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Spectrum Collection (#4)

"Spectrum: Unveiling the Colors of Science, Art, and Nature" Step into a world where science meets art and nature reveals its true colors

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Legacy. Creator: Eve Turek

Legacy. Creator: Eve Turek
Legacy

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Halo, illustration from Flying Memories by John Hamilton, 1934 (litho)

Halo, illustration from Flying Memories by John Hamilton, 1934 (litho)
STC400433 Halo, illustration from Flying Memories by John Hamilton, 1934 (litho) by Bradshaw, Stanley Orton (1903-1950); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Path through the dune grass on the beach with the sun shining over the North Sea at dawn in

Path through the dune grass on the beach with the sun shining over the North Sea at dawn in Bamburgh in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Galapagos carpetweed (Sesuvium edmonstonei) and giant Opuntia (Opuntia sp)

Galapagos carpetweed (Sesuvium edmonstonei) and giant Opuntia (Opuntia sp)
Galapagos carpetweed (Sesuvium edmonstonei) and giant Opuntia (Opuntia sp.) cacti, beneath a rainbow at sunset, Plazas Island, Galapagos, South America

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) flying over a breaking waves on a stormy day

Greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) flying over a breaking waves on a stormy day, with a rainbow in the background, Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia. Cropped

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Mountain landscape and rainbow, Stora Sjoefallet National Park

Mountain landscape and rainbow, Stora Sjoefallet National Park, Laponia UNESCO World Heritage Site, Norrbotten, Lapland, Sweden September 2020

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Rainbow over Mupe Bay on Christmas Eve, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England, UK

Rainbow over Mupe Bay on Christmas Eve, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England, UK. December 2019

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Rainbow over Durdle Door and the Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England, UK. October 2019

Rainbow over Durdle Door and the Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England, UK. October 2019

Background imageSpectrum Collection: The Rainbow, 1862 (oil on canvas)

The Rainbow, 1862 (oil on canvas)
3743811 The Rainbow, 1862 (oil on canvas) by Whaite, Henry Clarence (1828-1912); 139.7x241.6 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Red (chromolitho)

Red (chromolitho)
968663 Red (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Red. Liebig card, from a series on the colours of the rainbow)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Orange (chromolitho)

Orange (chromolitho)
968662 Orange (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orange. Liebig card, from a series on the colours of the rainbow)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Leaves from life: two types of music from either end of the social spectrum

Leaves from life: two types of music from either end of the social spectrum, a new series of studies by Edmund Blampied. A charity concert and In the backwoods of Kennington - the lodger. Date: 1933

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Catocala coniuncta and Apopestes spectrum moths

Catocala coniuncta and Apopestes spectrum moths
Underwing moth, Catocala coniuncta 1, 2, and Apopestes spectrum 3, 4. Noctua coniuncta, Noctua spectrum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Odonestis pruni moth

Odonestis pruni moth, larva, pupa, chrysalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Background imageSpectrum Collection: LIghting effects in Peep Show at London Hippodrome

LIghting effects in Peep Show at London Hippodrome
Page from The Illustrated London News demonstrating how the lighting effects of specialist Adrian Samoiloff could change a scene completely in Peep Show at the London Hippodrome

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Visible emission spectra of various astronomical objects (colour litho)

Visible emission spectra of various astronomical objects (colour litho)
5996188 Visible emission spectra of various astronomical objects (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Spectral bat or false vampire bat, Vampyrum spectrum

Spectral bat or false vampire bat, Vampyrum spectrum. Vespertilio spectrum Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hermann Jakob Tyroff from Johann Christian Daniel Schrebers Animal Illustrations

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Spectral bat, Vampyrum spectrum, and Sunda

Spectral bat, Vampyrum spectrum, and Sunda flying lemur, Galeopterus variegatus. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Meunier from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Northern ghost bat and spectral bat

Northern ghost bat and spectral bat
Northern ghost bat or white box-tailed bat, Diclidurus albus, and spectral bat or false vampire bat, Vampyrus spectrum. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Caterpillars (colour litho)

Caterpillars (colour litho)
728981 Caterpillars (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caterpillars: 1. deilephilia elpenor; 1a)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Diagram showing the decomposition of light - Structure of Solar rays

Diagram showing the decomposition of light - Structure of Solar rays
746737 Diagram showing the decomposition of light - Structure of Solar rays. 1855 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: The Heliostat (engraving)

The Heliostat (engraving)
2781329 The Heliostat (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Heliostat, placed on a shelf outside the window)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Advertising poster, White Lead Paint Lasts

Advertising poster, White Lead Paint Lasts, supplied in many colours

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Violet (chromolitho)

Violet (chromolitho)
968665 Violet (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Violet. Liebig card, from a series on the colours of the rainbow)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Yellow (chromolitho)

Yellow (chromolitho)
968661 Yellow (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Yellow. Liebig card, from a series on the colours of the rainbow)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: The Rainbow (oil on canvas)

The Rainbow (oil on canvas)
CH469062 The Rainbow (oil on canvas) by Hone, Nathaniel (1718-84); 45.7x68.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Irish, out of copyright

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Joseph Von Fraunhofer (chromolitho)

Joseph Von Fraunhofer (chromolitho)
2802523 Joseph Von Fraunhofer (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joseph Von Fraunhofer)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Spectral analysis (colour litho)

Spectral analysis (colour litho)
3630291 Spectral analysis (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spectral analysis)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Spectral analysis: absorption spectra (colour litho)

Spectral analysis: absorption spectra (colour litho)
3630290 Spectral analysis: absorption spectra (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spectral analysis: absorption spectra)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: A Controversy on Colour (oil on canvas)

A Controversy on Colour (oil on canvas)
TW426611 A Controversy on Colour (oil on canvas) by Hayter, John (1800-1891); 112.1x143 cm; Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Altarpiece, Group X, Number 1, 1915 (oil & metal leaf on canvas)

Altarpiece, Group X, Number 1, 1915 (oil & metal leaf on canvas)
HGM81161 Altarpiece, Group X, Number 1, 1915 (oil & metal leaf on canvas) by Klint, Hilma af (1862-1944); 237.5A--179.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: The Spectroscope (colour litho)

The Spectroscope (colour litho)
966630 The Spectroscope (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spectroscope)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Isaac Newton breaks down light (engraving)

Isaac Newton breaks down light (engraving)
3098027 Isaac Newton breaks down light (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isaac Newton breaks down light)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Green (chromolitho)

Green (chromolitho)
968660 Green (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Green. Liebig card, from a series on the colours of the rainbow)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Selection of autograph letters (pen & ink on paper)

Selection of autograph letters (pen & ink on paper)
833646 Selection of autograph letters (pen & ink on paper) by English School; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Sir William Herschel (1738-1822)

Sir William Herschel (1738-1822)
XJL186982 Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) by Hodges, Ken (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Stormy Landscape with a Rainbow, c. 1824 (w / c on paper)

Stormy Landscape with a Rainbow, c. 1824 (w / c on paper)
995982 Stormy Landscape with a Rainbow, c.1824 (w/c on paper) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 19.6x27 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Blue (chromolitho)

Blue (chromolitho)
968664 Blue (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blue. Liebig card, from a series on the colours of the rainbow)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: The Royal Societys Conversazione (engraving)

The Royal Societys Conversazione (engraving)
1062521 The Royal Societys Conversazione (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Societys Conversazione)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Summer Album

Summer Album
Conceptual photo with sound wave graphic made from leaves and grass. Analogue cassette with music of nature.. Dina Belenko

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Clayton Square. Liverpool 6th January 1981

Clayton Square. Liverpool 6th January 1981

Background imageSpectrum Collection: rainbow, Fortuna Bay, South Georgia. (digitally stitched image) similar to 01296715

rainbow, Fortuna Bay, South Georgia. (digitally stitched image) similar to 01296715

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Partial rainbow in the Massif of Las Ubinas between Asturias and Leon, Spain

Partial rainbow in the Massif of Las Ubinas between Asturias and Leon, Spain

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Double rainbow over road through countryside. Nivala, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland

Double rainbow over road through countryside. Nivala, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland. July 2019

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Rainbow and dark skies above Castlerigg Stone Circle, Lake District National Park

Rainbow and dark skies above Castlerigg Stone Circle, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK. November 2016

Background imageSpectrum Collection: St Michaels Mount at sunrise with a rainbow over Penzance, Marazion, Wesat Cornwall

St Michaels Mount at sunrise with a rainbow over Penzance, Marazion, Wesat Cornwall, UK. February

Background imageSpectrum Collection: St Michael's Mount at sunrise with a rainbow over Penzance, viewed from Marazion, West Cornwall

St Michael's Mount at sunrise with a rainbow over Penzance, viewed from Marazion, West Cornwall, UK. February 2019

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and rainbow over the Great Bear Rainforest

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and rainbow over the Great Bear Rainforest near Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada. August




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"Spectrum: Unveiling the Colors of Science, Art, and Nature" Step into a world where science meets art and nature reveals its true colors. The concept has fascinated humanity for centuries, unraveling secrets that span from the depths of space to the intricate patterns found in fractals. Let us embark on a captivating journey through time and knowledge. In 1954, the mass spectrometer emerged as a groundbreaking invention, enabling scientists to analyze matter with unprecedented precision. Its arrival marked a turning point in scientific research, unlocking new realms of understanding. Meanwhile, back in 1908, an ingenious paint chart was introduced - an innovative tool that revolutionized color selection for artists worldwide. This humble creation empowered painters to explore endless possibilities on their canvases. Speaking of colors, Robert Arthur Wilson's color wheel became an iconic symbol in artistic circles. With its harmonious arrangement of hues and shades, it provided guidance for countless creators seeking aesthetic perfection. But let us not forget about the stars above; they too have their own spectral tales to tell. Diagrams showcasing stellar classes and luminosity remind us how Sir Isaac Newton's pioneering work paved the way for our comprehension of light's behavior. Delving deeper into this realm is H-He-Hg emission spectra C017/7260 – a mesmerizing sight that captures elements emitting distinct wavelengths when energized. It serves as a testament to mankind's ability to decipher nature's language through scientific instruments. James Clerk Maxwell enters our narrative next – his caricature representing his significant contributions to electromagnetic theory. His profound insights laid the foundation for comprehending light as part of a larger electromagnetic spectrum. The spectroscope by Bunsen and Kirchhoff takes center stage next; dating back to around 1860 but published later in 1880 – it allowed scientists unparalleled glimpses into unseen worlds by analyzing light emitted or absorbed by various substances. Venturing beyond traditional boundaries brings us to the captivating Mandelbrot fractals.