Telescope Collection (page 4)

James Gregory (1638 - 75)
2603689 James Gregory (1638 - 75); (add.info.: James Gregory (1638 - 75) Scottish mathematician. In 1663 he published "Optica Promota" describing his reflecting telescope

DOMENECH I MONTANER, Lluis (1850-1923) (engraving)
CUL4932912 DOMENECH I MONTANER, Lluis (1850-1923) (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait from 'La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana"); Photo © GaPel/AIC.

Allegory of Astronomy, 1685 (engraving)
2526593 Allegory of Astronomy, 1685 (engraving); (add.info.: Science. Astronomy. Allegory of Astronomy. Engraving in: Oculus artificialis teledioptricus sive telescopium, by Johann Zahn, Germany)

Astronomical glass plate of diagram of The Royal Observatory at Cape of Good Hope (glass negative)
7342383 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

Greenwich (Royal Observatory), 1920s (graphite)
7341729 Greenwich (Royal Observatory), 1920s (graphite) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 25.4x35.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sir William Henry Mahoney Christie, c.1911 (print)
7339306 Sir William Henry Mahoney Christie, c.1911 (print) by Jacomb-Hood, George Percy (1857-1930) (after); 36.7x29 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Copy of the front cover of La Science Illustree. A French weekly journal translated to Science Illustrated was created
UIG5416558 Copy of the front cover of La Science Illustree. A French weekly journal translated to Science Illustrated was created in 1875. Dated 1893 © UIG/Leemage.

Ramages' new telescope, 19th century (steel engraving)
7341592 Ramages' new telescope, 19th century (steel engraving) by Read, W. (fl.1818-37); 10.8x10.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: W. P)

Searching for Halley's Comet at Greenwich Observatory, 1909 (Pen ink, monochrome watercolour, paper)
7340782 Searching for Halley's Comet at Greenwich Observatory, 1909 (Pen ink, monochrome watercolour, paper) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); 42x29 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Zenith sector telescope, 1727 (iron, tin)
7340751 Zenith sector telescope, 1727 (iron, tin) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); 381x7.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth, from Mount Edgecombe. Inversed digital file to create b&w positive
7342528 Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth, from Mount Edgecombe. Inversed digital file to create b&w positive., 1845 (calotype negative, paper) by Talbot

Galileo Galilei demonstrating his telescope to the Doge and Venetian Senators, 1609. Engraving, 1747
533591 Galileo Galilei demonstrating his telescope to the Doge and Venetian Senators, 1609. Engraving, 1747.; (add.info.: Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer & mathematician

How man learns from the human eye (litho)
8676259 How man learns from the human eye (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How man learns from the human eye. Inventions using lenses)

Gottfried von Pappenheim, German general of the Thirty Years War (colour litho)
8655449 Gottfried von Pappenheim, German general of the Thirty Years War (colour litho) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gottfried von Pappenheim (1594-1632)

Telescope, Lick Observatory; Chinese Restaurant, San Francisco (b/w photo)
8644666 Telescope, Lick Observatory; Chinese Restaurant, San Francisco (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telescope)

Caricature about the 1819 comet (end of the world) (engraving)
1729392 Caricature about the 1819 comet (end of the world) (engraving).

Vice-Admiral George Darby (circa 1720-1790), 1783-86 (oil on canvas)
7337877 Vice-Admiral George Darby (circa 1720-1790), 1783-86 (oil on canvas) by Romney, George (1734-1802); 243.8x152.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Admiral Sir John Jennings (1664-1743), 1708-09 (oil on canvas)
7337949 Admiral Sir John Jennings (1664-1743), 1708-09 (oil on canvas) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723); 126.5x122 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

'Looking at the comet till you get a criek in the neck', 1811 (etching)
7340076 'Looking at the comet till you get a criek in the neck', 1811 (etching) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 39.2x26.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Mrs. Bryan and her Children, 1797 (engraving)
7340002 Mrs. Bryan and her Children, 1797 (engraving) by Shelley, Samuel (1750-1808); 29x13 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Flagmen of Lowestoft: Admiral Sir George Ayscue (active 1646-1671), 1665-66 (oil on canvas)
7337829 Flagmen of Lowestoft: Admiral Sir George Ayscue (active 1646-1671), 1665-66 (oil on canvas) by Lely, Peter (1618-80); 127x101.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A Solar Eclipse in Siam, c.1700 (watercolour)
8698472 A Solar Eclipse in Siam, c.1700 (watercolour) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Science. Astronomy)

Group of elegant gentlemen on a panoramic terrace in the green hills of Florence
3562483 Group of elegant gentlemen on a panoramic terrace in the green hills of Florence. One of the men is looking through a telescope by Unknown photographer

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)

An engraving depicting the great equatorial telescope housed at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, 19th century
5311557 An engraving depicting the great equatorial telescope housed at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1881); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Sir Norman Lockyer
5309992 Sir Norman Lockyer; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Sir Norman Lockyer observing the solar spectrum through multiple-prism spectroscope fitted to a refracting telescope)

Two pilots on surveillance, each carrying their own telescope (long view), pointed at sea
MMM5480841 Two pilots on surveillance, each carrying their own telescope (long view), pointed at sea, from the platform of a fortified building by Atkinson

Bradley telescope, commissioned by the royal astronomer John Pond (1767-1836) and built by Edward Troughton (1753-1825)
MMM5470377 Bradley telescope, commissioned by the royal astronomer John Pond (1767-1836) and built by Edward Troughton (1753-1825), 1812 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London

Portrait of John Hanning Speke, c.1863 (b/w photo)
MMM5477340 Portrait of John Hanning Speke, c.1863 (b/w photo); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Portrait of John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) on his left, a sextant on his foot

Life at sea, description of leisure moments on board boats, under the supervision of a naval officer: sailors shave
MMM5460188 Life at sea, description of leisure moments on board boats, under the supervision of a naval officer: sailors shave, draw, read (or study), play music (flute)

The Duke of Wellington K. G., late 18th to 19th century (halftone)
7342307 The Duke of Wellington K. G., late 18th to 19th century (halftone) by British School, (18th-19th century); 24.8x15 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: W)

Astronomical glass plate of diagram of The Royal Observatory at Cape of Good Hope (glass negative)
7342384 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

An astronomer with astrolabe and a telescope, 1854 (etching)
7341589 An astronomer with astrolabe and a telescope, 1854 (etching) by Rye, William Brenchley (1818-1901); 21x28.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: W.B)

Admiral Sir Peter Warren (1703-1752), 1748-52 (oil on canvas)
7338077 Admiral Sir Peter Warren (1703-1752), 1748-52 (oil on canvas) by Hudson, Thomas (1701-79); 127x101.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

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

Engraving depicting a London street telescope through which anyone could gaze at the heavens for the payment of a
5308954 Engraving depicting a London street telescope through which anyone could gaze at the heavens for the payment of a penny

Astronomer with telescope, 1785 (engraving)
2526598 Astronomer with telescope, 1785 (engraving); (add.info.: Science. Astronomy. An astronomer with his telescope. Engraving, Germany, 1785.); Photo © CCI.

Reflecting telescope on top of the Rocky Mountains which the Director of the Cambridge Observatory, Massachusett
538393 Reflecting telescope on top of the Rocky Mountains which the Director of the Cambridge Observatory, Massachusett, 1865 (engraving); (add.info)

Astronomical observatory at Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1865 (engraving)
538149 Astronomical observatory at Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1865 (engraving); (add.info.: Astronomical observatory at Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Mounting of Mr Reade's 12-ft Telescope (engraving)
8629568 Mounting of Mr Reade's 12-ft Telescope (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mounting of Mr Reade's 12-ft Telescope)

Bateau a vapeur & Chemin de Fer, 19th century (hand coloured woodcut on paper)
7485300 Bateau a vapeur & Chemin de Fer, 19th century (hand coloured woodcut on paper) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 30x37 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Portrait of Captain William Hewett, c.1840 (watercolour, wood, glass)
7341584 Portrait of Captain William Hewett, c.1840 (watercolour, wood, glass) by Gregory, George T. (19th century); 38.4x33.5x6.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

28-inch visual refractor telescope, c.1893 (cast iron, steel)
7337584 28-inch visual refractor telescope, c.1893 (cast iron, steel) by Grubb, Howard (1844-1931); 820x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The original astronomical observations made in the course of a voyage towards the South Pole
7337577 The original astronomical observations made in the course of a voyage towards the South Pole, and around the world in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure

Three figures using astronomical equipment in the Great Star Room or the Octagon Room, as it is known today
7342715 Three figures using astronomical equipment in the Great Star Room or the Octagon Room, as it is known today, at the Royal Observatory., c.1676 (engraving) by Place

Marine spotting scope (Longview), with marine signal flag code, c.1810 (object)
MMM5476130 Marine spotting scope (Longview), with marine signal flag code, c.1810 (object); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Marine spotting scope (Longview)

Retractable telescope and its foot, which belonged to the Reverend George Fischer (1794-1873)
MMM5476392 Retractable telescope and its foot, which belonged to the Reverend George Fischer (1794-1873), c.1815 (mahogany and copper); 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

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"Exploring the Cosmos: A Journey through the Telescope" In a vast expanse of darkness, our eyes turn towards the heavens. The telescope, an instrument of wonder and discovery, unveils secrets hidden within the celestial tapestry. As we gaze upon Orions belt, we are reminded of the ancient navigators who used these stars to guide their way. With each lens focused on Messier objects, we witness a full set of cosmic wonders unfold before us. Like Sir Isaac Newton in his youthful portrait from 1689, we embark on a journey that transcends time itself. The Orion Nebula emerges like a vibrant painting in space, its ethereal beauty captivating our senses. We marvel at the Pillars of Creation - colossal structures where new stars are born amidst interstellar dust and gas. From Thomas Cochrane's observatory in Dundonald to Japan's astronomy enthusiasts in 1936 depicted by Ota Chou's color drawing; humanity has always sought solace under starlit skies. Galileo's sketches from "The Starry Messenger" transport us back to 1610 when he first beheld the moon through his revolutionary telescope. Even Napoleon I himself was captivated by this celestial tool as depicted by Gillray's satirical illustration. And let us not forget about Old Hartlepool Lighthouse standing tall along England's northeastern coast - a beacon guiding sailors while reminding them of distant galaxies yet to be explored. Amongst these wonders lies NGC 2841 - a spiral galaxy captured beautifully by Hubble Space Telescope imagery. Its mesmerizing form reminds us that there is still so much left unseen beyond our own world. Through telescopic lenses, humanity reaches for knowledge among twinkling stars and distant galaxies alike, and is an eternal quest for understanding that unites us all under one universal sky.