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Lunar Collection

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Society

Lunar Society
The Lunar Society of Birmingham sought to improve society using science; its members included Priestley, Wedgwood, Erasmus Darwin, Herschel, and Watt

Background imageLunar Collection: Druids

Druids lunar ceremony

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Eclipse

Lunar Eclipse
The Moon in eclipse

Background imageLunar Collection: Discovery of America. Second Voyage of Columbus. Jamaica. 15

Discovery of America. Second Voyage of Columbus. Jamaica. 15
Jamaica. 15th century. Second Voyage of Columbus. Jamaicans refuse to give food to Columbus and he, knowing that there will be a lunar eclipse, tells them that God will deny the light

Background imageLunar Collection: Scene from movie The First Men in the Moon - H. G. Wells

Scene from movie The First Men in the Moon - H. G. Wells
A scene from the Gaumont film adaptation of the H. G. Wells book, The First Men on the Moon, in which the author approved all dresses and supervised the production

Background imageLunar Collection: Planet Mars seen from one of its moons

Planet Mars seen from one of its moons
The planet Mars as seen from one of its moons, a hundred times larger than the planet Earths Moon as seen from Earth

Background imageLunar Collection: Apollo 7 Prime Crew

Apollo 7 Prime Crew
The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission (from l to r) Module Pilot Don F Eisele, Commander Walter M Schirra Jr. and Lunar Module pilot Walter Cunningham

Background imageLunar Collection: Scott / Lunar Corona / 1911

Scott / Lunar Corona / 1911
Scotts last expedition - he was beaten to the South Pole by Roald Amundsen. Scott did not make it back. Lunar corona over their camp

Background imageLunar Collection: Copernicus / Lunar Eclipse

Copernicus / Lunar Eclipse
Copernicus observing a lunar eclipse in Rome, Italy

Background imageLunar Collection: First Day Cover Commemorating the Moon Landing on July 20, 1969

First Day Cover Commemorating the Moon Landing on July 20, 1969. Armstrong walked on the surface on July 21. Date: 1969

Background imageLunar Collection: Space Memorabilia - Apollo 11 Buzz Aldrin photo

Space Memorabilia - Apollo 11 Buzz Aldrin photo
Space Memorabilia - Apollo 11, high gloss photo of Buzz Aldrin standing before the American Flag on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission, hand signed by Buzz himself

Background imageLunar Collection: Christopher Columbus on Hispaniola

Christopher Columbus on Hispaniola
Christopher Columbus firing the cannon for the Taino chieftain or cacique Guacanagar??x on Hispaniola 4, Columbus attacking the Native American army on Hispaniola 5

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar yellow underwing and Langmaids yellow underwing

Lunar yellow underwing and Langmaids yellow underwing
Lunar yellow underwing, Noctua orbona 1, and lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing or Langmaids yellow underwing, Noctua janthina 2-5

Background imageLunar Collection: Broad-bordered yellow underwing, Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered yellow underwing, Noctua fimbriata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Background imageLunar Collection: Luna moth, Actias luna

Luna moth, Actias luna. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany, McMillan, London, 1814

Background imageLunar Collection: The despair of the sun-worshipping Peruvian

The despair of the sun-worshipping Peruvian Incas during a lunar eclipse. The people bang drums and tambourines, whip dogs and scream to prevent the eclipse

Background imageLunar Collection: Citheronia laocoon, Eudesmia menea, and Curoba

Citheronia laocoon, Eudesmia menea, and Curoba
Citheronia laocoon 1, lunar eudesmia moth, Eudesmia menea 2, and Curoba sangarida 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn

Background imageLunar Collection: The Houses of Parliament, Westminster at night with Moon

The Houses of Parliament, Westminster at night with Moon
The Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London as seen from east of Westminster Bridge at night with large harvest Moon. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageLunar Collection: Photograph of the moon exhibited

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

Background imageLunar Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 372

Curtis British Entomology Plate 372
Lepidoptera: Trochilium bembeciforme = Sphecia bembeciformis (Lunar Hornet Clearwing); Lepidoptera: Trochilium apiforme = Sesia apiformis (Hornet-moth) [Plant: Cerastium fontanum ssp

Background imageLunar Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 237

Curtis British Entomology Plate 237
Lepidoptera: Orthosia lunosa = Omphaloscelis lunosa (Lunar Underwing) [Plant: Herminium monorchis (Ophrys monorchis, Yellow or Musk Ophrys)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageLunar Collection: Lune Date: 1683

Lune Date: 1683

Background imageLunar Collection: ARCTIC SCENE / WHIMPER

ARCTIC SCENE / WHIMPER
Arctic scene with lunar halo Date: c1860

Background imageLunar Collection: An artist?s impression of a lunar probe designed by eng?

An artist?s impression of a lunar probe designed by eng?
An artist?s impression of a lunar probe designed by engineer-members of the British Interplanetary Society to make an unmanned survey of the Moon. c.July 1958. Date: 1958

Background imageLunar Collection: A Lunar landing Training Vehicle

A Lunar landing Training Vehicle

Background imageLunar Collection: Eagle lunar module, Apollo moon landing, 1969

Eagle lunar module, Apollo moon landing, 1969
Illustration showing a cross section of the Apollo 11 lunar module, named Eagle, used by American astronauts Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin for the first ever manned moon landing on 20 July 1969

Background imageLunar Collection: CRAMP UFO

CRAMP UFO
Leonard Cramps impression of a gravitationally propelled spacecraft, depicted hovering in a lunar crater Date: 1966

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar meteorite

Lunar meteorite
Da La Gani 400, a lunar meteorite found in the Sahara Desert

Background imageLunar Collection: Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI lapel pin

Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI lapel pin
Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI (11) mission space flown lapel pin. An incredible piece of Apollo 11 flown history, Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the moon

Background imageLunar Collection: Space Memorabilia - lunar meteorite

Space Memorabilia - lunar meteorite
Space Memorabilia - stunning NWA 11303 Lunar Meteorite weighing eight grams and measuring 37mm. Moon rocks are incredibly rare, making up only 1 per cent of meteorite falls

Background imageLunar Collection: Egyptian art. Tutankhamuns pectoral. Dynasty 18. 1332-1322

Egyptian art. Tutankhamuns pectoral. Dynasty 18. 1332-1322
Egyptian art. Tutankhamuns pectoral with solar and lunar emblem and Scarab. Dynasty 18. 1332-1322 BC. New Kingdom of Egypt. Egyptian Museum Cairo

Background imageLunar Collection: Roman Art. Temple of Bel. Relief depicting the god Aglibol

Roman Art. Temple of Bel. Relief depicting the god Aglibol, god of the Moon, presumably with his right arm on fruit offerings. Syria. Palmyra

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Landscape Demisun

Lunar Landscape Demisun
A lunar landscape in half sunlight : the Earth in the distance is half in sunlight, half in darkness. Date: circa 1890

Background imageLunar Collection: Bumpy Lunar Landscape

Bumpy Lunar Landscape
The craters of extinct volcanoes testify to the violent past of the Moon. Date: circa 1880

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Corona (Arctic)

Lunar Corona (Arctic)
Lunar halo observed by Arctic explorers - a cross-like effect centred on the Moon, with a surrounding ring

Background imageLunar Collection: When we go to the moon by rocket - 1929 vision of space

When we go to the moon by rocket - 1929 vision of space
A 1929 impression of space exploration with a a rocket hovering over the lunar surface. Forty years later, this dream would become a reality. Date: 1929

Background imageLunar Collection: Apollo 15. Mission in the United States Apollo progarm. Lun

Apollo 15. Mission in the United States Apollo progarm. Lunar Roving Vehicle on the first lunar surface EVA of APollo 15. July 26, 1971. Deutches Museum. Munich. Germany

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) or lunar rover. American Apollo p

Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) or lunar rover. American Apollo p
Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) or lunar rover was a battery-powered four-wheeled rover used on the Moon in the last three missions of the American Apollo program, during 1971 and 1972. Deutches Museum

Background imageLunar Collection: Observatory and astronomical instruments by Johannes Heveliu

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

Background imageLunar Collection: Matthew Boulton (1728-1809). Colored engraving

Matthew Boulton (1728-1809). Colored engraving
Matthew Boulton (1728-1809). English manufacturer. Engraving by John W. Hall after a portrait by Sir W. Beechy. 19th century. Colored

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar eclipse. Engraving

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

Background imageLunar Collection: Astronaut equipment, 1969

Astronaut equipment, 1969
Illustration indicating the different pieces of clothing and equipment worn by American astronauts Armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldrin for their lunar landing in July 1969. Date: 1969

Background imageLunar Collection: Apollo 11 lunar landings, July 1969

Apollo 11 lunar landings, July 1969
Page from The Illustrated London News showing four photographs of American astronaut Edwin Buzz Aldrin walking about and conducting scientific experiements on the moon, taken by Neil Armstrong

Background imageLunar Collection: Cheerio - Moon and pixies greetings card

Cheerio - Moon and pixies greetings card
Vintage greetings card showing a crescent moon from which two cute pixies swing among the stars. Date: c.1930

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Eclipses

Lunar Eclipses
Total and partial eclipses of the Moon. Date: 1877

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Landscape in Sun

Lunar Landscape in Sun
A lunar landscape in full sunlight : the Earth in the distance. Date: circa 1890

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Phenomenon 1893

Lunar Phenomenon 1893
Light phenomena in the Polar night : moon-ring with vertical axis through the Moon Date: 22 November 1893

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Phenomenon 1893 3

Lunar Phenomenon 1893 3
Moonlight phenomena at the beginning of the Polar Night : vertical axes pass through the Moon and two mock moons, luminous patches show where they intersect the horizon Date: November 1893

Background imageLunar Collection: Spaceship over Moon

Spaceship over Moon
FANTASIA LUNAR - a huge spacecraft from Earth flies over the Moons rocky surface. Date: 1929

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Landscape 1911

Lunar Landscape 1911
The surface of the Moon as imagined in 1911, with a volcanic crater, a rocky plain and mountains. Date: 1911

Background imageLunar Collection: Capt Sir William Fraser

Capt Sir William Fraser, Bar F.R.S, (d.1818), one of the Elder Brethren of Trinity House, (1737 - 1818) on left a rolled chart of Papua New Guinea

Background imageLunar Collection: Flights into the Future - technicians inspecting space ship

Flights into the Future - technicians inspecting space ship
Technicians making a final inspection of a space ship, before it makes its flight to the moon - a futuristic prediction of fiction which will one day be fact

Background imageLunar Collection: Flights into the Future - the first men on the moon

Flights into the Future - the first men on the moon
Astronauts land on the moon for the first time and set about exploring and taking samples from the lunar landscape. A imaginary

Background imageLunar Collection: Flights into the Future - space age exploration

Flights into the Future - space age exploration
A futuristic prediction of what it will be like when man finally lands on the moon - astronauts will find themselves in a strange world. Date: 1943

Background imageLunar Collection: Map of the Moon

Map of the Moon Date: circa 1900

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Volcano

Lunar Volcano
A lunar volcano. Date: 1891

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Crater

Lunar Crater
A lunar crater Date: late 19th century

Background imageLunar Collection: John Allen, right, of the Avro Weapons Research Division?

John Allen, right, of the Avro Weapons Research Division?
John Allen, right, of the Avro Weapons Research Division, discussed the extreme launch accuracies needed for lunar probes at a lecture to the Graduates

Background imageLunar Collection: John Allen, left, of the Avro Weapons Research Division, ?

John Allen, left, of the Avro Weapons Research Division, ?
John Allen, left, of the Avro Weapons Research Division, discussed the extreme launch accuracies needed for lunar probes at a lecture to the Graduates

Background imageLunar Collection: Hokke Hall (Hokke-do) within the Todai complex, Nara, Japan

Hokke Hall (Hokke-do) within the Todai complex, Nara, Japan
The Hokke Hall (Hokke-do) within the Todai temple complex - often called the Sangatsu Hall (Sangatsu-do) - where in ancient times the Lotus Sutra (Japanese)

Background imageLunar Collection: Caesio lunaris, lunar fusilier

Caesio lunaris, lunar fusilier
Plate 34 by Louis-Isidore Duperrey from his Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, 1826

Background imageLunar Collection: Slice of the lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 482

Slice of the lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 482
A slice of lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 482. This meteorite is very rich in the feldspar mineral anorthite, which give it its pale colour

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar halo and luminescent cross observed during the balloon

Lunar halo and luminescent cross observed during the balloon Zeniths long distance flight from Paris to Arcachon in March, 1875. Date between 1875 and 1880

Background imageLunar Collection: Guide to available moonlight during 1939

Guide to available moonlight during 1939
A diagram prepared for readers of The Sphere in order that they may know, at a glance, how much moonlight they will get on any particular evening of the period

Background imageLunar Collection: PARSELENE

PARSELENE
Parselene and lunar rainbow Date: 1907 - 1909

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Landscape

Lunar Landscape
The crater Plato : overhead is the Earth, somewhat larger than it would actually appear. Date: 1890s

Background imageLunar Collection: Les Robinsons Lunaires, title page

Les Robinsons Lunaires, title page
(The lunar family Robinson) A balloon is carried to the Moon, but make a successful return to Earth

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar surface sketched by Galileo

Lunar surface sketched by Galileo
A sketch of the lunar surface made by Galileo and originally published in his book Siderius Nuncius in 1610

Background imageLunar Collection: Hidden Lunar City

Hidden Lunar City
HIDDEN CITY by Chesters Geier. Two spacemen spot a hidden circular city rising out of a crater on a seemingly deserted moon

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Corona Arctic

Lunar Corona Arctic
Lunar corona observed by an Arctic expedition

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Corona

Lunar Corona
Lunar corona observed at Moscow, to the alarm of the populace

Background imageLunar Collection: Moon on Tenth Day

Moon on Tenth Day
The moon photographed on the tenth day of the lunar cycle

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Phenomenon 1893 2

Lunar Phenomenon 1893 2
Lunar phenomena in the Polar night : an inverted arch forms a tangent to the moon-ring, luminous patches show where the ring intersects with the horizon

Background imageLunar Collection: Robinsons Lunaires Cover

Robinsons Lunaires Cover
(The lunar family Robinson) by G Le Faure. A balloon is carried to the Moon, but make a successful return to Earth

Background imageLunar Collection: Ufos / Apollo II

Ufos / Apollo II
Alleged UFO photographed from Apollo II during lunar orbit

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Influence

Lunar Influence
Full Moon has sensuous influence on scantily clad woman

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Corona (Cig Card)

Lunar Corona (Cig Card)
Lunar corona observed over a sea-coast where a warship is wandering

Background imageLunar Collection: The Moons Surface

The Moons Surface
The Moons surface, spattered with rocks and the craters of extinct volcanoes, testifying to a more violent past than the present appearance suggests

Background imageLunar Collection: Moon / Lunar Craters

Moon / Lunar Craters
Lunar craters

Background imageLunar Collection: Moon / Forming Crater

Moon / Forming Crater
The stages of formation of a lunar crater

Background imageLunar Collection: Lunar Navigation / 1862

Lunar Navigation / 1862
Taking a lunar distance

Background imageLunar Collection: Moon - Fracastorius

Moon - Fracastorius
The moons surface showing Fracastorius - a spot on the south-western part of the moons disc

Background imageLunar Collection: Moon - Kepler

Moon - Kepler
The moons surface showing Kepler - a spot of remarkable brilliancy



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