Astronomers Collection (#8)

Fountain erigee in 1814 "La Font Vieio" and the bust of Nostradamus (Michel de Nostre Dame)
JEB4893530 Fountain erigee in 1814 "La Font Vieio" and the bust of Nostradamus (Michel de Nostre Dame, Nostrre-Dame or Nostredame, 1503-1566) by Ambroise Liotard de Lambesc in 1859

Representation of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer and mathematician
ELD4898378 Representation of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer and mathematician, under house arrest and completely blind, receiving the assistance of Dino I, Vincenzo Viviani

The astronomer Galilee (or Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) retracts before the Holy Office in the Vatican during his trial
ELD4843315 The astronomer Galilee (or Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) retracts before the Holy Office in the Vatican during his trial in 1633 The astronomer was sentenced by the Tribunal of

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

Portrait by Francois Arago (1786-1853), French astronomer, physicist and politician - engraving of 1856
XEE5027715 Portrait by Francois Arago (1786-1853), French astronomer, physicist and politician - engraving of 1856; (add.info.: Portrait by Francois Arago (1786-1853), French astronomer

Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander, (1799 - 1875) German astronomer
XEE5027660 Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander, (1799 - 1875) German astronomer; (add.info.: Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander)

Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546 - 1601) explains how the globe works to Johannes Kepler (Keppler) (1571-1630)
XEE5027421 Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546 - 1601) explains how the globe works to Johannes Kepler (Keppler) (1571-1630) - Illustration by Walton; (add.info)

Portrait of the Marquis Pierre Simon de Laplace (1749-1827) astronomer, mathematician and physicist
XEE5029925 Portrait of the Marquis Pierre Simon de Laplace (1749-1827) astronomer, mathematician and physicist; (add.info.: Portrait of the Marquis Pierre Simon de Laplace (1749-1827) astronomer

Portrait of Tycho Brahe, 18th century (engraving)
XEE5028198 Portrait of Tycho Brahe, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) Danish astronomer and astrologer Engraving of the 18th century); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Johann Muller (also known as Regiomontano or Regiomontanus) (1436-1476), German astronomer
XEE5031836 Portrait of Johann Muller (also known as Regiomontano or Regiomontanus) (1436-1476), German astronomer; (add.info)

Sciences: William Herschel (Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel, 1738-1822), composer and astronomer
NWI4946996 Sciences: William Herschel (Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel, 1738-1822), composer and astronomer, and his sister Caroline at the telescope, 18th century

Sciences: astronomy. Astronomers studying planets and stars of the solar system (sun, moon and stars), 1537
NWI4953857 Sciences: astronomy. Astronomers studying planets and stars of the solar system (sun, moon and stars), 1537. 19th century engraving.; (add.info.: Sciences: astronomy)

Sciences: Galilee (Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) Italian physicist and astronomer
NWI4947061 Sciences: Galilee (Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) Italian physicist and astronomer, defending his theory of the heliocentricite of the solar system before the Inquisition Court in Rome in

Portrait of Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) English astronomer, of German origin
NWI4948499 Portrait of Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) English astronomer, of German origin.; (add.info.: Portrait of Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) English astronomer

Portrait of the Italian astronomer Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (1835-1910) Engraving of the 19th century
NWI4949270 Portrait of the Italian astronomer Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (1835-1910) Engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Stamp with the effigy of Edmond (or Edmund) Halley (1656-1742), British astronomer
IMB4826445 Stamp with the effigy of Edmond (or Edmund) Halley (1656-1742), British astronomer and engineer for the advertising of the Margarine Delikatess

Cover of the Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica juxta hypotheseis tam veterum quam recentiorum
CUL4937125 Cover of the Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica juxta hypotheseis tam veterum quam recentiorum: cui accesserunt Galilei Nuncius sidereus, and Johannis Kepleri Dioptrice"

Hall of the Museum Galilean, Torre del Gallo, Pian de Giullari, Florence
3557701 Hall of the Museum Galilean, Torre del Gallo, Pian de Giullari, Florence by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Bardini)

Engraving from Camille Flammarion's book "Les Terres du Ciel", 2nd edition 1877
PCT4262355 Engraving from Camille Flammarion's book "Les Terres du Ciel", 2nd edition 1877. View of an astronomical bezel

Sir Edmund Halley on a commemorative plate to mark the return of Halley's Comet 185-86, 1754
3507806 Sir Edmund Halley on a commemorative plate to mark the return of Halley's Comet 185-86, 1754; (add.info.: Portrait of Sir Edmund Halley on a commemorative plate to mark the return of)

Brahmin astronomer in study as his wife breastfeeds an infant, 1828
3480378 Brahmin astronomer in study as his wife breastfeeds an infant, 1828; (add.info.: Brahmin astronomer in study as his wife breastfeeds an infant. By Marlet 1828.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Title page of "Opticks "
2911225 Title page of "Opticks "; (add.info.: Title page of "Opticks...." by Sir Isaac Newton, 1642-1727)

By means of this loadstone, the island is made to rise and fall. From Gulliver's voyage to Laputa
2963126 By means of this loadstone, the island is made to rise and fall. From Gulliver's voyage to Laputa. From Gullivers Travels published c.1875; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Vignette depicting astronomers and various instruments including an astrolabe and an armillary sphere
3359527 Vignette depicting astronomers and various instruments including an astrolabe and an armillary sphere; (add.info)

Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Giral, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473246 Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Giral, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Giral, 1716 - 1795)

Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione
FAT4300065 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

George Biddell Airy (1801-1892), 19th century (engraving)
865216 George Biddell Airy (1801-1892), 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: George Biddell Airy (1801-1892) English astronomer and geophysicist born at Alnwick, Northumberland

Galileo's 1611 drawing of lunar craters. (c1655) (engraving)
540239 Galileo's 1611 drawing of lunar craters. (c1655) (engraving); (add.info.: Galileo Galilei (1554-1642), Italian mathematician, astronomer and physicist

Portrait of Alvan Clark
673281 Portrait of Alvan Clark; (add.info.: Alvan Clark (8 March 1804 - 19 August 1887), born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, the descendant of a Cape Cod whaling family of English ancestry

William Lassell (1799-1880) (photograph)
909244 William Lassell (1799-1880) (photograph) by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British astronomer)

Francois Arago (1786-1853) French politician physicist and astronomer, director of the observatory of Paris, engraving
1707878 Francois Arago (1786-1853) French politician physicist and astronomer, director of the observatory of Paris, engraving

Francois Arago (1786-1853) French politician physicist and astronomer, director of the observatory of Paris, engraving
1703052 Francois Arago (1786-1853) French politician physicist and astronomer, director of the observatory of Paris, engraving

Tycho Brahe discovers the star (engraving)
8645204 Tycho Brahe discovers the star (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tycho Brahe discovers the star)

Galileo Galilei facing the Inquisition, 1633 (litho)
8673172 Galileo Galilei facing the Inquisition, 1633 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print)
5944637 Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print); Maison de Nostradamus, Salon de Provence, France; (add.info)

Microscope composed by Galileo Galilei and made by Giuseppe Campani, 1650-1700 (cardboard, wood, metal and leather)
DEX5040791 Microscope composed by Galileo Galilei and made by Giuseppe Campani, 1650-1700 (cardboard, wood, metal and leather); Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence

Middle Ages: Astronomy, alchemy and astrology think by Arab students in a medium university
NWI4893395 Middle Ages: Astronomy, alchemy and astrology think by Arab students in a medium university. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Middle Ages: Astronomy)

Sciences and scholars: Portrait of Nicolas Copernicus ((Nicolaus Copernicus)
NWI4947573 Sciences and scholars: Portrait of Nicolas Copernicus ((Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543) Polish astronomer studying the night sky

Portrait of Christiaan Huygens (Huyghens) (1629-1695) Dutch physicist and mathematician - painting by Gaspar Netscher
XEE5029831 Portrait of Christiaan Huygens (Huyghens) (1629-1695) Dutch physicist and mathematician - painting by Gaspar Netscher from 1671; (add.info)

Felix Tisserand
3586338 Felix Tisserand; (add.info.: Portrait of Felix Tisserand (1845-1896) a French astronomer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Statue of Galileo Galilei, dit Galilee (1564-1642), physicist, Italian astronomer
YOU4419656 Statue of Galileo Galilei, dit Galilee (1564-1642), physicist, Italian astronomer, Consider as the founder of modern physics and mechanics, Having perfected the astronomical bezel

The use of a cross-staff
3740620 The use of a cross-staff; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the use of a cross-staff used to measure altitudes of celestial objects. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Page from the first printed edition of Ptolemy Almagest
5311874 Page from the first printed edition of Ptolemy Almagest; (add.info.: Page from the first printed edition of Ptolemy Almagest, Venice, 1515)

Page from the first printed edition of Ptolemy Almagest
5311873 Page from the first printed edition of Ptolemy Almagest; (add.info.: Page from the first printed edition of Ptolemy Almagest, Venice, 1515)

William Herschel's giant telescope
5310283 William Herschel's giant telescope; (add.info.: Engraving depicting William Herschel's giant telescope which had a focal length of 40-feet)

Sciences and Scientists: Portrait of William Herschel (1738-1822) German astronomer does English with a document
NWI4948270 Sciences and Scientists: Portrait of William Herschel (1738-1822) German astronomer does English with a document on the planet uranus of the solar system

Portrait of Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, astronomer (1698-1759) English mathematician and astronomer
XEE5030612 Portrait of Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, astronomer (1698-1759) English mathematician and astronomer; (add.info.: Portrait of Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis)

Frontispice de " Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche intorno a due nuove scienze attenenti alla mecanica ed ai
XEE5029160 Frontispice de " Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche intorno a due nuove scienze attenenti alla mecanica ed ai movimenti locati" (Leiden)

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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.