Space Collection (#16)

Eclipse Seen by Columbus
Eclipse seen by Columbus

Ptolemaic System /
Plan of the Heavens, showing Ptolemys explanation for the eccentric movement of the Sun round the Earth, in relation to the Fixed Stars and Planets

Tunguska Trees
Taken in a valley, the photograph shows nearby trees still standing. However, the trees on the slope have been flattened

Tunguska in 1927
The devastated Tunguska forest, as seen by Kulik in 1927

Gravity-Free Conditions
Space travellers will have to learn to live in a gravity- free environment

Indian Cosmic System
In Indian myth, our world is supported by four Elephants standing on the back of a giant Turtle who swims with it through the Sea of Infinity

Space Suit Foreseen
Space suit as foreseen in 1939

Whittaker / Aries
Including the sign of Aries

Whittaker / Leo
Including the sign of Leo

Whittaker / Pisces
Including the sign of Pisces

Whittaker / Taurus
Including the sign of Taurus

Outer Space Creatures
OUTER SPACE CREATURES ARE ON EARTH NOW Chris Doulos

COMETS &C
The Shepherd who sleeps in the fields sees many more things than those who sleep in their beds - sometimes a comet like a dragon, sometimes bearded stars

Trip to Mars - 2
A TRIP TO MARS (Fenton Ash) The travellers from Earth are welcomed by the inhabitants of Mars - but there is trouble in store for them

Interplanetary Rocket
In some such vehicle as this, Man will embark on the conquest of space

Effect of Comet
If a large comet were to come within measurable distance of the Earth, the effects would be catastrophic

Comets & Cattle
Cattle alarmed by the appearance of a comet

HALLEYs COMET 1546-7
Halleys comet is widely seen as a threatening sign from Heaven

Halleys Comet
The citizens of Constantinople are terrified by the appearance of Halleys Comet so soon after the city is taken by the Turks

Imaginary inhabitants of the planet Mercury must withstand colossal heat, and for this reason are likely to exist in the form of insects

METEORITE /
A meteor shower

Ptolemys Solar System
Representation of Ptolemys planetary system which features the Earth at the centre of the Universe

Tunguska / Kulik
Kulik stands near a section of upright charred trees, Southern swamp, Tunguska

Tunguska Kulik Camp
Kuliks winter quarters near the Southern swamp. New growth rivals the older trees that perished in the blast

Tunguska Epicentre
A close view of the Southern swamp, the centre of the destroyed area

Tunguska Potapovich
ILYA POTAPOVICH. Witness to the explosion, and guide for Kulik on the first expedition to the region

Tunguska / Kulik Portrat
LEONID KULIK (1883 - 1942) Discovered the impact site, spent most his life unsuccessfully trying to prove it was a meteorite

Attacked on Venus
A spaceship from Earth is attacked by the inhabitants of Venus

Spaceship to Venus
A spaceship from Earth approaches the rocky surface of Venus

Hyginus / Cassiopeia
CASSIOPEIA. wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda

MOON / LUNA 1681
LUNA

Sun in Chariot 1681
SOL

Hyginus / Perseus
PERSEUS who rescued Andromeda from the monster and slew Medusa

Andromeda 1681
ANDROMEDA waiting to be rescued by Perseus

Halleys Comet / Cig Card
This comet is part of our solar system and comes close to the Earth every 76 years, the first known date being 240 BCE. It is about 15 km from side to side

Comet seen from Nuremberg, Germany
Depiction of a comet seen from Nuremberg, Germany, every night from 14 to 24 December 1664

Meteor above the Champs Elysees, Paris, France
A meteor seen above the Champs Elysees and Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France

Transportation of meteorite found by Peary in Greenland
Transportation of a large iron meteorite found at Cape York, Greenland, by the American explorer Robert Edwin Peary, and taken for display purposes to the Museum of Natural History, New York. (2 of 2)

Meteorite found by Peary in Greenland
A large iron meteorite found at Cape York, Greenland, by the American explorer Robert Edwin Peary, and taken for display purposes to the Museum of Natural History, New York. (1 of 2)

Surface markings on the planet Mars, showing two different faces

Supposed landscape on the planet Mars
A supposed landscape on the planet Mars, showing the canals

Landscape on the planet Mars
View of a landscape on the planet Mars, showing the canals

Night sky above the planet Mars
The night sky above the planet Mars, showing its two small moons and, at the appropriate seasons, planet Earth gleaming like the evening star

Valier rocket taking off from the moon
Max Valier, Munich engineer, proposes using a lunar base for rockets travelling to distant planets. (3 of 3)

Valier rocket lunar base
Max Valier, Munich engineer, proposes a lunar base using solar power, from which travel to more distant destinations will be easier than from Earth. (2 of 3)

Valier rocket launch from water
Max Valier, Munich engineer, proposes rocket launch from water for space travel. (1 of 3)

Natural Phenomena / Space /
Meteorite investigated by prof. Nordenskjold on the northwest coast of Greenland and brought back to Sweden 1st picture of 2

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