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The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and
relevant links.
Meeting Between the Celestial Spheres In Sicily, Italy
October 26, 2021
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Photographer: Dario Giannobile, Orazio Mezzio
Summary Authors: Dario Giannobile, Orazio Mezzio; Cadan
Cummings
The picture above symbolizes time and the advancement of astronomy
through showing a diagram from an 18^th century text in the foreground
of the same starry sky that people centuries ago studied and learned
the wonders of the cosmos. In ancient times, humans believed the
Earth was at the center of the universe. After hundreds of years of
observations, science reshaped this hypothesis into the
heliocentric model. The illustration above from the book Elements
of Experimental Physics by Giuseppe Saverio Poli with illustrations
by Abbot Antonio Fabris and Vincenzo Dandalo demonstrates this notion
as it shows the solar system at the center of the universe with the
known planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and
Uranus. Interestingly, Jupiter and Saturn both are observed to only
have four and seven moons respectively, which has expanded today to
each having over seventy moons. Another interesting detail is that
Uranus, which was only discovered 12 years prior, is called with the
name of its discoverer- Herschel- and is indicated with the letter
H. Furthermore, the illustration shows the passage of three comets, at
least two of which are recurring.
This photo is intended to be a connection between the reader of the
text and the view of the night sky where, in addition to the Milky
Way, we find on the left the planets Jupiter and Saturn. The location
of this picture is the Anaktoron, the prince's palace, at the
UNESCO site of Pantalica, where mythology becomes historical. The
book is kept in the library of the convent of the Capuchin Friars
of Sortino. A special thanks goes to Friar Matteo Pugliares for
allowing us to keep the ancient artifact with reverential awe.
* Pantalica UNESCO Site, Sicily, Italy Coordinates: 37.1415, 15.0297
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