Astronomy Collection (page 2)

Callisto, daughter of Lycaon, was beloved by Jupiter, who placed her among the stars as the Great Bear. Artistic, figurative impression of the Great Bear showing an elegant woman holding a polar

New Lodge or White Lodge, Richmond Park, seat of Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth. Hunting lodge designed by the Earl of Pembroke for King George I

The Royal Observatory Greenwich, London - The Great Equatorial Telescope. Date: late 1930s

Palmistry. Planetary and zodiacal diagram of the left hand. Engraving

Two foot reflecting telescope, Yerkes Observatory, Wisconsin, USA - early 1900s

Yerkes Observatory two foot reflecting telescope

Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory U. S. S. R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomer
Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory U.S.S.R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomer, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. Date: 1950s

The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory, St. Petersburg
Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory U.S.S.R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomer, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. Date: 1950s

Nautical astrolabe, 1571. Spain
Nautical astrolabe, 1571. Maria Pita House Museum. Corunna, Galicia, Spain

Astronomical astrolabe, 1598. Maria Pita House Museum. Corunna, Galicia, Spain

Ballestilla. 16th century
Ballestilla (Jacob's staff). Navigational instrument used to calculate the height of the sun and other celestial bodies over the horizon for use in nautical navigation. 16th century

The Astronomy Lesson
This oil painting portrays a young lady wearing a pink dress, looking out at the starry, night sky through a telescope from a seated position, aided by an astronomer behind her. Date: circa 1923

Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578). Andromeda
Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578). Italian astronomer and humanist. Constellation of Andromeda. De le stelle fisse (The sphere of the world and The fixed stars). Edited in Venice in 1540

Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578). Italian astronomer and humanist. Draco constellation. De le Stelle Fisse (The sphere of the world and The fixed stars). Edited in Venice in 1540. Engraving, 1559

Isaac Newton (1642-1726/1727). English mathematician, astronomer and physicist. Chromolithography, 1876. Date: 2014

The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj. AStronomical
The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square. Astronomical dial. Czech Republic

15th Century 19th Century 1870 Angel Apostle
15th, century, 19th, Century, 1870, Angel, apostle, astrolabe, astronomer, astronomical, clock, dial, astronomy, calendar, chronicler, circle, circular, circumference, city, council, hall, tower

15th Century Allegorical Allegory Apostle Astrolabe
15th, century, allegorical, allegory, apostle, astrolabe, astronomer, astronomical, clock, dial, astronomy, avarice, bag, circle, circular, circumference, city, council, hall, tower, Czech, Republic

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, SE London Date: circa 1900

Comic postcard, The Astronomers - Venus, Jupiter and Mars Date: 20th century

Peking (Beijing) Observatory, China c. 1870 s
Astronomical instruments, Peking (Beijing) Observatory, China c.1870 s

Peking (Beijing) Observatory, China, c. 1870
Astronomical Instrument, Peking (Beijing) Observatory, China, c.1870

Solar eclipse of 17 April 1912
Solar eclipse taking place on the 17 April 1912 the last eclipse of the sun was in 1858. Showing over London which would of got nine-tenths of the sun covered but in Portugal

The avenue du Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1856
Woman in bonnet, jacket and wide crinoline with dog watching horse riders and carriages on the riding track. The avenue du Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1856. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Two views of the surface of the planet Mercury -- a sun-scorched area and a frosty area. Date: 1950s

Statue of Urania, muse of astronomy, or Euterpe, muse of music. In the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican. Copperplate engraving from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabilis Il Museo Capitolino

Urania, muse of astronomy, with celestial globe and staff. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789

Sir William Huggins, President of the Royal Society
Sir William Huggins (1824-1910), President of the Royal Society (1900-1905), English astronomer. 1902

Spheres depicting the Earths orbit round the Sun. Date: 18th century

Armillary sphere with zodiac. Date: 1719

Armillary Sphere
An Armillary Sphere. Date: 18th century

Tycho Brahe at work 1576
Tycho Brahe at work in his observatory at Uranienborg, Sweden 1576 Date: 1576

Greenwich Observatory - Great Equatorial
The great equatorial telescope in the dome, Greenwich Observatory. 1880

Astronomer looking at the sky from an attic room. Date: circa 1860s

Looking at the moon -- Evening Hours. Date: circa 1850s

Photograph of the moon exhibited
Engraving of a photograph of the moon exhibited to the British Association at Liverpool by Mr. Hartnup, astronomer of the Liverpool Observatory

Observatory in Peking (Beijing), China, East Asia, with brass instruments designed for studying the stars. Date: 1922

Saturn and his rings! only a penny 1856
Street telescope exhibitor in London. Attracting passers by to have a look through the telescope on a clear night for a penny. Date: 1856

Lune Date: 1683

Orbital Activity Demo

Astronomers Using Astrolabes Date: 1450

Greenwich Observatory - Great Equatorial 1861
The Great Equatorial telescope in the dome, Greenwich Observatory. Date: 1861

LORD ROSSES TELESCOPE
Built by the 3rd Earl of Rosse in 1842 and known as the Leviathan of Parsonstown. It was the largest telescope in the world for three-quarters of a century. Date: 1888

SCHOLAR READING JOURNAL
A scholar, with an interest in astronomy, reading in his study. Date: 16th century

Terrestrial and Celestial Globes. Date: circa 1760

CAMBRIDGE OBSERVATORY
An exterior view of the Cambridge Observatory. Date: 1895

OBSERVATORY AT PULKOVO
Russian government observatory at Pulkovo Date: 1888

THE MAGNETIC POLE
Determining the MAGNETIC POLE as opposed to the geographical pole - a problem scientists were well aware of in the 17th century Date: circa 1680

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