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December 7, 2012 03:43 pm PST

Solar system quilt from 1876

Amateur astronomer Ellen Harding Baker of Cedar County, Iowa made this stunning solar system quilt in 1876. The quilt is now in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution. From the Smithsoian's History Explorer: Ellen used the quilt as a visual aid for lectures she gave on astronomy in the towns of West Branch, Moscow, and [...]


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