Optics Collection

Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, theologian and occultist

University of Oxford. College of the University and Queens College. Illustration in Vues d Optique (Perspective Views). Images to be seen through a zograscope

Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician and physicist

Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, theologian and occultist

The Nature of Light - Sir William Braggs experiments
The Universe of Light: Factors in " A Fascinating Problem". The Nature of Light - The famous physicist Sir William Braggs experiments at his opening lecture at the Royal Institution - aimed

Various examples of the camera obscura. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

The Solar Microscope. Date: 18th century

100 inch Hooker Telescope

The Northampton Institute, London
The Northampton Institute was not in the town of Northampton but, in fact, a college in Clerkenwell, London, built in 1894 on land presented by the Marquess of Northampton

Enfermedades de los ojos (Eye diseases). Engraving illustrating major eye diseases: stye, conjunctivitis, squint, pterygium, keratitis. Engraving

Thomas Exley
THOMAS EXLEY mathematician, authority on optics, editor of encyclopedia Date: 1775 - 1855

Northampton Institute, Clerkenwell, London
The Northampton Institute was not in the town of Northampton but, in fact, a college in Clerkenwell, London, built in 1894 on land presented by the Marquess of Northampton

LEEUWENHOEK, Antony van (1632-1723). Dutch naturalist and optician. First to observe bacteriae. He is commonly known as the Father of Microbiology, and considered to be the first microbiologist. Oil

The Great Yerkes Telescope, Chicago University, USA
The Great Yerkes Telescope, Chicago University, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, USA

17th century Telescope
Print of a 17th century Telescope Date: 17th century

Telescope on a Tripiod

Telescope on a Tripod

Telescope

Telescope with Weather Station

Telescope on a roof

YOUNG, Thomas (1773-1829). Oil on canvas

Selection of Microscopes
A selection of single microscopes

Newtons reflecting telescope
Sir Isaac Newtons reflecting telescope

Christian Huygens, Dutch scientist
Christian (or Christiaan) Huygens, Dutch mathematician, physicist, horologist and astronomer, notable for his contributions to telescopes and to the nature of light

Michael Faraday, scientist, with glass bar
Michael Faraday (1791-1867), scientist, shown holding a glass bar of the type he used to show that magnetism can affect light

Pierre de Fermat, French lawyer and mathematician
Pierre de Fermat, French lawyer and amateur mathematician. He is known for developments leading to modern calculus, and for research into the theory of numbers

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