Astronomy Gallery

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). Physicist, Italian mathematicia

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

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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), to the amazement of those who saw it. Date: 7 November 1492

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Gassendi, Pierre (1592-1665). French philosopher

Gassendi, Pierre (1592-1665). French philosopher, priest, scientist, astronomer, and mathematician. Page of the book Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica juxta hypotheseis tam veterum quam recentiorum: cui accesserunt Galilei Galilei Nuncius sidereus, et Johannis Kepleri Dioptrice'. Published in London in 1683. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

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