Astronomical Collection (page 22)

Astronomical compendium for latitude 20 degrees. Gilded copper instrument, 1560 (copper)
MMM5470144 Astronomical compendium for latitude 20 degrees. Gilded copper instrument, 1560 (copper) by Schissler, Christoph (c.1531-1608); National Maritime Museum, London

Universal equinoxial sundial for latitude 0-90 degrees. Brass instrument, c.1600 (brass)
MMM5470143 Universal equinoxial sundial for latitude 0-90 degrees. Brass instrument, c.1600 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London

Two sundials (reverse) for latitude 48 degrees. Silver and enamel objects, from 1750-1800
MMM5470055 Two sundials (reverse) for latitude 48 degrees. Silver and enamel objects, from 1750-1800, 1750-1800 (silver and enamel); National Maritime Museum, London

Magnetic compass dial for latitude 52 degrees, c.1910-1920 (copper and cardboard)
MMM5469103 Magnetic compass dial for latitude 52 degrees, c.1910-1920 (copper and cardboard); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Magnetic compass dial for latitude 52 degrees)

Augsburg compass (Germany) and its 10-degree latitude dial, with its lid including an engraved plate
MMM5469066 Augsburg compass (Germany) and its 10-degree latitude dial, with its lid including an engraved plate, c.1750 (copper and glass compass); National Maritime Museum, London

Diyptic dial, for latitude 0-90 degrees, with engraved table and the position of some European cities
MMM5469039 Diyptic dial, for latitude 0-90 degrees, with engraved table and the position of some European cities, 1556 (ivory and copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Standing celestial globe, 1838 (plaster)
MMM5468731 Standing celestial globe, 1838 (plaster); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Standing celestial globe)

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)

Astrolabe: detail obverse, c.1552 (bronze)
7339276 Astrolabe: detail obverse, c.1552 (bronze) by Gemini, Thomas (c.1515-62) & Sutton, Henry (c.1624-65); 35.2x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Lacerta, Cygnus, Lyra, Vulpecula and Anser, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue)
7339261 Lacerta, Cygnus, Lyra, Vulpecula and Anser, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue) by Hall, Sydney (fl.1826); 20.3x14 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Cartouche in North Pacific Ocean, c.1880 (printed silk, metal, cotton)
7339253 Cartouche in North Pacific Ocean, c.1880 (printed silk, metal, cotton) by Betts, John (19th century); 8x8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Cosmosphere, 1824 (glass, brass, papier mache, hand-coloured, plaster, printed paper)
7339250 Cosmosphere, 1824 (glass, brass, papier mache, hand-coloured, plaster, printed paper) by Cary, William (c.1760-1825); 48.4x24.3x24.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Psalterium Georgii, Fluvius Eridanus, Cetus, Officina Sculptories, Fornax Chemica and Machina Electrica, c.1825 (card)
7339150 Psalterium Georgii, Fluvius Eridanus, Cetus, Officina Sculptories, Fornax Chemica and Machina Electrica, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue ) by Hall

Moonlight view over Table Bay Showing the Great Comet of 1843, 1843 (oil on canvas)
7339097 Moonlight view over Table Bay Showing the Great Comet of 1843, 1843 (oil on canvas) by Smyth, Charles Piazzi (1819-1900); 90.7x61 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Admiral Nicholas Haddock (1686-1746), c.1742-43 (oil on canvas)
7337917 Admiral Nicholas Haddock (1686-1746), c.1742-43 (oil on canvas) by British School, (18th Century); 127x101.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

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

Astronomical glass plate of diagram of The Royal Observatory at Cape of Good Hope (glass negative)
7342385 Astronomical glass plate of diagram of The Royal Observatory at Cape of Good Hope (glass negative) by Peers, Charles Ernest (1875-1944); National Maritime Museum, London

Astronomical glass plate of diagram of The Royal Observatory at Cape of Good Hope (glass negative)
7342382 Astronomical glass plate of diagram of The Royal Observatory at Cape of Good Hope (glass negative) by Peers, Charles Ernest (1875-1944); National Maritime Museum, London

Astronomical glass plate slide of Annular Nebular in Lyra (glass negative)
7342378 Astronomical glass plate slide of Annular Nebular in Lyra (glass negative) by Plaskett, John Stanley (1865-1941); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: J.S)

Astronomical glass plate slide of the Moon in first quarter (1899), 1899 (glass negative)
7342358 Astronomical glass plate slide of the Moon in first quarter (1899), 1899 (glass negative) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

Astronomical glass plate slide of the Moon in first quarter (1899), 1899 (glass negative)
7342318 Astronomical glass plate slide of the Moon in first quarter (1899), 1899 (glass negative) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

Greenwich from the Point, c.1820 (watercolour)
7342007 Greenwich from the Point, c.1820 (watercolour) by Heriot, George (1766-1844); 29.4x41.8 cm; 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

The Adoration of the Magi, 1304-06 (fresco)
8782807 The Adoration of the Magi, 1304-06 (fresco) by Giotto (Giotto di Bondone) (c.1266-1337); Scrovegni Chapel (Cappella degli Scrovegni), Padua

Sacred ceremonies practised during eclipses of the sun and moon, page from the manuscript (ms.8300)
AIS5379355 Sacred ceremonies practised during eclipses of the sun and moon, page from the manuscript (ms.8300) "History of the Mogul" by Stefano Nivibus Cardeira

Dipleidoscope, for latitude 52 degrees. Copper oxide and silver instrument, c.1840-1860 (copper oxide and silver)
MMM5475133 Dipleidoscope, for latitude 52 degrees. Copper oxide and silver instrument, c.1840-1860 (copper oxide and silver); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Dipleidoscope)

Universal equinoxial dial for all latitudes, reverse, c.1695-1725 (gilded copper)
MMM5475118 Universal equinoxial dial for all latitudes, reverse, c.1695-1725 (gilded copper) by Culpeper, Edmund (1660-1738); National Maritime Museum, London

The reverse side of an Italian time dial, made of paper mounted on wood, c.1820 (paper and wood)
MMM5473322 The reverse side of an Italian time dial, made of paper mounted on wood, c.1820 (paper and wood); National Maritime Museum, London

Interior of a foldable and portable clock dial, features a scale for degrees, hours, and zodiac signs, 1723 (wood)
MMM5473314 Interior of a foldable and portable clock dial, features a scale for degrees, hours, and zodiac signs, 1723 (wood); National Maritime Museum, London

Astrolabe dial (reverse) with the Prophatius projection (by Jacob ben Mahir ibn Tibbon 1236-1304), 17th century (brass)
MMM5473306 Astrolabe dial (reverse) with the Prophatius projection (by Jacob ben Mahir ibn Tibbon 1236-1304), 17th century (brass); National Maritime Museum, London

Diagram of the comet, discovered by Giovani Battista Donati (1826-1873), on June 2, 1858
MMM5480569 Diagram of the comet, discovered by Giovani Battista Donati (1826-1873), on June 2, 1858; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diagram of the comet)

Engraving depicting an ancient meteor shower shown as knights fighting in the sky with flaming swords
UIG5426108 Engraving depicting an ancient meteor shower shown as knights fighting in the sky with flaming swords. Dated 16th Century; UIG

Engraving depicting a meteor shower. Dated 19th Century
UIG5426074 Engraving depicting a meteor shower. Dated 19th Century; UIG

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 an ancient meteor shower shown as swords, pikes, and battle-axes. Dated 16th Century
UIG5426112 Engraving depicting an ancient meteor shower shown as swords, pikes, and battle-axes. Dated 16th Century; UIG

Engraving depicting a meteor shower. Dated 19th Century
UIG5426073 Engraving depicting a meteor shower. Dated 19th Century; UIG

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

Wall quadrant, a rotating telescope, mounted on a quarter-circle frame, faces a wall facing North South, 1725 (object)
MMM5477736 Wall quadrant, a rotating telescope, mounted on a quarter-circle frame, faces a wall facing North South, 1725 (object); National Maritime Museum, London

Cathedral (Cathedrale Saint-Pierre). Interior. The astronomical clock. Auguste-Lucien Verite. 1865 - 1868
6263983 Cathedral (Cathedrale Saint-Pierre). Interior. The astronomical clock. Auguste-Lucien Verite. 1865 - 1868.; Beauvais Cathedral, Beauvais

Montclair, New Jersey, c.1878 (oil on canvas)
XOS5874149 Montclair, New Jersey, c.1878 (oil on canvas) by Inness, George Snr. (1825-94); 46.5x60.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: By George Inness)

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

The constellations of Aquarius and Capricorn
5307769 The constellations of Aquarius and Capricorn.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the constellations of Aquarius and Capricorn both constellations of the Zodiac)

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Astronomical wonders unfold before our eyes, revealing the vastness and beauty of the cosmos. From the iconic Pale Blue Dot captured by Voyager 1 to the mesmerizing Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2012 image, we are reminded of our place in this infinite expanse. The historic 1919 solar eclipse confirmed Einstein's theory of general relativity, forever altering our understanding of space-time. Gazing up at the night sky, we find solace in familiar constellations like The Plough asterism in Ursa Major and Orions belt, guiding us through the celestial tapestry. Joseph Wright's Orrery brings to life a mechanical representation of our solar system, reminding us of its intricate workings. The Hubble Ultra Deep Field galaxies captivate with their sheer number and diversity, showcasing countless cosmic marvels waiting to be explored. The Messier objects present a full set of celestial treasures for astronomers to uncover and study. Within Orion's nebula lies a stellar nursery where new stars are born amidst swirling gas clouds—a breathtaking sight that ignites curiosity about the origins of life itself. Earthrise photograph immortalizes humanity's first glimpse at our home from space—an artwork that evokes awe and unity among all who behold it. The Pillars of Creation stand tall within the Eagle Nebula—a testament to nature's ability to sculpt extraordinary formations over millions of years. Nebula Sh 2-106 reveals its vibrant colors through an exquisite HST image, captivating us with its ethereal beauty. As we continue exploring these astronomical wonders, let us embrace both humbleness and wonderment—knowing that there is still so much left undiscovered beyond what meets our eyes.