Outerspace Collection

Waiting Universe
Al Barizi

Volvelle to show how to find the time, in hours and minutes, in which the Moon reaches one of its aspects
7340909 Volvelle to show how to find the time, in hours and minutes, in which the Moon reaches one of its aspects. The disc is fixed and is read by a wire in the centre

Urania's Mirror or a View of the Heavens (Constellation cards), c.1825 (card, paper, tissue)
7340871 Urania's Mirror or a View of the Heavens (Constellation cards), c.1825 (card, paper, tissue) by Hall, Sydney (fl.1826); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Box lid)

Solar system, 1846-60 (engraving)
7340561 Solar system, 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Inscription in North Pacific Ocean, c.1860 (papier mache, wood, metal, plaster, paper, varnish, hand-coloured)
7339254 Inscription in North Pacific Ocean, c.1860 (papier mache, wood, metal, plaster, paper, varnish, hand-coloured, copper plate engraved) by Newton

Planetarium, c.1825 (brass, glass, gilt brass, enamel, engraved)
7339249 Planetarium, c.1825 (brass, glass, gilt brass, enamel, engraved) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 28x17 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

ASTRONOMY Geocentric system, 13th century (engraving)
7272463 ASTRONOMY Geocentric system, 13th century (engraving); (add.info.: ASTRONOMY Geocentric system 'The Earth is immovable at the center of the Universe between the Sun)

Volvelle showing the planetary aspects without the Moon, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving)
7340905 Volvelle showing the planetary aspects without the Moon, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving) by Apianus, Petrus (1495-1552); National Maritime Museum, London

Volvelle illustrating the magnitude, start time and duration of eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving)
7340904 Volvelle illustrating the magnitude, start time and duration of eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving) by Apianus, Petrus (1495-1552); National Maritime Museum, London

Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses. One of the volvelles features a dragon with multiple
7340903 Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses. One of the volvelles features a dragon with multiple heads and a partial solar eclipse

The sun and solar phenomena, 1846-60 (engraving)
7340557 The sun and solar phenomena, 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60) & Emslie, John (1813-75); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The central sun and the theory of the stellar universe (backlit), 1846-60 (engraving)
7340575 The central sun and the theory of the stellar universe (backlit), 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Eclipses, 1846-60 (engraving)
7340565 Eclipses, 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

Celestial Globe Gores, 1636-95 (paper, copper plate, engraving)
7340779 Celestial Globe Gores, 1636-95 (paper, copper plate, engraving) by Rossi, Domenico de' (1659-1730); 44x19 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Transparent diagram of the phases of the moon, 1846-60 (paper, engraving)
7340572 Transparent diagram of the phases of the moon, 1846-60 (paper, engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60) & Emslie, John (1813-75); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Comparative magnitudes of the planets, 1846-60 (paper, engraving)
7340566 Comparative magnitudes of the planets, 1846-60 (paper, engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60) & Emslie, John (1813-75); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Wall hanging showing two star clusters, 1850-60 (cotton, brass)
7340080 Wall hanging showing two star clusters, 1850-60 (cotton, brass) by British School, (19th century); 89.5x120.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A machine for showing the motions of the earth and phases of the moon, 1746 (pen, ink, wash)
7341586 A machine for showing the motions of the earth and phases of the moon, 1746 (pen, ink, wash) by Ferguson, James (1710-76); 51x36.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving)
7340906 Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving) by Apianus, Petrus (1495-1552); National Maritime Museum, London

Planet Mars drew by Richard Proctor, english astronomer (1837-1888) on May 27th
7295218 Planet Mars drew by Richard Proctor, english astronomer (1837-1888) on May 27th, 1873 " The sky " by Amedee Guillemin, Paris, 1877; Private Collection; Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

The Canals of Mars (litho)
8667226 The Canals of Mars (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Canals of Mars. Illustration for The Civilisation of our Day edited by James Samuelson)

Solar System, 1853 (lithograph)
6202909 Solar System, 1853 (lithograph); (add.info.: SOLAR SYSTEM "... The infinite extension of space from which the Earth is surrounded)

Bolide meteor fireball explosion at Quenngouck, India on december 27th, 1857
7295225 Bolide meteor fireball explosion at Quenngouck, India on december 27th, 1857, according to a drawing by Lieutenant Ailesbury. (book "The Sky" by A)

Paris Observatory in 1868, 1868
3478833 Paris Observatory in 1868, 1868; (add.info.: Using a small refractor to observe Mercury, Venus and Jupiter from the roof of the Paris Observatory in 1868)

Astronomical glass plate slide of Annular Nebular in Lyra (glass negative)
7342379 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)

Telescopic appearance of the moon (backlit), 1846-60 (engraving)
7340569 Telescopic appearance of the moon (backlit), 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Comparative magnitude of the planets, 1846-60 (paper, engraving)
7340568 Comparative magnitude of the planets, 1846-60 (paper, engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60) & Emslie, John (1813-75); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Perception of the Christian world, 12th century (low relief)
8617814 Perception of the Christian world, 12th century (low relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Basilica Mary Magdalenein Vezelay)

Solar System, 1850-60 (lithograph, cotton, brass)
7340082 Solar System, 1850-60 (lithograph, cotton, brass) by British School, (19th century); 91x240 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Atlas coelestis, 1753 (print)
7340754 Atlas coelestis, 1753 (print) by Thornhill, James (1675-1734) (after); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: John Flamsteed Constellation of Cetus (the whale)

Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving)
7340908 Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving) by Apianus, Petrus (1495-1552); National Maritime Museum, London

Almagestum novvum astronomaiam veterem novamque complectens observationibus aliorum
7342551 Almagestum novvum astronomaiam veterem novamque complectens observationibus aliorum, et propriis nouisque theorematibus, problematibus, ac tabulis pomotam, c.1660 (print) by Italian School

How we know the Earth is round (litho)
8673156 How we know the Earth is round (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How we know the Earth is round)

The right ascensions and declinations of the principal fixed stars in both hemisphears to year 1678, 1678 (engraving)
7340755 The right ascensions and declinations of the principal fixed stars in both hemisphears to year 1678, 1678 (engraving) by Halley, Edmond (17th century); National Maritime Museum, London

Systeme de Copernic, 1761 (engraving)
7340112 Systeme de Copernic, 1761 (engraving) by Desnos, Louis-Charles (c.1725-c.1800); 55.2x39.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Theory of the seasons and the signs of the zodiac, 1846-60 (engraving)
7340558 The Theory of the seasons and the signs of the zodiac, 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The phases of the moon, 1846-60 (engraving)
7340556 The phases of the moon, 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

'Le Theatre du Monde', 1638-40 (engraving)
7340645 'Le Theatre du Monde', 1638-40 (engraving) by Blaeu, Willem (1571-1638); 23.7x39.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Solar system (backlit), 1846-60 (engraving)
7340571 Solar system (backlit), 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Jupiter planet, drawing by Warren de la Rue, 1877
7295226 Jupiter planet, drawing by Warren de la Rue, 1877; Private Collection; Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

The comet of Donati, seen in Paris on october 4th, 1858, From the book "The sky" by A. Guillemin, Paris, 1877
7295222 The comet of Donati, seen in Paris on october 4th, 1858, From the book "The sky" by A. Guillemin, Paris, 1877; Private Collection; Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

The solar system.Theory of the seasons. 1865 (engraving)
8766902 The solar system.Theory of the seasons. 1865 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The solar system.Theory of the seasons.Engraved by J)

Astronomical glass plate slide of Owl Nebula in Ursa Major (1910), 1910 (glass negative)
7342376 Astronomical glass plate slide of Owl Nebula in Ursa Major (1910), 1910 (glass negative) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); National Maritime Museum, London

Looking at Halley's Comet, 1835 (watercolour)
7341531 Looking at Halley's Comet, 1835 (watercolour) by Chalon, John James (1778-1854); 35.7x44 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sphere and stand, c.1890 (plaster, printed lithography, varnish, papier mache, brass, wood, paper, ink)
7339588 Sphere and stand, c.1890 (plaster, printed lithography, varnish, papier mache, brass, wood, paper, ink) by Johnston, Alexander Keith (1804-71); 24.4x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

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)

Wednesday, the best day of all (chromolitho)
8677311 Wednesday, the best day of all (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wednesday, the best day of all)

Planetary system, 1830-36 (lithograph)
7341588 Planetary system, 1830-36 (lithograph) by Barfoot, S. (19th century); 36.8x44 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: S. Barfoot; S)

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"Exploring the Cosmic Canvas: A Journey into Outer Space" Embark on a celestial odyssey as we delve into the enigmatic realm of outer space, where imagination and reality intertwine. From ancient engravings to groundbreaking films, let us traverse through captivating glimpses of our universe's wonders. In "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, " an intricate engraving from 1511, we witness cosmic forces converging with earthly chaos, reminding us of the vastness beyond our planet's boundaries. And speaking of planets, behold Kepler-453. This binary star system unveils a mesmerizing dance between two suns and their planetary companion. Transporting ourselves back in time to George Melies' iconic film "A Trip to the Moon" (1902), we find ourselves captivated by its whimsical portrayal of lunar exploration. The still frames from this pioneering masterpiece continue to inspire generations with their imaginative depiction of mankind's fascination with space travel. Gazing upon wood engravings like "The Moon" and "Jupiter, " we are reminded that even before telescopes graced our skies, artists envisioned these distant worlds in all their splendor. These artworks serve as timeless testaments to humanity's innate curiosity about what lies beyond Earth's grasp. Venturing further into artistic interpretations, paintings such as "Earthly Paradise with the Original Sin" and "Allegory of Earth" transport us to ethereal realms where nature flourishes alongside human desires. These evocative works remind us that amidst our quest for knowledge among celestial bodies, it is crucial not to forget our own terrestrial paradise. As we encounter wood engravings showcasing Saturn and Venus, we marvel at how these heavenly bodies have fascinated astronomers throughout history. Their allure continues unabated today as scientists strive to uncover their mysteries while igniting dreams within stargazers worldwide. Finally, in an illustration from 1948 titled "Fantascienza, " we witness the convergence of science fiction and scientific exploration.