Scientific Revolution Collection

Johannes Keplers model of the universe. Line engraving from his Mysterium Cosmographicum, 1596
KEPLERs UNIVERSE, 1596. Johannes Keplers model of the universe. Line engraving from his Mysterium Cosmographicum, 1596

GALILEO: MOON. Sketches by Galileo of the moon as he saw it through the telescope, from his book The Starry Messenger, 1610

With the sun at the center; Copernicus appears at lower right and Ptolemy at lower left
COPERNICAN UNIVERSE, 1660. With the sun at the center; Copernicus appears at lower right and Ptolemy at lower left. Copperplate engraving from Andreas Cellarius Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) observing a lunar eclipse in Rome, Italy, in 1500. Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who studied in both Poland and Italy

MILTON VISITING GALILEO. John Milton visiting Galileo Galilei during Miltons Italian tour of 1638-1639. Line engraving after a painting by Annibale Gatti

GALILEO GALILEI (1564-1642). Italian astronomer, mathematician, and physicist. Under house arrest. Mezzotint, 19th century, after a painting, c1820, by Jean Antoine Laurent

with the sun at the center. Engraving, Dutch, 17th century
COPERNICAN UNIVERSE with the sun at the center. Engraving, Dutch, 17th century

Woodcut from the first book of Andreas Vesalius De Humani Corporis Fabrica, published in 1543 at Basel
VESALIUS: SKELETAL SYSTEM. Woodcut from the first book of Andreas Vesalius De Humani Corporis Fabrica, published in 1543 at Basel

NEWTONs TELESCOPE, c1670. Isaac Newtons reflecting telescope, c1670: line engraving, 19th century

Galileo Galilei's drawing of the distortion of lunar features close to the limb of the Moon
5310215 Galileo Galilei's drawing of the distortion of lunar features close to the limb of the Moon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Galileo Galilei's drawing of the distortion of lunar)

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.

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"

Galileo Galilei's drawing of the Moon at first quarter
5310030 Galileo Galilei's drawing of the Moon at first quarter; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Galileo Galilei's drawing of the Moon at first quarter)

Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica by BRAHE, 1661 (engraving)
CUL4933043 Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica by BRAHE, 1661 (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596-1665)

Frontispice de Parayso Occidental, plantado y cultivado en su magnifico Real Convento de Jesus Maria de Mexico
CUL4869112 Frontispice de Parayso Occidental, plantado y cultivado en su magnifico Real Convento de Jesus Maria de Mexico, 1684 - SIGUENZA Y GOGOGOORA, Carlos de (1645-1700)

CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596-1665). Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica. 1661. BRAHE, Tycho (1546-1601)
CUL4868671 CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596-1665). Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica. 1661. BRAHE, Tycho (1546-1601). Danish astronomer

CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596-1665). Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica. 1661. BRAHE, Tycho (1546-1601)
CUL4875768 CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596-1665). Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica. 1661. BRAHE, Tycho (1546-1601). Danish astronomer

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)

ARISTOTLE (384-332 BC). Greek philosopher (engraving)
CUL4869360 ARISTOTLE (384-332 BC). Greek philosopher (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Engraving from the 'Illustrium imagines' (1606) Madrid

Kepler, Johannes (1571-1630). German mathematician and astronomer. Portrait. Litography. SPAIN
CUL4868641 Kepler, Johannes (1571-1630). German mathematician and astronomer. Portrait. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Cover for Opere de Galileo Galilei Linceo", 17th century (engraving)
CUL4864077 Cover for Opere de Galileo Galilei Linceo", 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Galileo Galilei, called (1564-1642). Italian mathematician, physicist and astronomer

Frontispice of 'Harmonia Macrocosmica' or 'Celestial Atlas' by Andreas Cellarius, 1661 (engraving)
CUL4933069 Frontispice of 'Harmonia Macrocosmica' or 'Celestial Atlas' by Andreas Cellarius, 1661 (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: CELLARIUS)

Page of the book " Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica juxta hypotheseis tam veterum quam recentiorum
CUL4847637 Page of the book " Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica juxta hypotheseis tam veterum quam recentiorum: cui accesserunt Galilei Nuncius sidereus

Statue of Galileo, 1860
1577571 Statue of Galileo, 1860; (add.info.: Statue of Galileo.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1660s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1660s, (2023). Newton (1642-c1726) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1660s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1660s, (2023). Newton (1642-c1726) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist

AI Image - Portrait of Isaac Newton, 1680s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI Image - Portrait of Isaac Newton, 1680s, (2023). Newton (1642-c1726) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist

Cover of the work " Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo Al Sermo. Ferd. II. Big
CUL4864053 Cover of the work " Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo Al Sermo. Ferd. II. Big. Duca di Toscana", 1632 (engraving); (add.info)

Representation of the Universe as the model of Copernicus, 1661 (engraving)
CUL4930365 Representation of the Universe as the model of Copernicus, 1661 (engraving) by Cellarius, Andreas (c.1596-1665); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

Sir Isaac Newton, 1857 (plaster maquette)
6211538 Sir Isaac Newton, 1857 (plaster maquette) by Theed, William the younger (1804-91); 50x14 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info.: English mathematician)

De revolutionibus orbium coelestium by Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543
3715888 De revolutionibus orbium coelestium by Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) with De libris revolutionum Nicolai Copernici Narratio prima by Georg Johann Rheticus (1514-74), Basel: Heinrich Petri

Johannes Gutenberg - inventor of the printing press (chromolitho)
961474 Johannes Gutenberg - inventor of the printing press (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johannes Gutenberg - inventor of the printing press)

Sir Isaac Newton (engraving)
867826 Sir Isaac Newton (engraving) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1689 (engraving)
2630121 Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1689 (engraving) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton after Godrey Kneller (English)

Isaacus Newton, Esq. pub. 1712 (engraving)
3468012 Isaacus Newton, Esq. pub. 1712 (engraving) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1726); ); The Stapleton Collection; English

Woodcut from Rene Descartes Treatise of Man, 1664, illustrating his theory that perceptions travel from the eyes to
DESCARTES: PINEAL GLAND. Woodcut from Rene Descartes Treatise of Man, 1664, illustrating his theory that perceptions travel from the eyes to the pineal gland

GALILEO GALILEI (1564-1642) determining the magnification of one of his telescopes. Colored engraving, 19th century

Rene Descartes, caricature
Rene Descartes. Caricature of the French philosopher and mathematician Rene Descartes (1596-1650). While travelling in Europe as a young man

GALILEO GALILEI (1564-1642). Galileo before the Holy Office in 1633. After the painting, 1847, by Tony Robert-Fleury

PLANETARY SYSTEM, 1596. Johannes Keplers planetary system. Colored woodcut from Keplers " Mysterium Cosmographicum, " 1596

FOUR HUMORS. An alchemical representation of the four humors in relation to the four elements and their zodiacal signs. Woodcut from Leonhard Thurneyssers Quinta Essentia, Leipzig, 1574

An alchemical representation of the four humors in relation to the four elements and their zodiacal signs
FOUR HUMORS. An alchemical representation of the four humors in relation to the four elements and their zodiacal signs. Woodcut from Leonhard Thurneyssers Quinta Essentia, Leipzig, 1574

Dissection of the brain (fig. 3). Woodcut from the seventh book of Andreas Vesalius De Humani Corporis Fabrica
VESALIUS: BRAIN, 1543. Dissection of the brain (fig.3). Woodcut from the seventh book of Andreas Vesalius " De Humani Corporis Fabrica, " published in 1543 at Basel

Two thermometers invented by Santorio Sanctorius. Woodcut from his Commentaria, 1625
THERMOMETER, 1625. Two thermometers invented by Santorio Sanctorius. Woodcut from his Commentaria, 1625

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The Scientific Revolution: Unveiling the Secrets of the Universe In the late 16th century, a wave of intellectual curiosity swept across Europe, forever changing our understanding of the world. This period, known as the Scientific Revolution, witnessed groundbreaking discoveries and revolutionary ideas that challenged long-held beliefs. Johannes Kepler's model of the universe, depicted in his Mysterium Cosmographicum from 1596, presented a radical departure from traditional geocentric theories. With his sun-centered system, he paved the way for future astronomers to explore new frontiers. Galileo Galilei's sketches of the moon through his telescope in The Starry Messenger (1610) provided undeniable evidence against prevailing notions. His observations shattered centuries-old dogmas and propelled humanity towards an era where empirical evidence held greater sway than mere speculation. Nicolaus Copernicus' heliocentric theory gained momentum during this time. Depicted alongside Ptolemy in Andreas Cellarius' Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica (1660), Copernicus challenged conventional wisdom by placing the sun at the center of our solar system. Even amidst controversy and house arrest, Galileo Galilei continued to push boundaries. A line engraving captures John Milton visiting him during Miltons Italian tour in 1638-1639 – a testament to their shared pursuit of knowledge despite societal constraints. Andreas Vesalius revolutionized anatomical studies with De Humani Corporis Fabrica (1543). Woodcuts showcased intricate details like never before seen; they revealed hidden structures within our bodies that had previously eluded human comprehension. Isaac Newton's reflecting telescope from around 1670 exemplified his genius as both a physicist and mathematician. Through this instrument, he unraveled celestial mysteries and laid down foundations for modern optics. Robert Hooke's Micrographia (1665) introduced us to an entirely new world.