Astronomy Collection (page 4)

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

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

Observatory, Lourenco Marques, Mozambique, East Africa
Astronomical Observatory, Lourenco Marques (now Maputo), Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa. circa 1910

General view, Herstmonceux Observatory, Sussex. Date: 1963

Planetarium, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
Planetarium, Griffith Park, near Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Date: 1930s

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

Clergyman measuring the circumference of a star with a great compass. Capital letter. Miniature. Liber Derivationum. 13th century. Castle of Chantilly. France

The Prague Orloj, or Astronomical Clock Old Town Hall. Prague. Czech Republic

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

Czech Republic. Prague. Astronomical clock at Old Town Hall
Czech Republic. Bohemia. Prague. Old Town (Star? Mesto). Old Town Square (Staromestsk? n?mest?=?). Astronomical clock at Old Town Hall Tower. Astromical dial

Astronomical Clock. Old Town Hall. Prague. Czech Republic
The Prague Orloj, or Astronomical Clock Old Town Hall. Prague. Czech Republic

Terrestrial globe by cosmographer Vicenzo Coronelli (1650-1718). Detail.The Science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy

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

Astrolabe of 1566. Netherlands

Astronomicon. Engraving
Measuring the distance. Engraving in Astronomicon by Gaius Julius Hyginus. 1st century. Incunabula 283. Edition of 1485. Venice. Library of the University of Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Lunar eclipse. Engraving
Lunar eclipse theory. Engraving in Astronomicon by Gaius Julius Hyginus. 1st century. Incunabula 283. Edition of 1485. Venice. Library of the University of Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Italy. Venice. The Clocktower with astronomical clock. 15th century. St. Marks square

William of Conches (1090-1154). French philosopher. Dragmaticon Philosophiae. Earth and the Zodiacal Signs. Manuscript 144. Folio 62. Chapter Archive of Tortosa. Spain

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

Astronomical clock in the Clock Tower of St. Marks Square. 15th century. Venice. Italy

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

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

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