Astronomer Collection (page 5)

View of the back of a brass astrolabe
3732357 View of the back of a brass astrolabe; (add.info.: View of the back of a brass astrolabe. An astrolabe is an elaborate inclinometer, used by astronomers and navigators)

Sir William Herschel's telescope or the Great Fort-Foot telescope built between 1785
FLO4573983 Sir William Herschel's telescope or the Great Fort-Foot telescope built between 1785 and 1789 at Observatory House in Slough, England

Comets with tails observed in the 17th century. Orbit of a comet 1, comet with tail 2
FLO4576380 Comets with tails observed in the 17th century. Orbit of a comet 1, comet with tail 2, and comet with tail observed by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius at Danzig in February

Vincent Wing
3585953 Vincent Wing; (add.info.: Portrait of Vincent Wing (1619-1668) an English astrologer and astronomer, as well as a land surveyor. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Angelo Secchi
3585740 Angelo Secchi; (add.info.: Portrait of Angelo Secchi (1818-1878) an Italian astronomer and director of the Observatory at the Pontifical Gregorian University

Hipparchus
3740707 Hipparchus; (add.info.: Portrait of Hipparchus (190 BC- 120 BC) a Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Page from the first printed edition of Ptolemy Almagest
5311875 Page from the first printed edition of Ptolemy Almagest; (add.info.: Page from the first printed edition of Ptolemy Almagest, Venice, 1515, a catalogue of stars)

Initial letter depicting an astronomer observing the sky
5311872 Initial letter depicting an astronomer observing the sky; (add.info.: Initial letter depicting an astronomer observing the sky and making measurements using a quadrant)

Johannes Hevelius observation of the occultation of Jupiter by the Moon
5312032 Johannes Hevelius observation of the occultation of Jupiter by the Moon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Johannes Hevelius observation of the occultation of Jupiter by the Moon)

Johannes Hevelius observation of a Full Moon
5312014 Johannes Hevelius observation of a Full Moon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Johannes Hevelius observation of a Full Moon. Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) a Polish-Lithuanian Astronomer

A map of the Moon
5312011 A map of the Moon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a map of the Moon based on observations by Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Christian Mayer and others)

Map of the northern hemisphere of Mars
5307581 Map of the northern hemisphere of Mars.; (add.info.: Map of the northern hemisphere of Mars by Giovanni Schiaparelli)

Medal commemorating the bright comet of 1578
5307527 Medal commemorating the bright comet of 1578.; (add.info.: Medal commemorating the bright comet of 1578. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Hevelius comet
5307509 Hevelius comet.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Hevelius comet in 1665. Discovered by Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) an astronomer and mayor of Danzig

The Comet of Coggia, 1874
5307497 The Comet of Coggia, 1874.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Comet of Coggia, 1874. Discovered by Jerome Eugene Coggia (1849-1919)

Allegory of astronomy representing an astrologer and Ptolemy studying the celestial sphere, 1515 (engraving)
FGL5461979 Allegory of astronomy representing an astrologer and Ptolemy studying the celestial sphere, 1515 (engraving); (add.info.: engraving by E. Schon 1515.)

Geographical map of Italy. Miniature from the 15th century, based on the manuscript Geographia (Geography)
BEN5469694 Geographical map of Italy. Miniature from the 15th century, based on the manuscript Geographia (Geography) by Claudius Ptolemaeus (Claudius Ptolemaeus, 90-168). Greek translation

Patron's Gold Medal commemorating Mary Somerville struck in 1838
5308544 Patron's Gold Medal commemorating Mary Somerville struck in 1838; (add.info.: Patron's Gold Medal commemorating Mary Somerville struck in 1838)

A map of the moon based on observations
5308431 A map of the moon based on observations.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a map of the moon based on the observations of Giovanni Battista Riccioli and Giovanni Domenico Cassini)

Tycho Brahe's great celestial globe
5308102 Tycho Brahe's great celestial globe.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Tycho Brahe's great celestial globe on which he plotted the positions of the stars he observed)

Page of the Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica juxta hypotheseis tam veterum quam recentiorum
CUL4937116 Page of the Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica juxta hypotheseis tam veterum quam recentiorum: cui accesserunt Galilei Nuncius sidereus, and Johannis Kepleri Dioptrice"

Representation of Pierre Simon de Laplace (1749-1827) mathematician, astronomer
JEB4944814 Representation of Pierre Simon de Laplace (1749-1827) mathematician, astronomer, physicist and politician - Sculpture Galerie des Hommes illustres Chateau de Versailles; (add.info)

Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784-1846) German astronomer and mathematician
NWI4949097 Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784-1846) German astronomer and mathematician. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Portrait of Johannes Kepler (Keppler), astronomer (1571-1630)
NWI4947752 Portrait of Johannes Kepler (Keppler), astronomer (1571-1630); (add.info.: Portrait of Johannes Kepler (Keppler), astronomer (1571-1630)); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Sciences and scholars: Portrait of Tycho Brahe (Tyge Ottesen Brahe, known as Le noble danish or L'homme au nez)
NWI4947679 Sciences and scholars: Portrait of Tycho Brahe (Tyge Ottesen Brahe, known as Le noble danish or L'homme au nez d'or, 1546-1601), Danish astronomer 1586

Arab astronomer
3330987 Arab astronomer; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Arab astronomer, one holding an armillary sphere showing a geocentric universe and the path of the ecliptic)

An astronomer and philosopher
3330926 An astronomer and philosopher; (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting an astronomer and philosopher heologian engaged in discussion. Dated 15th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of Johann Elert Bode (1746-1826), German astronomer
XEE5028269 Portrait of Johann Elert Bode (1746-1826), German astronomer; (add.info.: Portrait of Johann Elert Bode (1746-1826), German astronomer); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of the Abbe Nicolas Louis de Lacaille (1713-1762) astronomer francais
XEE5029938 Portrait of the Abbe Nicolas Louis de Lacaille (1713-1762) astronomer francais; (add.info.: Portrait of the Abbe Nicolas Louis de Lacaille (1713-1762) astronomer francais

Portrait of Jean Fernel (1497-1558), astronomer, mathematician and physician francais
XEE5029135 Portrait of Jean Fernel (1497-1558), astronomer, mathematician and physician francais; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Fernel (1497-1558), astronomer

Portrait of Jean Fernel (1497-1558), astronomer, mathematician and physician francais
XEE5029127 Portrait of Jean Fernel (1497-1558), astronomer, mathematician and physician francais; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Fernel (1497-1558), astronomer

Portrait of Giovanni Battista Donati (1826-1873) Italian Astronomer
XEE5028978 Portrait of Giovanni Battista Donati (1826-1873) Italian Astronomer; (add.info.: Portrait of Giovanni Battista Donati (1826-1873) Italian Astronomer); Stefano Bianchetti

Emperor Napoleon I meets Francois Arago (1786-1853) around 1806 - 1810 (engraving)
ELD4959609 Emperor Napoleon I meets Francois Arago (1786-1853) around 1806 - 1810 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Play card of the Moon (left) and Justice (right). Card game of the court of Charles VI (1368-1422), France
NWI4961722 Play card of the Moon (left) and Justice (right). Card game of the court of Charles VI (1368-1422), France, 15th century

Astronomers taking note of several observations using astronomical bezel and sextant in the chamber of the Greenwich
NWI4953292 Astronomers taking note of several observations using astronomical bezel and sextant in the chamber of the Greenwich Observatory, England

Friedrich Tietjen
3586331 Friedrich Tietjen; (add.info.: Photograph of Friedrich Tietjen (1834-1895) a German astronomer and director of Astronomisches Rechen-Institut

Willebrord Snellius
3586501 Willebrord Snellius; (add.info.: Portrait of Willebrord Snellius (1580-1626) a Dutch astronomer and mathematician. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Tapestry of the Astrolabes, c.1451-1500 (silk wool)
CUL4938892 Tapestry of the Astrolabes, c.1451-1500 (silk wool); Museo de Santa Cruz, Toledo, Spain; (add.info.: Tapestry of the astrolabe)

Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), Danish nobleman and astronomer, steel engraving from an book or magazine
UTD4916936 Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), Danish nobleman and astronomer, steel engraving from an book or magazine, about 1830s (engraving); (add.info.: Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)

Portrait of Frederick William Herschel
3522072 Portrait of Frederick William Herschel; (add.info.: Portrait of Frederick William Herschel (1738-1822) a German-born British astronomer, composer, and brother of Caroline Herschel

Paris Observatory in 1868, 1868
3478833 Paris Observatory in 1868, 1868; (add.info.: Using a small refractor to observe Mercury, Venus and Jupiter from the roof of the Paris Observatory in 1868)

Sir Edmund Halley
3507805 Sir Edmund Halley; (add.info.: Portrait of Sir Edmund Halley on a commemorative plate to mark the return of Halley's Comet 185-86.); Universal History Archive

Ole Romer, 1837 (etching)
8716402 Ole Romer, 1837 (etching) by Eckersberg, Christoffer-Wilhelm (1783-1853); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; (add.info.: Ole Romer or Roemer by C.W.Eckersberg)

Sir William Henry Mahoney Christie, c.1911 (print)
7339306 Sir William Henry Mahoney Christie, c.1911 (print) by Jacomb-Hood, George Percy (1857-1930) (after); 36.7x29 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving depicting an experiment performed by William Herschel (1738-1822) a British astronomer and composer
UIG5425736 Engraving depicting an experiment performed by William Herschel (1738-1822) a British astronomer and composer, which investigated the heating effects of rays lying below the red end of

Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Giral, 1716 - 1795. Spanish general of the navy, explorer, scientist, author
UIG5419929 Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Giral, 1716 - 1795. Spanish general of the navy, explorer, scientist, author, astronomer, colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana

Antonio de Nebrija, 1441 - 1522, aka Antonio de Lebrija, Elio Antonio de Lebrija, Antonius Nebrissensis
UIG5419928 Antonio de Nebrija, 1441 - 1522, aka Antonio de Lebrija, Elio Antonio de Lebrija, Antonius Nebrissensis, and Antonio of Lebrixa

Engraving depicting Comet Klinkerfues flying across the night sky, discovered by Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Klinkerfues
UIG5426192 Engraving depicting Comet Klinkerfues flying across the night sky, discovered by Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Klinkerfues. Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Klinkerfues (1827-1884) a German astronomer

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"A Journey Through Time and Space: Exploring the World of an Astronomer" Step into the captivating world of astronomy, where celestial mechanics intertwine with medieval artwork. Just like Joseph Wright's masterpiece "The Orrery, " astronomers unravel the mysteries of the universe through meticulous observations and calculations. Carl Sagan, a renowned US astronomer, once said, "We are made of star stuff. " This sentiment echoes in Wright's painting "The Airpump, " as scientists tirelessly seek to understand our cosmic origins. In Caspar David Friedrich's enchanting artwork "Two Men Contemplating the Moon, " we witness astronomers immersed in deep thought, contemplating the vastness of space and their place within it. Such introspection has been shared by great minds throughout history. One such mind was John Flamsteed, England's royal astronomer in the 18th century. In his old observing room at Greenwich Observatory, Flamsteed collaborated with his trusted assistant Marsh to unlock astronomical secrets that would shape our understanding for centuries to come. Nature often surprises us with breathtaking displays like meteor showers over rivers. The awe-inspiring sight captured in "Meteor shower over the Mississippi River" reminds us why astronomers dedicate their lives to studying these celestial phenomena. No discussion on astronomy is complete without mentioning Sir Isaac Newton. This English mathematician revolutionized our understanding of gravity and planetary motion through his groundbreaking work on celestial mechanics. Looking further back in time, we encounter John Dee and Edward Kelly—an intriguing duo who explored both astrology and alchemy during Elizabethan England. Their pursuits laid some foundations for future astronomical discoveries. Freeman's artistic portrayal brings Sir Isaac Newton back to life—a figure whose contributions continue to inspire generations even today. His profound impact on mathematics, astronomy, and physics cannot be overstated. Lastly but certainly not least is Edwin Hubble—US astronomer extraordinaire—who forever changed our perception of the cosmos by proving that galaxies exist beyond our Milky Way.