Planets Collection (page 2)

Earths Core
Hollow Earth theories suggest that there could be entrances to our planet at the Poles, giving us potential access to Earths core : who knows what we might find ?

Blunt / Planet / Parallax
A diagram showing the parallax of the planets

Earths Central Fire
Cross-section of the globe showing the central fire, the lateral fires, and the volcanoes where the fire breaks out on the surface

Planet earth as perceived by Cosmas, with walls on either side of the Heavens, a transparent firmament, a reservoir of waters above the planet, and above them the Empyrean vault

Earth-like planet, artwork
Earth-like planet. Computer artwork of a view across a lake on the surface of an Earth-like planet with another planet (upper centre) and moon (centre right) in the distance

Comparative Orbits
A diagram of the relative orbit distances of planets in the Solar System and the variable light hitting the Earth during different seasons

Saturn in 1874
Saturn observed by L. Trouvelot from a French observatory

Blunt / Jupiter & Moons / 10
A view of Jupiter showing its moons and satellites

Copernicuss System (2)
The universe with our Sun as its centre, circled by our Earth and the other planets, and by the signs of the Zodiac : Jupiter is shown with its satellites

Solar System 1860
The solar system as known to Victorian astronomers, Neptune is the farthest out - they have yet to learn about Pluto, which will not be located until 1930

Volvelle to show how to find the time, in hours and minutes, in which the Moon reaches one of its aspects
7340909 Volvelle to show how to find the time, in hours and minutes, in which the Moon reaches one of its aspects. The disc is fixed and is read by a wire in the centre

Urania's Mirror or a View of the Heavens (Constellation cards), c.1825 (card, paper, tissue)
7340871 Urania's Mirror or a View of the Heavens (Constellation cards), c.1825 (card, paper, tissue) by Hall, Sydney (fl.1826); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Box lid)

Solar system, 1846-60 (engraving)
7340561 Solar system, 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Inscription in North Pacific Ocean, c.1860 (papier mache, wood, metal, plaster, paper, varnish, hand-coloured)
7339254 Inscription in North Pacific Ocean, c.1860 (papier mache, wood, metal, plaster, paper, varnish, hand-coloured, copper plate engraved) by Newton

Planetarium, c.1825 (brass, glass, gilt brass, enamel, engraved)
7339249 Planetarium, c.1825 (brass, glass, gilt brass, enamel, engraved) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 28x17 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

ASTRONOMY Geocentric system, 13th century (engraving)
7272463 ASTRONOMY Geocentric system, 13th century (engraving); (add.info.: ASTRONOMY Geocentric system 'The Earth is immovable at the center of the Universe between the Sun)

Volvelle showing the planetary aspects without the Moon, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving)
7340905 Volvelle showing the planetary aspects without the Moon, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving) by Apianus, Petrus (1495-1552); National Maritime Museum, London

Volvelle illustrating the magnitude, start time and duration of eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving)
7340904 Volvelle illustrating the magnitude, start time and duration of eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving) by Apianus, Petrus (1495-1552); National Maritime Museum, London

Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses. One of the volvelles features a dragon with multiple
7340903 Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses. One of the volvelles features a dragon with multiple heads and a partial solar eclipse

The sun and solar phenomena, 1846-60 (engraving)
7340557 The sun and solar phenomena, 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60) & Emslie, John (1813-75); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The central sun and the theory of the stellar universe (backlit), 1846-60 (engraving)
7340575 The central sun and the theory of the stellar universe (backlit), 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Eclipses, 1846-60 (engraving)
7340565 Eclipses, 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

Transparent diagram of the phases of the moon, 1846-60 (paper, engraving)
7340572 Transparent diagram of the phases of the moon, 1846-60 (paper, engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60) & Emslie, John (1813-75); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Comparative magnitudes of the planets, 1846-60 (paper, engraving)
7340566 Comparative magnitudes of the planets, 1846-60 (paper, engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60) & Emslie, John (1813-75); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Galileo Galilei's sketch of what he called the 'triple nature' of Saturn
5311878 Galileo Galilei's sketch of what he called the 'triple nature' of Saturn; (add.info.: Galileo Galilei's sketch of what he called the 'triple nature' of Saturn)

A dumb-bell nebula
5307613 A dumb-bell nebula.; (add.info.: Photograph of a dumb-bell nebula (NGC 6853) in the constellation of Vulpecula. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A machine for showing the motions of the earth and phases of the moon, 1746 (pen, ink, wash)
7341586 A machine for showing the motions of the earth and phases of the moon, 1746 (pen, ink, wash) by Ferguson, James (1710-76); 51x36.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving)
7340906 Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving) by Apianus, Petrus (1495-1552); National Maritime Museum, London

Astrological chart showing the influences of the planets and constellations on the organs of the body, 17th century
5309119 Astrological chart showing the influences of the planets and constellations on the organs of the body, 17th century; (add.info)

Artist's impression of a view of the Lunar daytime landscape
5308851 Artist's impression of a view of the Lunar daytime landscape; (add.info.: Artist's impression of a view of the Lunar daytime landscape)

An allegorical figure representing Astronomy
5309981 An allegorical figure representing Astronomy; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an allegorical figure representing Astronomy shown holding an armillary sphere)

Map of Martian 'canals'
5307584 Map of Martian 'canals'.; (add.info.: Map of Martian 'canals' by Giovanni Schiaparell. Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835-1910) an Italian astronomer and science historian

Ancient astronomers
5307479 Ancient astronomers.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting ancient astronomers using sighting tubes to observe the sky. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Planet Mars drew by Richard Proctor, english astronomer (1837-1888) on May 27th
7295218 Planet Mars drew by Richard Proctor, english astronomer (1837-1888) on May 27th, 1873 " The sky " by Amedee Guillemin, Paris, 1877; Private Collection; Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

The Canals of Mars (litho)
8667226 The Canals of Mars (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Canals of Mars. Illustration for The Civilisation of our Day edited by James Samuelson)

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

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)

Astronomical diagram showing the earth, centre, surrounded by water, air, fire and the sphere of the planets
534771 Astronomical diagram showing the earth, centre, surrounded by water, air, fire and the sphere of the planets. By Gassouin de Metz,13th century

The astronomical observations on the inferior planets
3732393 The astronomical observations on the inferior planets; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the astronomical observations on the inferior planets)

An armillary sphere
3740718 An armillary sphere; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an armillary sphere. An armillary sphere is a model of objects in the sky consisting of a spherical framework of rings)

An armillary sphere
3740716 An armillary sphere; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an armillary sphere. An armillary sphere is a model of objects in the sky consisting of a spherical framework of rings)

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)

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)

A diagram of the Solar system, showing the orbits of some of the minor planets, 19th century
5311394 A diagram of the Solar system, showing the orbits of some of the minor planets, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1880); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting Lowell's map of Mars (1895), 20th century
5311378 An engraving depicting Lowell's map of Mars (1895), 20th century; (add.info.: Date: 1904); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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)

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)

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