Astronomy Collection (page 3)

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

SCIENCE ASTRONOMY
Heliometer Date: 18th Century

CI8 ASTRONOMERS
Astronomers of the 18th century observe the skies and discern the figures of the Zodiac Date: 18th century

LIPPERSHEY TELESCOPE
Dutch astronomer Hans Lippershey demonstrates his optical device which anticipates the telescope Date: 1609

TELESCOPE (HOGARTH)
an early but elegant model Date: 1726

TYCHO BRAHES GLOBE 1584
Tycho Brahes celestial globe Date: 1584

TELESCOPE, PARIS
The Great Equatorial of the Paris Observatoire Date: 1883

GREENWICH ROYAL OBSERVATORY A young well-dressed couple admire the magnetic clock outside Greenwich Royal Observatory. Date: 19th Century

ASTRONOMY ASTROLABE
Astrolabe

TYCHO BRAHE OBSERVATORY
Tycho Brahes observatory at Uranienborg, Sweden 1576

ASTRONOMY ALLEGORY
Allegorical representation of the astronomical sciences Date: 1702

OXFORD OBSERVATORY
The Observatory, Oxford. Date: 1821

Fontenelles Entretiens sur la Pluralite des Mondes - explaining the universe to a lady Date: 1701

Amateur Astronomers in 17th century France
A gathering of amateur astronomers in 17th century France Date: 17th century

Futuristic telescope for astronomy
An astronomer at work, using a futuristic machine that will display the stars and planets on a table top. Date: 1899

Peking Observatory
Chinese armillary sphere of the 13th century outside the Peking observatory Date: 1888

Victoria Observatory, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
Victoria Observatory, Observatory Hill, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. Date: circa 1920

Anaximander (610 546 BC) with a sundial. Roman mosaic. 3rd
Anaximander (610- 546 BC). Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus. He belonged to the Milesian school and learned the teachings of his master Thales. Anaximandder with a sundial

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). Physicist, Italian mathematician and astronomer. Galileo demonstrating his astronomical theories. Engraving by Rico in the Spanish and American Illustration (1884)

Front Cover of Le Ciel by Amedee Guillemin
Front Cover of Le Ciel ( The Sun ) by Amedee Guillemin Date: 1877

Arabian flat astrolabe from 10th century. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. Galileo Museum. Proc: SPAIN

Tabula secundum accurata Ventorum veterem et nova [m] dispositione [m] ac nomenclature [m] (Table of the winds according to the old and new layout and nomenclature)

100 inch Hooker Telescope

Total solar eclipse in England, 1927
Diagram explaining the science behind the solar eclipse due to be witnessed in England on 29 June 1927. This was to be the first total solar eclipse seen in England for 200 years. 1927

The universe with planets, zodiac signs and all the heavenly hierarchy. Engraving. 16th century

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

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

Berlin Gold Hat. Fine gold leaf. 1000 BC
Berlin Gold Hat. Thin gold leaf. Late Bronze Age. 1000 BC. Detail. Unknown origin, probably South Germany. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

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

Meteorite fall at Ensisheim, Germany (now France)
Depiction of a Donnerstein (thunderstone), a 250 pound meteorite which fell into a field near the town of Ensisheim, Germany (now in north east France, near the border with Germany)

Jupiters Sea of Lava by Scriven Bolton
With 100-mile mountains as waves - Jupiters Sea of Lava. An astronomers conception of the surface of Jupiter, the giant of the planets by Scriven Bolton, the well-known astronomer-artist. Date: 1923

Polyhymnia, Calliope and Urania, Greek muses.. Handcolored copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defraine from Mythology in Prints

Funerary papyrus of Djedkhonsouefankh depicting Geb and Nut, Third Intermediate Period (papyrus), Egyptian 21st Dynasty (c.1069-945 BC). Egyptian art. Late Period. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Egyptian Museum

Persian astrolabe from 17th century. FRANCE. ΌE-DE-FRANCE
Persian astrolabe from 17th century. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Museum of Arts and Crafts (CNAM)

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

Astronomical Clock in Prague
The Orloj or Astronomical Clock on the Old Town City Hall in Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic Date: 2012

Lecture on Astronomy, Paris
The Robin Theatre in Paris hosting a mid nineteenth century lecture aimed at attracting young people to the enigmatic branch of natural science astronomy. Date: 1864

The Transit of Venus - Comic Postcard
A comic postcard depiting a rotund woman (a very classical frame!) being transported home from the pub by two stretcher-bearing Bobbies

AUSTRIA. Linz. Statue of Johannes Kepler

National Observatory, Santiago, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1910

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

De le stelle fisse, Venice, 1540, by Alessandro
Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1579). Italian astronomer and humanist. De le stelle fisse, edited in Venice, 1540. Engraving of 1559

A New Theory of the Universe
Page from the Illustrated London News reporting on a new theory expounded by Professor A. S. Eddington Dr A. C. de la C. Crommelin

Appearance of Comet Crommelin in 1881
The appearance of Comet Crommelin in June/July/August 1881. Also known as Comet Pons-Coggia-Winnecke-Forbes, a periodic comet with an orbital period of almost 28 years

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