mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
200-inch observatory at Palomar, drawn by Russell Porter, 1938. ?The glass giant of Palomar? by David O Woodbury. 1940. pp.304-5 Date: 1938
No enemy sub will dare lift its eye if you lend your Zeiss or Bausch & Lomb binoculars to the Navy pack carefully, include your name and address : send to Naval Observatory Washington D.C
Observatory at DelhiObservatory complex at Delhi
Chicago Board of Trade Building and Observatory, USA Date: circa 1940s
Greenwich ObservatoryGreenwich Royal Observatory, with its dome to the forefront of the postcard
Clocks at GreenwichLeft, Synchronome Free Pendulum at Greenwich Observatory, with right, the Slave Clock which performs its escapement function, accurate to 1/100th second
CAMBRIDGE OBSERVATORYAn exterior view of the Cambridge Observatory. Date: 1895
Observatory on the summit of Ben Nevis, ScotlandObservatory on the summit of Ben Nevis, Fort William, Scotland Date: 1908
Great telescope at Yerkes Observatory, USAGreat telescope at Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Greenwich Observatory, south east LondonWatercolour painting of Greenwich Observatory in south east London, viewed from the side with two children playing on the grass, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914)
Hipparchus / FiguierHIPPARCHUS/ASTRONOMER Greek astronomer who flourished 146 - 127 BC
Alexandria ObservatoryAlexandria observatory : an astronomer using a pre- telescopic sighting instrument
Galileo / Padua / Observtryhis observatory at Padova (Padua)
Saturn in 1874Saturn observed by L. Trouvelot from a French observatory
Greenwich / Magnetic ClockA young well-dressed couple admire the magnetic clock outside Greenwich Royal Observatory. Date: 19th Century
Roger Bacon / VerhasROGER BACON Scientist and scholar looking across the rooftops of Oxford from his monastic observatory
Astronomy / Greenwich 1911GREENWICH OBSERVATORY The Astronomer Royal, Mr Frank Dyson, taking a reading with an altazimuth (a theodolite for determining the altitudes and azimuths of the heavens)
Greenwich ObservatoryGreenwich Royal Observatory " belonging to the Kings Professor of Astronomy", showing Greenwich Park in the foreground and ships on the Thames to the left
Bidston Hill, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The summit and distance marker and Bidston Observatory. Date: 1913
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
Great Equatorial Telescope at Royal Observatory, GreenwichThe Great Equatorial Telescope at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, England. Date: circa 1930s
The Royal Observatory Greenwich, London - The Great Equatorial Telescope. Date: late 1930s
The Einstein Tower - Observatory at Potsdam, GermanyThe Einstein Tower - an astrophysical observatory in the Albert Einstein Science Park in Potsdam, Germany built by architect Erich Mendelsohn
Ben Nevis Observatory - Victorian period Date: late 19th century
Greenwich Observatory
Greenwich Observatory and Time Ball Victorian period
Ben Nevis Observatory
Ben Nevis Meteorological Observatory Victorian period
Two foot reflecting telescope, Yerkes Observatory, Wisconsin, USA - early 1900s
Yerkes Observatory two foot reflecting telescope
Ben Nevis Observatory, Scotland, Victorian period
Imperial Observatory, Beijing, China, early 1900s
Parc de Montsouris, Le Bardo, Paris, France - showing a reproduction of the Palace of the Bey of Tunis from the 1867 Exhibition
Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory U. S. S. R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomerPulkovo 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. PetersburgPulkovo Astronomical Observatory U.S.S.R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomer, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. Date: 1950s
Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase, HMS MedinaQueen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase - The Royal Yacht, HMS Medina, 1911-1912 Coronation Expedition to India for the Durbar. Designed and made for Her Majesty by Waring and Gillow
Greenwich Observatory - Telescope Date: 1925
Deer in Greenwich Park, SE London Date: 1905
Sydney as Macquarie Left ItThis panorama was taken from the Observatory Hill. To the left one is looking towards the Heads and to the right over the City
Sydney as Macquarie Found ItA painting depiction of Sydney, circa 1809, as Governor Lachlan Macquarie found it. On the left hand side is Government House and its garden
Bristol - Cabot Tower and the Clifton Suspension Bridge (viewed from the Observatory). Date: 1910
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, SE London Date: circa 1900
Observatory Island, Weihaiwei, Wehai, ChinaVintage c.1900 photograph: Observatory Island, Weihaiwei, Wehai, China
Peking (Beijing) Observatory, China c. 1870 sAstronomical instruments, Peking (Beijing) Observatory, China c.1870 s
Peking (Beijing) Observatory, China, c. 1870Astronomical Instrument, Peking (Beijing) Observatory, China, c.1870
Greenwich ObservatoryView of the entrance to Greenwich Observatory in 1840. The Observatory was founded on 22 June 1675. Date: 1875
The Royal Academy, Covent Garden and the British Museum. The Royal Academy founded in 1768 in Somerset House 67, woman with black servant shopping for flowers in Covent Garden market 68
The Royal Observatory or Flamsteed House, Greenwich Park. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
Canadian 15th Battalion 48th Highlanders, 3rd Bde MemorialThis commemorates the Battle of Mount Sorrel, Observatory Ridge, and has a bas relief map of the action of 2 June 1916. It was unveiled on 22 October 2011. Date: 2016
The Uraniborg, or City of Heaven, on the Island of Hven, Denmark. Observatory built by the celebrated Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe
Lessons in elementary science at WhitechapelMiss Kate M. Hall, the curator of the Whitechapel Free Library and Museum, giving a demonstration of working bees to Board School children with the aid of a observatory hive, invented and made by Mr
Tycho Brahe at work 1576Tycho Brahe at work in his observatory at Uranienborg, Sweden 1576 Date: 1576
Greenwich Observatory - Great EquatorialThe great equatorial telescope in the dome, Greenwich Observatory. 1880
Photograph of the moon exhibitedEngraving 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
War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells - First PublicationThe narrator is invited to an astronomical observatory at Ottershaw, where he meets astronomer Ogilvy and they observe Mars. The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G
Takiuddins Observatory
Pasadena, California, USA - Mount Wilson Observatory Date: 1946
Greenwich Observatory - Great Equatorial 1861The Great Equatorial telescope in the dome, Greenwich Observatory. Date: 1861
OBSERVATORY AT PULKOVORussian government observatory at Pulkovo Date: 1888
SOCIAL / GREENWICH PARKYoung people enjoying Greenwich Park on an Easter Monday; with the Greenwich Royal Observatory in the background. Date: 1804
GREENWICH ROYAL OBSERVATORY A young well-dressed couple admire the magnetic clock outside Greenwich Royal Observatory. Date: 19th Century
TYCHO BRAHE OBSERVATORYTycho Brahes observatory at Uranienborg, Sweden 1576
OXFORD OBSERVATORYThe Observatory, Oxford. Date: 1821
Peking ObservatoryChinese armillary sphere of the 13th century outside the Peking observatory Date: 1888
Scaffolding & observatory on St PaulsIt was when the cross of St Pauls was taken down in 1821 to be repaired and reguilt, that the noted surveyor, Thomas Hornor
The Anarchist Conspirators in London - Greenwich BombingThe Anarchist Conspirators in London - (from top left): 1. The Autonomie Club, Windmill Street, Tottenham Court Road. 2. Bourdins Workroom as left by him on the day of the explosion. 3
Victoria Observatory, Saanich, British Columbia, CanadaVictoria Observatory, Observatory Hill, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. Date: circa 1920
East Sussex - Herstmonceux - The Observatory Science CentreEast Sussex - Herstmonceux - (now) The Observatory Science Centre. After years of deteriorating conditions at Greenwich, the Royal Observatory moved to Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex
Scenes from Albany - NY, USA. Date: circa 1900s
Terrace of the Gornergrat Hotel with view of Matterhorn (Mont Cervin), Switzerland. Date: 1908
Johann Georg HagenJOHANN GEORG HAGEN German Jesuit priest and astronomer, director of the Georgetown College observatory at Washington DC. Date: 1847 - 1930
Total solar eclipse in England, 1927Diagram 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
Copenhagen, Denmark - The Round Tower / RundetaarnThe Rundetaarn, or Rundetarn (Round Tower) - a 17th-century tower in Copenhagen, Denmark. An architectural project of King Christian IV, it was built as an astronomical observatory. Date: circa 1910s
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India - Man Mandir GhatVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh, India - regarded as the spiritual capital of India - the Man Mandir Ghat, built by Rajah Man Singh in 1600, showing Jai Singhs stone observatory on the roof Date: circa 1910s
Vienna, AustriaA sharp-as-you-like photographic postcard of Vienna, Austria - the Donaukanal (" Danube Canal" ) and The Urania, a public educational institute and observatory
Foucault Pendulum, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, USAFoucault Pendulum, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, California, USA, designed by Jean Foucault in 1851 to demonstrate the earths rotation. Date: 20th century
John Russell HindJOHN RUSSELL HIND English astronomer, working in Mr Bishops observatory in Regents Park, London, an indefatigable discoverer of planets. Date: 1823 - 1895
Azarquiels azafea, Arabian astrolabe made between 1252-1253. Back. SPAIN. Barcelona. Fabra Observatory. Proc: TUNISIA
Giovanni CassiniGIOVANNI DOMENICO CASSINI later Jean-Dominique, French astronomer and first Director of the Paris Observatory, who discovered four of Saturns moons
The Berlin Observatory, Germany. It was designed by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, and opened in 1835
National Observatory, Santiago, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1910
A Diagram of the Magnetic Observatory at Abinger CommonInner workings of the new magnetic observatory at Abinger Common. 1927
Observatory, Lourenco Marques, Mozambique, East AfricaAstronomical Observatory, Lourenco Marques (now Maputo), Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa. circa 1910
