Astronomy Collection (page 21)

"Horizontal Moon observed when the full Moon is close to the horizon
UTD4950826 "Horizontal Moon observed when the full Moon is close to the horizon and its shape is distorted by atmospheric refraction

Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights observed from German and southern Scandinavia, 1903 (chromolithograph)
UTD4950675 Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights observed from German and southern Scandinavia, 1903 (chromolithograph); (add.info)

Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights observed from Guildford, Surrey, England, 14 October 1870, 1903 (chromolithograph)
UTD4950673 Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights observed from Guildford, Surrey, England, 14 October 1870, 1903 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Caused by high-speed particles ejected from the Sun)

Christiaan Huygens
NWI4949337 Christiaan Huygens.; (add.info.: Christiaan Huygens.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Dimension view of Huygens Clock showing the mechanics of the pendulum, 17th century
NWI4948601 Dimension view of Huygens Clock showing the mechanics of the pendulum, 17th century. Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist

Sciences: Ptolemee (Claudius Ptolemaeus, 90-168), geocentric model of the solar system explained by Muller
NWI4948435 Sciences: Ptolemee (Claudius Ptolemaeus, 90-168), geocentric model of the solar system explained by Muller, 15th century

Physicist Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault
NWI4948385 Physicist Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault.; (add.info.: Physicist Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Samuel Pierpont Langley, with signature
NWI4948820 Samuel Pierpont Langley, with signature.; (add.info.: Samuel Pierpont Langley, with signature.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Stars cluster. Photograph by Paul Pierre Henry (1848-1905) and Prosper Matthew (1849-1903) 1887
JEB4899407 Stars cluster. Photograph by Paul Pierre Henry (1848-1905) and Prosper Matthew (1849-1903) 1887. Musee Cantini, Marseille; Musee Cantini, Marseille, France; (add.info.: Stars cluster)

Copernicus' planisphere, detail with portrait (etching)
CUL4931697 Copernicus' planisphere, detail with portrait (etching); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: SPAIN. MADRID. Madrid. National Library); Photo © GaPel/AIC.

Portrait of Jeremiah Horrocks or Horrox (1619 -1641) English astronomer
XEE5029879 Portrait of Jeremiah Horrocks or Horrox (1619 -1641) English astronomer; (add.info.: Portrait of Jeremiah Horrocks or Horrox (1619 -1641) English astronomer); Stefano Bianchetti.

Portrait of Nicolas Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543), Polish astronomer (1473-1543)
XEE5028768 Portrait of Nicolas Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543), Polish astronomer (1473-1543); (add.info.: Portrait of Nicolas Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543)

Astronomy. Celestial Constellations. Summer solstice, midnight. In "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire
JAB5036786 Astronomy. Celestial Constellations. Summer solstice, midnight. In "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by Mr

Astronomy. Celestial Boreal Constellations. Boreal circompolar stars for 45° boreal latitude
JAB5036772 Astronomy. Celestial Boreal Constellations. Boreal circompolar stars for 45° boreal latitude. In "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by Mr

Francois Arago (1786-1853), French astronomer, physicist and politician. 19th century engraving
JAB5034057 Francois Arago (1786-1853), French astronomer, physicist and politician. 19th century engraving.; (add.info.: Francois Arago (1786-1853), French astronomer, physicist and politician

Portrait of Giambattista Benedetti (1530-1590), Italian mathematician and astronomer - Engraving of the 18th century
XEE5028074 Portrait of Giambattista Benedetti (1530-1590), Italian mathematician and astronomer - Engraving of the 18th century; (add.info.: Portrait of Giambattista Benedetti (1530-1590)

Anders Jonas Angstrom (1814-1874).Swedish Astronomer and Physicist - Painting of 1907
XEE5027728 Anders Jonas Angstrom (1814-1874).Swedish Astronomer and Physicist - Painting of 1907; (add.info.: Anders Jonas Angstrom (1814-1874).Swedish Astronomer and Physicist - Painting of 1907

Portrait of Ernst Abbe (1840-1905) astronomer, optician, German physicist
XEE5027702 Portrait of Ernst Abbe (1840-1905) astronomer, optician, German physicist; (add.info.: Portrait of Ernst Abbe (1840-1905) astronomer, optician, German physicist); Stefano Bianchetti.

Frontispice of " Opera Omnia, Figuris elegantissimis in aes incisis illustrata" by Marcello Malpighi
VEN5027212 Frontispice of " Opera Omnia, Figuris elegantissimis in aes incisis illustrata" by Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694), father of microscopic anatomy or histology. 1686

The Meudon Observatory in the 19th century
XEE5027726 The Meudon Observatory in the 19th century; (add.info.: The Meudon Observatory in the 19th century); Stefano Bianchetti.

Portrait of Francois Arago (1786-1853), French astronomer, physicist and politician
XEE5027719 Portrait of Francois Arago (1786-1853), French astronomer, physicist and politician; (add.info.: Portrait of Francois Arago (1786-1853), French astronomer

Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne 'quali s'insegna la ragione
FAT4300089 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

Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne 'quali s'insegna la ragione
FAT4300071 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

The great comet of October 1528 describes and thus figured by Ambroise Pare in his "Book of Monsters
PCT4297748 The great comet of October 1528 describes and thus figured by Ambroise Pare in his "Book of Monsters and Wonders" (1573)

Sailor aiming a star with a dial allowing it to navigate. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4954028 Sailor aiming a star with a dial allowing it to navigate. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Sailor aiming a star with a dial allowing it to navigate)

Mary Somerville
3585934 Mary Somerville; (add.info.: Portrait of Mary Somerville (1780-1872) a Scottish science writer and polymath. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Medallion portrait of astronomer Sir William Herschel. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell
FLO4688973 Medallion portrait of astronomer Sir William Herschel. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Portrait of the mathematician and astronomer Father Timoteo Bertelli (1826-1905)
3560156 Portrait of the mathematician and astronomer Father Timoteo Bertelli (1826-1905) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info)

Ancient astronomer using 'sighting tubes' to observe the sky
3740721 Ancient astronomer using 'sighting tubes' to observe the sky; (add.info.: Illustration depicting ancient astronomer using 'sighting tubes' to observe the sky)

A collection of various astronomy tools
3740719 A collection of various astronomy tools; (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting a collection of various astronomy tools. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

James Glaisher's balloon over Westminster
3732670 James Glaisher's balloon over Westminster; (add.info.: Engraving depicting James Glaisher's balloon over Westminster)

A Zenith telescope
3732401 A Zenith telescope; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Zenith telescope, a type of telescope designed to point straight up at or near the Zenith)

Jantar Mantar observatory (photo)
3731966 Jantar Mantar observatory (photo); (add.info.: Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, India, consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments)

The days of the week in the order of the supposed distance of the planets from the Earth
3740671 The days of the week in the order of the supposed distance of the planets from the Earth; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the days of the week in the order of the supposed distance of)

Dial work of a clock showing the moon age, lunar phase, etc. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by
FLO4593785 Dial work of a clock showing the moon age, lunar phase, etc. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr

The Earl of Ilay's Equal Altitude Instrument, Jeremiah Sisson's Equatorial Sector and Mr
FLO4594253 The Earl of Ilay's Equal Altitude Instrument, Jeremiah Sisson's Equatorial Sector and Mr. Cote's Equal Altitude Instrument

Details of the mechanism of an astronomical clock made by the firm of John and Myles Brockbank
FLO4593710 Details of the mechanism of an astronomical clock made by the firm of John and Myles Brockbank, a famous London clock maker. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

English reflecting circle by Edward Troughton, maker of astronomical instruments
FLO4594136 English reflecting circle by Edward Troughton, maker of astronomical instruments. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr

France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Bareges: Pic du midi du Bigorre, earthmoving of the observatory, 1875
LUX4709627 France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Bareges: Pic du midi du Bigorre, earthmoving of the observatory, 1875; (add.info.: France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65)

France, Alsace, Bas-Rhin (67), Strasbourg: Photograph of a drawing of the astronomical clock (16th century), 1880
LUX4703848 France, Alsace, Bas-Rhin (67), Strasbourg: Photograph of a drawing of the astronomical clock (16th century), 1880; (add.info.: France, Alsace, Bas-Rhin (67)

Peru. Inca sun priest. Engraving by Labrousse in: Encyclopedie des voyages, by Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur, Paris
3434346 Peru. Inca sun priest. Engraving by Labrousse in: Encyclopedie des voyages, by Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur, Paris, 1810 (colour engraving); (add.info.: Perou. Coll. Part. Geography)

Meteorite rain on Niagara waterfalls on the night of November 12-13, 1833
GIA4763654 Meteorite rain on Niagara waterfalls on the night of November 12-13, 1833.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Meteorite rain on Niagara waterfalls on the night of November 12-13)

Female American mathematician and astronomer at work, at the Paris Observatory, 1850
3478832 Female American mathematician and astronomer at work, at the Paris Observatory, 1850; (add.info.: Miss Klumpke an American mathematician and astronomer at work on the Carte du Ciel)

Arab astronomer
3330984 Arab astronomer; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Arab astronomer, one holding an armillary sphere showing a geocentric universe and the path of the ecliptic)

Tom Saunders, on board an Indiaman, using a glass to observe another vessel through the gunport, 1850
3330769 Tom Saunders, on board an Indiaman, using a glass to observe another vessel through the gunport, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of Tom Saunders, on board an Indiaman)

Johannes Borgesius, 1725 (engraving)
2603647 Johannes Borgesius, 1725 (engraving); (add.info.: Johannes Borgesius (1618 - 1652), Dutch mathematician, astronomer and teacher

Anders Celsius
3078472 Anders Celsius; (add.info.: Portrait of Anders Celsius (1701-1744) a Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The planet Jupiter
3078184 The planet Jupiter; (add.info.: Photographic prints of the planet Jupiter during the 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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"Astronomy: Exploring the Vastness of the Universe" Pale Blue Dot, Voyager 1: A humbling view of our home planet captured by Voyager 1 as it ventured into interstellar space, reminding us of our place in the cosmos. Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2012: Peering deep into space, the Hubble Space Telescope unveiled a mesmerizing image showcasing thousands of galaxies scattered across billions of light-years. The Fighting Temeraire, 1839: JMW Turner's masterpiece captures both artistry and science as it portrays a majestic ship juxtaposed against a breathtaking sunset, symbolizing humanity's eternal fascination with celestial wonders. 1919 Solar Eclipse: A pivotal moment when Sir Arthur Eddington confirmed Einstein's theory of general relativity during an eclipse expedition, forever altering our understanding of gravity and shaping modern astrophysics. METEOR SHOWER, 1833: Witnessing nature's spectacular display above a quaint village in Adolf Vollmy's wood engraving transports us back to an era where meteor storms ignited curiosity and awe among observers. Hubble Space Telescope View of Nebula NGC 604: Unveiling cosmic beauty within our neighboring galaxy M33, this captivating image showcases NGC 604—a stellar nursery brimming with young stars and colorful gas clouds. The Edge of the Firmament (Flammarion Engraving): An enigmatic illustration from "Meteorologie populaire" invites contemplation about humanity's relentless quest to explore beyond Earth’s atmosphere—seeking answers amidst boundless mysteries. The Plough Asterism in Ursa Major: Guiding stargazers for centuries, this familiar group of stars known as "The Plough" or "Big Dipper" serves as a navigational beacon while igniting dreams under countless night skies worldwide. The Orrery by Joseph Wright.