Astronomers Collection (page 6)

A 16th Century Mishneh
1578028 A 16th Century Mishneh; (add.info.: A 16th Century Mishneh by Mosheh Ben Maimon, preeminent medieval Arabizedd Spanish, Sephardic Jewish philosopher)

Richard Anthony Proctor, 1868
1577096 Richard Anthony Proctor, 1868; (add.info.: Portrait of Richard Anthony Proctor (1837-1888) English astronomer. Dated 1868.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Flamsteed House in Greenwich Park, London, designed by Christopher Wren on the orders of Charles II as an Observatory
541715 Flamsteed House in Greenwich Park, London, designed by Christopher Wren on the orders of Charles II as an Observatory

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (1698-1759) in Finland, 1736. 1874 (engraving from Vies des Savants Illustres du)
540692 Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (1698-1759) in Finland, 1736. 1874 (engraving from Vies des Savants Illustres du XVIIIe Siecle, Louis Figuier, Paris); (add.info.: In 1736 Maupertuis)

Hipparchos (c146-c127) Ancient Greek astronomer. Artist's reconstruction of Hipparchos at work
533594 Hipparchos (c146-c127) Ancient Greek astronomer. Artist's reconstruction of Hipparchos at work. Wood engraving c1880.; (add.info.: Hipparchos (c146-c127) Ancient Greek astronomer

Kopernikus, Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543 (engraving)
8632105 Kopernikus, Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kopernikus, Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543)

Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print)
5944639 Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print); Maison de Nostradamus, Salon de Provence, France; (add.info)

Caroline Herschel, 19th century (photogravure)
7342120 Caroline Herschel, 19th century (photogravure) by Tielemann (19th century); 31.7x25.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Reverend George Fisher (1794-1873), c.1860 (photo)
7337528 Reverend George Fisher (1794-1873), c.1860 (photo) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown Fisher was a well-known astronomer)

Archimedes of Syracuse, portrait
7261235 Archimedes of Syracuse, portrait.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes of Syracuse, c.-287-c.-212 BC. Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer)

Astronomical glass plate slide of lithographic portrait of Galileo Galilei (glass negative)
7342386 Astronomical glass plate slide of lithographic portrait of Galileo Galilei (glass negative) by Italian School, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

Sir W Herschell, 1822-23 (engraving, stipple)
7341639 Sir W Herschell, 1822-23 (engraving, stipple) by Scriven, Edward (1775-1841); 27.6x19 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sir David Brewster, 1781 - 1868. Scottish Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer, Inventor
UIG5420902 Sir David Brewster, 1781 - 1868. Scottish Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer, Inventor, Writer And University Principal

Engraving depicting Comet Donati as seen in Paris, discovered by Giovanni Battista Donati
UIG5426186 Engraving depicting Comet Donati as seen in Paris, discovered by Giovanni Battista Donati. Giovanni Battista Donati (1826-1873) an Italian astronomer. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Engraving depicting Giuseppe Piazzi's refracting telescope with achromatic lens built by Jesse Ramsden
UIG5426171 Engraving depicting Giuseppe Piazzi's refracting telescope with achromatic lens built by Jesse Ramsden. Giuseppe Piazzi (1746-1826) an Italian Catholic priest of the Theatine order

Engraving depicting a Brewster Stereoscope. David Brewster (1781-1868) a Scottish physicist, mathematician, astronomer
UIG5425892 Engraving depicting a Brewster Stereoscope. David Brewster (1781-1868) a Scottish physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor, writer, historian of science and university principle

Engraving depicting a jet cart: when water in vessel (a) heated to boiling point by heat at (b) the cork at e
UIG5425889 Engraving depicting a jet cart: when water in vessel (a) heated to boiling point by heat at (b) the cork at e) was pushed out by expansion

Diagram explaining the Christiaan Huygens wave theory of light by refraction
5310316 Diagram explaining the Christiaan Huygens wave theory of light by refraction; (add.info.: Diagram explaining the Christiaan Huygens wave theory of light by refraction)

Medal commemorating the bright comet of 1577
5307530 Medal commemorating the bright comet of 1577.; (add.info.: Medal commemorating the bright comet of 1577. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Hevelius comet
5307513 Hevelius comet.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Hevelius comet in 1665. Discovered by Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) an astronomer and mayor of Danzig

An astronomer
JAB5037356 An astronomer; (add.info.: An astronomer); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Edmond Halley's solar eclipse chart
5312010 Edmond Halley's solar eclipse chart; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Edmond Halley's solar eclipse chart, showing the path of the Moon's shadow)

Ole Romer's use of the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites to measure the speed of light
5311862 Ole Romer's use of the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites to measure the speed of light; (add.info.: Ole Romer's use of the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites to measure the speed)

An engraving depicting an imaginative reconstruction of Ptolemy of Alexandria in his observatory. Claudius Ptolemy (d)
5311629 An engraving depicting an imaginative reconstruction of Ptolemy of Alexandria in his observatory. Claudius Ptolemy (d)

Galileo Galilei's method of measuring the height of lunar mountains
5310029 Galileo Galilei's method of measuring the height of lunar mountains; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Galileo Galilei's method of measuring the height of lunar mountains)

Woodblock engraving depicting Arab astronomers
5309365 Woodblock engraving depicting Arab astronomers; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting Arab astronomers. One holds an armillary sphere showing a geocentric universe)

Archimedes in his bath, 16th century (illustration)
5311401 Archimedes in his bath, 16th century (illustration); (add.info.: Illustrating the story of how he solved the problem of whether or not Heron's new crown was of pure gold)

A woodcut engraving depicting Mercury and the activities under its government
5310788 A woodcut engraving depicting Mercury and the activities under its government. Mercury was considered a male planet, and as dry and passive

Portrait of Joseph Jerome Lefrancois de Lalande (1732-1807) astronomer francais
XEE5029950 Portrait of Joseph Jerome Lefrancois de Lalande (1732-1807) astronomer francais; (add.info.: Portrait of Joseph Jerome Lefrancois de Lalande (1732-1807) astronomer francais

Frontispice of " Treat of Light" by Christiaan Huygens (Huyghens) (1629-1695), 1690
XEE5029818 Frontispice of " Treat of Light" by Christiaan Huygens (Huyghens) (1629-1695), 1690; (add.info.: Frontispice of " Treat of Light" by Christiaan Huygens (Huyghens)

Portrait of Edmond (Edmund) Halley (1656-1742) English Astronomer
XEE5029771 Portrait of Edmond (Edmund) Halley (1656-1742) English Astronomer; (add.info.: Portrait of Edmond (Edmund) Halley (1656-1742) English Astronomer); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Eudox of Cnide (408-355 BC) Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and geographer
XEE5028947 Portrait of Eudox of Cnide (408-355 BC) Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and geographer, Engraving of the 17th century; (add.info)

Portrait of Heinrich Wilhelm Malthaus Olbers (1758-1840) German Astronomer
XEE5030927 Portrait of Heinrich Wilhelm Malthaus Olbers (1758-1840) German Astronomer; (add.info.: Portrait of Heinrich Wilhelm Malthaus Olbers (1758-1840) German Astronomer); Stefano Bianchetti

Manuscript page with miniatures of "Tabulae caelestium" (Celestial Plate)
VEN5027492 Manuscript page with miniatures of "Tabulae caelestium" (Celestial Plate), about astronomy by Professor Giovanni Bianchini (Johannes Blanchinus) (1410-1449)

Portrait of Edmond (Edmund) Halley (1656-1742), British astronomer
NWI4948767 Portrait of Edmond (Edmund) Halley (1656-1742), British astronomer.; (add.info.: Portrait of Edmond (Edmund) Halley (1656-1742), British astronomer.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

World map of Claude Ptolemee (Claudius Ptolemaeus, 90-168) illustrating the flat earth
NWI4846095 World map of Claude Ptolemee (Claudius Ptolemaeus, 90-168) illustrating the flat earth. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

John Jackson (1887-1958), Chief Assistant at the Royal Observatory (1914-1933), early 20th century (photo)
7340380 John Jackson (1887-1958), Chief Assistant at the Royal Observatory (1914-1933), early 20th century (photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); National Maritime Museum, London

Map by Claude Ptolemee (Claudius Ptolemaeus, 90-168) showing the flat land without the American continent
NWI4846822 Map by Claude Ptolemee (Claudius Ptolemaeus, 90-168) showing the flat land without the American continent, north and south poles, around 150

Richard A Proctor
3118488 Richard A Proctor; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Richard A. Proctor (1837-1888) an English astronomer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

His majesty was then deep in a problem. From Gulliver's voyage to Laputa. From Gullivers Travels published c.1875
2963127 His majesty was then deep in a problem. From Gulliver's voyage to Laputa. From Gullivers Travels published c.1875; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary Morgan

They spend the greatest part of their lives in observing the celestial bodies
2963112 They spend the greatest part of their lives in observing the celestial bodies. Illustration from Gulliver's voyage to the flying island or rock of Laputa

Science. The french scientist Francois Arago. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements
3434257 Science. The french scientist Francois Arago. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements, France, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

Science. Astronomy. The italian astronomer Galileo Galilei at his trial. Imagery, France, c.1900
2638895 Science. Astronomy. The italian astronomer Galileo Galilei at his trial. Imagery, France, c.1900.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Imagerie, France, vers 1900. Coll)

Compare representations of the different cosmological systems, 1671 (engraving)
FAT4300500 Compare representations of the different cosmological systems, 1671 (engraving); (add.info.: Compare representations of the different cosmological systems: Ptolemee, Plato, Tycho de Brahe)

Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione
FAT4300119 Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione, e formatione di tutti gli Horologi stabilii, e mobili ad ogni clima

Felix Tisserand
3586339 Felix Tisserand; (add.info.: Portrait of Felix Tisserand (1845-1896) a French astronomer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Pietro Tacchini
3586300 Pietro Tacchini; (add.info.: Photograph of Pietro Tacchini (1838-1905) an Italian astronomer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke
3585952 Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke; (add.info.: Photograph of Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke (1835-1897) a German astronomer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Astronomers: Exploring the Vast Universe through Time and Space" In the realm of celestial wonders, they have always been at the forefront, unraveling the mysteries of our vast universe. From Caspar David Friedrich's evocative painting "Two Men Contemplating the Moon" to James Clerk Maxwell's groundbreaking contributions in physics, their relentless pursuit has shaped our understanding. As we gaze upon "The Astronomers Waiting for the Eclipse, " a sense of anticipation fills the air. Their eyes fixed on the heavens above, they patiently await a cosmic spectacle that will reveal secrets hidden within its darkness. A Mars map from 1881 reminds us of their tireless efforts to chart distant worlds and bring them closer to our grasp. Traveling back in time, we encounter Arab astronomers from 1513 who meticulously observed celestial bodies with awe-inspiring precision. Through their work showcased in "Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum, " they laid foundations for future generations to explore uncharted territories beyond Earth. Fast forward to 1958 when Soviet satellite monitoring revolutionized astronomical research. With cutting-edge technology at their disposal, these modern-day pioneers delved deeper into space than ever before, capturing unimaginable images that expanded our horizons. But let us not forget those who merged science and spirituality - astronomer-priests whose devotion led them to seek answers among stars and constellations. They believed that by deciphering heavenly patterns, they could unlock profound truths about existence itself. James Gregory and Galileo Galilei stand as towering figures in this captivating narrative. Gregory's mathematical prowess paved new paths for astronomy while Galileo fearlessly challenged conventional wisdom with his revolutionary observations captured beautifully in copperplate engravings like no other. With each passing era, astronomers continue pushing boundaries further into unexplored realms of knowledge. Their insatiable curiosity fuels humanity's quest for understanding our place amidst countless galaxies.