Space Collection (page 21)

Life on the Stars 3
The great nebula of Orion is ten light years wide : life forms could resemble those of Earths early phases, with massive aquatic creatures

A City on Callisto
Conditions on Callisto, a moon of Jupiter, are comparable to those on Earth, and their people, cities and artifacts are not radically different from ours

Future City 1942
The city of the 21st century will be a city of science, of atomic power, of space travel, and of high culture

Radium Airship
Other worlds will surely develop their own technologies for space travel : this radium-powered airship of Saturn uses the planets natural resources

Life on Callisto, one of Jupiters moons : scientists say that it may be capable of supporting life, though not necessarily life as we know it

A City on Mercury
The inhabitants of Mercury are insectoid, and their techno- -logy is a superior form of that used by ants and bees on Earth : quartz crystals are used to build their cities

Life on the Stars
On Vega, giant star of the Lyra (harp) constellation, life could take the form of insect- like creatures, here depicted carrying a visiting traveler from Earth

Golden Man in Space
THIS WAY TO HEAVEN by Harold M Sherman. A golden figure falls through space on this dramatic Sci Fi Cover

A City on Uranus
Though discovered by Herschel in 1781, we know little about the seventh planet from the sun : the city of Metalia, made of metal and glass, is what life may be like there

Life on Mars
Mars is closer to Earth in size than the other planets, so we can expect life there to be somewhat similar to ours - this is an educated guess at a Martian metropolis

A City of Neptune
Conditions on the 8th planet from the sun favour reptile- like inhabitants : they build dome-like homes which are welded to the metallic rocks which form the planet

Lunar Corona Arctic
Lunar corona observed by an Arctic expedition

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

Planets - Mars
MARS drives his chariot over the face of the Earth, where under his influence people everywhere are fighting, burning, pillaging and slaughtering one another

Planets - Jupiter
JUPITER (Zeus, Jove) drives his chariot, drawn by eagles, over Earth where scientists study the cosmos and conduct experiments and philosophers engage in learned discourse

Planets - Saturn
SATURN drives his chariot through the skies, drawn by a pair of dragons : miners dig in the earth, prophets and soothsayers, magicians and witches play their trades

The Sun in 1585
SOL drives his chariot over the Earth, where kings are being crowned, holding court, riding in procession, receiving homage and punishing offenders

Planets - Mercury
MERCURY (Hermes) drives his chariot drawn by two carrier pigeons over Earth where merchants are trading, importing, selling, bartering, and exchanging goods

Planets - Title Page
Title page of Planetarum effectus, showing Jove/Zeus with eagle and thunderbolts, ruling the heavens of which he has a cosmic blueprint with the zodiacal signs

Planets - Venus
VENUS (Aphrodite) drives her chariot drawn by two doves over the Earth where people are dancing, wooing, courting, hugging, music-making and love-making

MOON IN 1585
LUNA drives her chariot, drawn by two lady hunters, over the Earth where fishermen are at work, merchants are unloading their cargoes and the sea is busy with shipping

Preserving Plums
If it is not necessary to preserve whole plums, it takes up less space in the jar if they are cut and stoned first

The Great Wool-floor at the London Docks
The great wool-floor at the London Docks. The London Dock Company enlarged the warehouse for receiving wool imports from the colonies in the 1840 s

Recreations on board the Empress of Ireland, reading and wri
Recreations aboard the ill-fated Empress of Ireland. Reading and writing in the liners library, a space which all the family could enjoy

On the Dark Moon
DARK MOON (Charles W Diffin) The scientists from Earth land on the satellite which has approached Earth and entered its orbit, and encounter some fearsome fauna

Side locker in a Rolls Royce
An ingeniously constructed side locker for carrying tools inside a spare wheel space; a new fitting in the 40-50h.p. Rolls Royce with Barker body

Civic Arena - Milan
The Civic Arena of Milan. This large public space was used for classical sports reconstructions, including a complete flooding for a Naumachia in 1807 for Napoleon

Alpha and Omega
I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last : and behold, I make all things new... JHVH, aka Yahweh, Jehovah etc) depicted as the origin of the cosmos

Shape of the Earth
A diagram demonstrating how the Earth is definitely round due to the shadow cast across the moon and not triangular square or hexagonal in shape

Chinese Eclipse Ceremony
Chinese ceremonies during the eclipse of the sun involving music and reverence

THE MOON AS LUNA 1809
THE MOON AS LUNA When light her sable mantle spreads, extinguishing the day; the moon a friendly lustre sheds to guide our lonely way

Floods London 1903
Within a space of a few days some seven inches of rain fell, resulting in floods all over the country and London

Canada Woods in Snow
A characteristic panorama of Canada - a lot of space, a lot of trees, a lot of snow

Paris Traffic Hell
Cars and buses fight for space in traffic chaos at Place de l Opera, Paris

Solar Eclipse / Spain 1860
The solar eclipse at Aguilar, Spain

Triple Moons & Haloes
Triple moons and haloes astonished 17th century Scandinavians as much as they astonish us today

Solar Protuberances
Solar protuberances observed at Palermo, Sicily, by P. Taschini : 1 - 22 December 1871 2 - 3 September 1871 3 - 7 July 1872

Jupiter Observed 1869
The planet as observed and drawn by John Browning

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

Sunset at Sea 1888
The sun sinks beneath the horizon of a calm sea

Sun / Winter Orbit, 1555
The winter orbit of the sun and its consequences (storms)

City of Singing Flame
THE CITY OF SINGING FLAME (Clark Ashton Smith) The people of the other dimension - and their two visitors from Earth - are lured to leap into the flame

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

Les Exiles De LA Terre
LES EXILES DE LA TERRE (Andre Laurie) Exiled on the Moon, a man gazes at Earth through his telescope and wishes he was back there again

The Double Minds
THE DOUBLE MINDS (John W Campbell junior) The Earthpeople fight the shleath of Ganymede

Currents of Space
THE CURRENTS OF SPACE (Isaac Asimov)

HOLLYWOOD ON THE MOON (Henry Kuttner) The Moons low gravity is a godsend to the special effects department

MAROONED ON ANDROMEDA
MAROONED IN ANDROMEDA (Clark Ashton-Smith) The animal-eating flora of Andromeda are beautiful to look at but not much fun on closer acquaintance

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