Plate XLII.—Astronomy: detail: the face of the sun.details

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Plate XLII.—Astronomy: detail: the face of the sun.

Taken from

Bell, Andrew: “Enclyclopædia Britannica” (1771)

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This diagram, taken from plate XLII on eclipses, shows the sun as an eight-pointed star with a face in the middle, including eyes, nose and mouth! (Obviously the sun does not have a beard, since the hair would burn away!)


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47 x 47mm (1.9 x 1.9 inches)

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Artist:

Andrew Bell (1726-1809)

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