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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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