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Hildegard’s second scheme of the universe

Hildegard’s second scheme of the universe.jpg The Hildegard CountryThumbnailsThe Solar System, or the orbits of the planetsThe Hildegard CountryThumbnailsThe Solar System, or the orbits of the planetsThe Hildegard CountryThumbnailsThe Solar System, or the orbits of the planetsThe Hildegard CountryThumbnailsThe Solar System, or the orbits of the planetsThe Hildegard CountryThumbnailsThe Solar System, or the orbits of the planets

Reconstructed from her measurements. ab, cd, and ef are all equal to each other, as are also gh, hk, and kl. The clouds are situated in the outer part of the aer tenuis, and form a prolongation downwards from the aer aquosus towards the earth.