Earth Collection (#11)

Lunar Landscape, c1880 (engraving)
2526600 Lunar Landscape, c1880 (engraving) by Kranz, Wilhelm (1853-1930); (add.info.: Science. Astronomy. Lunar landscape. The earth from the moon)

A meteor shower of 103 BC
5309976 A meteor shower of 103 BC; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting a meteor shower of 103 BC shown as swords, pikes and battleaxes, Basel, Switzerland)

The comet of 384 AD
5309972 The comet of 384 AD; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting the comet of 384 AD, as seen in Basel, Switzerland. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An aurora seen as armies fighting in the sky
5309967 An aurora seen as armies fighting in the sky; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting an aurora seen as armies fighting in the sky, Basel, Switzerland)

Demonstration of the Earth's rotation using (Jean Bernard) Leon Foucault's Pendulum, 1887 (engraving)
535581 Demonstration of the Earth's rotation using (Jean Bernard) Leon Foucault's Pendulum, 1887 (engraving); (add.info)

Production of Salpetre (Nitre, Potassium Nitrate, or KN03). Nitre beds, heaps of manure mixed with chalky earth
540747 Production of Salpetre (Nitre, Potassium Nitrate, or KN03). Nitre beds, heaps of manure mixed with chalky earth. These were watered with urine and manure water

"La maconnerie secourant le peuple" Une femme symbolisant la franc-maconnerie offre aux peuples de tous
AIS5335165 "La maconnerie secourant le peuple" Une femme symbolisant la franc-maconnerie offre aux peuples de tous horizons bienfaisance et abondance

Title page for an atlas by Reiner Ottens titled "Atlas maior cvm generales omnivm totivs orbis"
6266104 Title page for an atlas by Reiner Ottens titled "Atlas maior cvm generales omnivm totivs orbis", published in Amsterdam, 1729 (engraving); (add.info.: The figures represent)

History of Cycling: Pacing Triplet (colour litho)
8668526 History of Cycling: Pacing Triplet (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pacing Triplet)

Leon Foucault's silver-on-glass reflecting telescope
5310088 Leon Foucault's silver-on-glass reflecting telescope; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Leon Foucault's silver-on-glass reflecting telescope)

Jacob's Ladder
5312111 Jacob's Ladder; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting Jacob's Ladder the connection between the earth)

Diagram showing The magnetic force of the Earth
5309964 Diagram showing The magnetic force of the Earth; (add.info.: Diagram showing The magnetic force of the Earth, operating along an infinity of curves starting from every point of the equator)

Engraving depicting an armillary sphere, a model of objects in the sky (on the celestial sphere)
5309270 Engraving depicting an armillary sphere, a model of objects in the sky (on the celestial sphere), consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centred on Earth or the Sun

Various plant fossils, algae, insects and protozoa - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle
FLO4694247 Various plant fossils, algae, insects and protozoa - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

Various fossils: diatomees, algae, coniferes, sea urchin, mollusk and ammonitor- Chromolithography of Geology
FLO4694212 Various fossils: diatomees, algae, coniferes, sea urchin, mollusk and ammonitor- Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

Fossils of various marine species faded - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)
FLO4694142 Fossils of various marine species faded - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

La Caricature (1830) politique, number 49, Satirique en N & B, 1831_10_6: I will separate the chaff from the good grain
ICA4930653 La Caricature (1830) politique, number 49, Satirique en N & B, 1831_10_6: I will separate the chaff from the good grain - Jesus, Marianne; (add.info.: La Caricature (1830) politique

A coral island
5614348 A coral island; (add.info.: A coral island. From The World's Foundations or Geology for Beginners, published 1883.); Photo © Hilary Morgan

Steam phase eruption of a Geyser
5614347 Steam phase eruption of a Geyser; (add.info.: Steam phase eruption of a Geyser. From The World's Foundations or Geology for Beginners, published 1883.); Photo © Hilary Morgan

A volcano in eruption
5614345 A volcano in eruption; (add.info.: A volcano in eruption. From The World's Foundations or Geology for Beginners, published 1883.); Photo © Hilary Morgan

A glacier in Greenland
5614344 A glacier in Greenland; (add.info.: A glacier in Greenland. From The World's Foundations or Geology for Beginners, published 1883.); Photo © Hilary Morgan

Boundary of a land (boundary of a rural property): model of terminal after a column of the cloister of Saint Trophime
ETI4396990 Boundary of a land (boundary of a rural property): model of terminal after a column of the cloister of Saint Trophime to Arles. Illustration of the best way to bend a land

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. Andreas Cellarius Macrocosmic Harmony (Amsterdam, 1661)

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

A carousel parade among teams of knights representing the four elements fire, wind, earth and water
FLO4702952 A carousel parade among teams of knights representing the four elements fire, wind, earth and water. Part of the celebration of the birth of Freiderich, Duke of Wurttemberg, 1616

An armillary sphere
3740717 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
3740714 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)

Thomas Burnet's ideas of the formation of the Earth
3740702 Thomas Burnet's ideas of the formation of the Earth; (add.info.: Thomas Burnet's idea of the formation of the Earth)

The Egyptian cosmos
3740694 The Egyptian cosmos; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Egyptian cosmos. The Goddess Nut, standing on hands and feet, representing the sky, whilst the God Qeb, lying below)

Changing seasons and day and night as the earth orbits the sun
3480253 Changing seasons and day and night as the earth orbits the sun; (add.info.: Diagram explaining the changing seasons and day and night as the earth orbits the sun)

A Shepherd's Calendar
3480188 A Shepherd's Calendar; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Shepherd's Colander with signs of the Zodiac decorating the outside. Dated 15th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Abraham Gottlob Werner
3585836 Abraham Gottlob Werner; (add.info.: Portrait of Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749-1817) a German geologist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Curvature of the Earth, 1764 (engraving)
536202 Curvature of the Earth, 1764 (engraving); (add.info.: Curvature of the Earth. Left: because of curvature, M cannot be seen by ship at B, but can be from ship at C)

Foucault's pendulum which demonstrated both the rotation of the earth and the concept of inertia
530777 Foucault's pendulum which demonstrated both the rotation of the earth and the concept of inertia. Leon Foucault (1819-1861) French physicist. Wood engraving, c1895

Repeat of Foucault's demonstration of the Earth's rotation made at the Polytechnic Institution
530775 Repeat of Foucault's demonstration of the Earth's rotation made at the Polytechnic Institution, London in May 1851 by Dr Bachhoffner. Leon Foucault (1819-1861) French physicist

USA History: The return to the earth
5313620 USA History: The return to the earth.; SeM Studio/UIG

A glacier
5614337 A glacier; (add.info.: A glacier. From The World's Foundations or Geology for Beginners, published 1883.); Photo © Hilary Morgan

The Mer de Glace, a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the French Alps
5614335 The Mer de Glace, a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the French Alps; (add.info.: The Mer de Glace)

The comet of 1479 seen through clouds
5309973 The comet of 1479 seen through clouds; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting the comet of 1479 seen through clouds, Basel, Switzerland. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving depicting elemental chaos, showing the fight between the qualities hot and cold, wet and dry
5309337 Engraving depicting elemental chaos, showing the fight between the qualities hot and cold, wet and dry; (add.info.: Engraving depicting elemental chaos)

An illustration of the influence of four qualities (hot, dry, wet, cold) and their planetary associations
5311274 An illustration of the influence of four qualities (hot, dry, wet, cold) and their planetary associations, and the central Earth with the four elements (earth, wind, fire, water)

An illustration of the influence of four qualities (hot, dry, wet, cold) and their planetary associations
5311247 An illustration of the influence of four qualities (hot, dry, wet, cold) and their planetary associations, and the central Earth with the four elements (earth, wind, fire, water)

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

Permian fern fossils - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)
FLO4694106 Permian fern fossils - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887), extract from Natural History by Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert (1780-1860)

Fossil plants and insects - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)
FLO4694068 Fossil plants and insects - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887), extract from Natural History by Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert (1780-1860)

Fossils: skeleton of bats, and various mammals, bird and aquatic carnivore - Chromolithography of Geology
FLO4694272 Fossils: skeleton of bats, and various mammals, bird and aquatic carnivore - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

Representation du Leviathan: animal marin entre le serpent de mer et la baleine dont il est fait reference dans la
GIA5035756 Representation du Leviathan: animal marin entre le serpent de mer et la baleine dont il est fait reference dans la Bible. Il incarne souvent le demon. Bible hebraique du 13eme siecle

New England colonies just before the French and Indian War
NWI4853909 New England colonies just before the French and Indian War.; (add.info.: New England colonies just before the French and Indian War.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

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"Exploring Earth: A Journey through Time and Space" In the vastness of the universe, our home planet, Earth, holds a special place. From its breathtaking landscapes to its intricate ecosystems, a marvel that has captivated humanity for centuries. (Sunrise in Space by Leonov) As astronauts gaze out into the cosmos from their space stations, they witness spectacular sunrises over our blue planet. The vibrant colors paint a picture of hope and new beginnings. (Al-Idrisi's world map, 1154) Centuries ago, cartographers like Al-Idrisi meticulously crafted maps that showcased Earth's diverse continents and oceans. These ancient depictions remind us of how far we have come in understanding our world. (Earthrise over Moon, Apollo 8) The iconic photograph taken during the Apollo 8 mission captures an awe-inspiring moment when humans first witnessed Earth rising above the lunar horizon. It serves as a reminder of our interconnectedness and fragility on this pale blue dot. (Flat Earth map of the world showing it to be a plane) Throughout history, different beliefs about the shape of our planet have emerged. This flat earth map represents an era when knowledge was limited but curiosity boundless. (First Picture of the Earth and Moon in a Single Frame) In another milestone for space exploration, we marveled at seeing both our celestial neighbor and ourselves together in one frame. It symbolizes humanity's quest for discovery beyond our earthly boundaries. (Earthrise photograph artwork) Artists have been inspired by this profound image too; they transform it into stunning works that evoke emotions and provoke contemplation about mankind's place in the universe. (The Coming of Spring, 1899 (c1930). Creator: Edward Atkinson Hornel) Nature has always played an essential role on Earth – seasons change with rhythmic precision. Paintings like "The Coming of Spring" capture the beauty and renewal that spring brings, reminding us of Earth's eternal cycles.