscore the deep connection between the emergence and recognition of this iconographical model of Copernicus and Galileo’s work and legacy
Astronomy · Copernicus · Geodesy · Geography · Kepler · Physics · Classical Antiquity Studies · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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