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Presented By: Bentley Historical Library

Exploring the 19th Century Solar System

A 16 century map of the solar system from Nicholas Copernicus showing the arrangement of Earth, planets, and stars around the Sun. A 16 century map of the solar system from Nicholas Copernicus showing the arrangement of Earth, planets, and stars around the Sun.
A 16 century map of the solar system from Nicholas Copernicus showing the arrangement of Earth, planets, and stars around the Sun.
Explore the exciting mysteries and discoveries of the 19th Century Solar System and see Saturn through a 168-year-old telescope!

What were these dozens of new planets? How did they figure out the scale of the Solar System? How did Detroit Observatory astronomer’s use some of the most powerful telescopes in the world to discover asteroids and comets? Join us for unique presentations, interactive tours, and telescope observing to discover the 19th century solar system and see how far we’ve come today!

Program begins at 8PM and is less than 2 hours. Telescope observing is weather dependent. Registration is FREE!
A 16 century map of the solar system from Nicholas Copernicus showing the arrangement of Earth, planets, and stars around the Sun. A 16 century map of the solar system from Nicholas Copernicus showing the arrangement of Earth, planets, and stars around the Sun.
A 16 century map of the solar system from Nicholas Copernicus showing the arrangement of Earth, planets, and stars around the Sun.

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