Astronomer Collection (page 8)

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)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)
8662343 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George II. 1. Robert Barker, Physician, 1744. 2)

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)

An engraving depicting Oxford University's Radcliffe Observatory, 19th century
5310670 An engraving depicting Oxford University's Radcliffe Observatory, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1810); Universal History Archive/UIG

Planisphere de Claude Ptolemee (Claudius Ptolemaeus, 100-170) - Gravure extraite de "Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia
AIS5331518 Planisphere de Claude Ptolemee (Claudius Ptolemaeus, 100-170) - Gravure extraite de "Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica" (1661), de Andreas Cellarius - CELLARIUS

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

Archytas, from Crabb's Historical Dictionary, pub.1825 (print)
4071173 Archytas, from Crabb's Historical Dictionary, pub.1825 (print) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and strategist)

Death mask of Sir Isaac Newton, from Short History of the English People by J.R. Green pub. 1893 (print)
3742774 Death mask of Sir Isaac Newton, from Short History of the English People by J.R. Green pub. 1893 (print) by English School, (19th century)

Tycho Brahe's celestial globe
3740618 Tycho Brahe's celestial globe; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Tycho Brahe's celestial globe on which he plotted the positions of the stars he observed)

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

Frontispice of " By Nicolai Claudii Fabrici de Peiresc, Senatoris Aquisextiensis, Vita", 1641
XEE5029595 Frontispice of " By Nicolai Claudii Fabrici de Peiresc, Senatoris Aquisextiensis, Vita", 1641, by Pierre Gassendi (1592-1655), philosopher, astronomer

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

Shema of a moon eclipse: Xylography of 1540 in " De la sfera del mondo" by Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578)
XEE5030906 Shema of a moon eclipse: Xylography of 1540 in " De la sfera del mondo" by Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578) philosopher and astronomer Biblioteca Marciana

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

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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.