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		Ellen Harding Baker's “Solar System” Quilt (1876–Ca. 1883) (publicdomainreview.org)
		34 points by prismatic on Dec 26, 2022 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 5 comments

moloch-hai on Dec 26, 2022 | [–]

Prescient of her to leave off Pluto/Charon. :-)

JoeAltmaier on Dec 26, 2022 | | [–]

Glorious! So much was understood at that early time.

I wonder, was it not known that comet tails are always pointing directly away from the sun?

Tepix on Dec 26, 2022 | | [–]

I felt good about spending an hour to craft a Bascetta star^, this is on another whole level!

^ https://www.craftideas.info/html/bascetta_stars_tutorial_i.h...

1270018080 on Dec 26, 2022 | | [–]

I want one...

danbuildrthe333 on Dec 26, 2022 | [–]

Nice read!

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