Astronomer Collection (page 3)

Tartars of Kohonor, China -- Lama or Priest (left), man and woman (centre), taken from Johann Grueber, an Austrian Jesuit missionary and astronomer who visited China and Tibet in the 1650s

Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543). Orbes Celestes. Engraving, 1
Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543). Renaissance mathematician and astronomer. Orbes Celestes. French engraving, 1667

Pierre Janssen (1824-1907). Engraving. Colored
Pierre Janssen (1824-1907). French astronomer. Engraving by Capuz in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1892. Colored

Statue of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) by Thorvaldsen (17
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543). Polish mathematician and astronomer. Statue by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), 1830. Warsaw. Poland

Circumference of the Earth. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) de
Circumference of the Earth. Eratosthenes (250 BC) calculated the circumference of the Earth by measuring noontime shadows at two localities of different latitude

Gionitus. Inventor of Astronomy, (1334-1336). The exagonal p
Gionitus. Inventor of Astronomy, (1334-1336). From the workshop of Andrea Pisano. The exagonal panels of the campanille of Florence Cathedral. Italy

Tapestry of the Astrolabes. 15th century. Flemish tapestry depicting, on the left, God the Creator. In the center, the Vault of Heaven like an astrolabe with Pole Star

Pierre-Simon De Laplace
PIERRE-SIMON DE LAPLACE French astronomer and mathematician Date: 1749 - 1827

Planispheric astrolabe. 1569. Manufactured in golden brass by Gualterus Arsenius, disciple of the dutch astronomer Regnier Gemma Frisius (1508-1555). Metals. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris

French bank note, 50 Francs
French bank note, Banque de France, 50 Francs, issued on 19 May 1949. With a portrait of the French mathematician and astronomer Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier (1811-1877) on the front

Nicols Struyck
NICOLaS STRUYCK Dutch mathematician and astronomer, known for his Cometarium which mapped the progress of comets round the sun. Date: 1687 - 1769

Simon Panser
SIMON PANSER Dutch mathematician, astronomer and mapmaker who mapped the eclipse of 1748. Date: CIRCA 1748

On the Properties of Things (De proprietatibus rerum) (15th c.), translation by Jean Cordichon of the encyclopedic work of the Franciscan Bartholomaeus Anglicus. Astronomer. Gothic art

GALILEO, Galileo Galilei, called (1564-1642)

Tabulae Astrologiae. The astronomer Giovanni Bianchini shows his work to emperor Frederick III. Renaissance art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Ferrara

Fw Herschel / Telescope
SIR FREDERICK WILLIAM HERSCHEL German-English astronomer discovering the planet Uranus in 1781, while his sister Caroline Lucretia takes notes

Giovanni Cassini
GIOVANNI DOMENICO CASSINI later Jean-Dominique, French astronomer and first Director of the Paris Observatory, who discovered four of Saturns moons

European depiction of people from Lhasa, Tibet, taken from Johann Grueber, an Austrian Jesuit missionary and astronomer who visited China and Tibet in the 1650s. circa 1750

Grand Lama consulted on the fate of a child, Tibet, taken from Johann Grueber, an Austrian Jesuit missionary and astronomer who visited China and Tibet in the 1650s. circa 1750

Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. He got into trouble with the church over his claim that the sun, and not the earth

A Diagram of the Magnetic Observatory at Abinger Common
Inner workings of the new magnetic observatory at Abinger Common. 1927

The Zimmer Tower - Lier, Belgium
The Zimmer tower in Lier, Belgium (Cornelius tower) - originally a keep of Liers fourteenth century city fortifications. In 1930

Astronomer and telescope, Herstmonceux Observatory, Sussex. 1963

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630). Engraving. Colored
Johannes Kepler (1571-1630). German mathematician and astronomer. Engraving in Germania, 1882. Colored

Observatory and astronomical instruments by Johannes Heveliu
Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687). Polish astronomer. Observatory and astronomical instruments. Engraving. 19th century. Colored

Petrus Alphonsi (1062-1140) Jewish Spanish physician, writer
Petrus Alphonsi (1062-1140) also known as Peter Alfonsi. Born Moses Sephardi. Was a Jewish Spanish physician, writer, astronomer, and polemicist, who converted to Christianity

Annulorum by Johann Dryander. Colored engraving
Johann Dryander (1500-1560). German anatomist and astronomer. Annulorum. Title cover, 1537. Colored engraving

Annulorum by Johann Dryander
Johann Dryander (1500-1560). German anatomist and astronomer. Annulorum. Title cover, 1537

Kepler, Johannes (1571-1630) German mathematician and astronomer. Considered the founder of modern astronomy. Colored engraving

Picture No. 11020551
Laplace, Pierre Simon de (1749-1827). French mathematician, physicist and astronomer. Colored engraving

Picture No. 11020136
Teacher teaching his students the Universe. Livre des Proprietes des choses. Miniature. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Two astronomers on a Christmas card
Two astronomers with their telescopes on a Christmas card by Ernest Griset, observing the moon and stars. Date: circa 1890s

Girolamo Fracastoro - 3
GIROLAMO FRACASTORO Italian physician, astronomer and poet, who wrote a poem about syphilis. (His birthdate may be 1483) Date: CIRCA 1478 - 1553

Girolamo Fracastoro - 4
GIROLAMO FRACASTORO Italian physician, astronomer and poet, who wrote a poem about syphilis. (His birthdate may be 1483) Date: CIRCA 1478 - 1553

Louis Feuillet
LOUIS FEUILLET French Minorite monk, mathematician, astronomer, botanist and explorer. Date: 1660 - 1732

HERVE FAYE French astronomer, member of the Institut. Date: 1814 - 1902

William H M Christie
Sir WILLIAM HENRY MAHONEY CHRISTIE English astronomer : appointed Astronomer Royal in 1881. Date: 1845 - 1922

Abbe Jean Chappe
Abbe JEAN CHAPPE French astronomer Date: 1722 - 1769

Francesco Bianchini
FRANCESCO BIANCHINI Italian astronomer, made observations about Venus and the Moon, discovered three comets, worked on the calendar for pope Clement XI. Date: 1662 - 1729

Joseph De Beauchamp
JOSEPH DE BEAUCHAMP French astronomer. Date: 1752 - 1801

William Bagwell
WILLIAM BAGWELL merchant and astronomer Date: 1598 - after 1624

David Rittenhouse
DAVID RITTENHOUSE American astronomer Date: 1732 - 1796

William Romaine
WILLIAM ROMAINE Astronomer, chaplain to Lady Huntington Date: 1714 - 1795

George Hartgill
GEORGE HARTGILL astronomer and astrologer, of high repute during the Elizabethan period : he did serious astronomy as well as popular astrology Date: flourished 1594

Sherburn Wesley Burnham
SHERBURN WESLEY BURNHAM American astronomer Date: 1838 - 1921

George Costard
GEORGE COSTARD astronomer and author Date: 1710 - 1782

Alexander Aubert
ALEXANDER AUBERT astronomer, who had an observatory at Loampit Hill, near Deptford Date: 1730 - 1805

Aratus of Cilicia
ARATUS OF CILICIA (a country in Asia Minor) Astronomer and poet Date: flourished 272 BC

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