Foreword, by Martin Rees Introduction: Doppelmayr & His World The Atlas Coelestis. Prelude. Before Copernicus. Plate 1. The Sphere of the Earth / Sphæra Mundi Plate 2. System of the Sun and Planets / Systema Solare et Planetarium Plate 3. The Tychonic System of the Universe / Systema Mundi Tychonicum Plate 4. Theory of the Primary Planets / Theoria Planetarum Primariorum Plate 5.
Phenomena of the Primary Planets / Phænomena in Planetis Primariis Plate 6. Phenomena / Phænomena Plate 7. The Phenomena of Irregular Motion / Phænomena Motuum Irregularium Plate 8. Ephemerides of Geometric Celestial Motion / Ephemerides Motuum Coelestium Geometricæ Plate 9. Spiral Motions in the Heavens / Motus in Coelo Spirales Plate 10. Motion of the Superior Planets / Motus Planetarum Superiorum Plate 11. Selenographic Table / Tabula Selenographica Plate 12. Lunar Theories / Theoria Lunæ Plate 13.
Theory of Eclipses / Theoria Eclipsium Plate 14. Theory of the Satellites of Jupiter and Saturn / Theoria Satellitum Iovis et Saturni Plate 15. Astronomical Basis of Modern Geography / Basis Geographiæ Recentioris Astronomica Plate 16. The Northern Hemisphere of the Heavens / Hemisphærium Coeli Boreale Plate 17. The Southern Hemisphere of the Heavens / Hemisphærium Coeli Australe Plate 18. The Northern Hemisphere of the Heavens, Determined in Relation to the Ecliptic / Hemisphærium Coeli Boreale Plate 19. The Southern Hemisphere of the Heavens, Determined in Relation to the Ecliptic / Hemisphærium Coeli Australe Plates 20-25. The Celestial Globe Rendered as Planes, Parts I-VI / Globi Coelestis in Tabulas planas redacti Pars I-VI .
Plate 26. Theory of Comets / Theoria Cometarum Plate 27. Movements of Comets in the Sky's Northern Hemisphere / Motus Cometarum in Hemisphærio Boreali Plate 28. Movements of Comets in the Sky's Southern Hemisphere / Motus Cometarum in Hemisphærio Australi Plates 29-30. Comparative Astronomy, Parts I-II / Astronomia Comparativa Legacy: The Pathway to Modern Astronomy Milestones of Astronomy Dramatis Personæ Glossary Further Reading Sources of Illustrations Index Acknowledgments.