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Kepler - Table II, from Mysterium cosmographicum
Title
Kepler - Table II, from Mysterium cosmographicum
Format
photograph: negative
Date
1596
“The Lecture”
Title
“The Lecture”
Format
photograph: print
Description
William Hogarth, “The Lecture,” reprinted in “The Works of William Hogarth,” London.
Portions of buckwheat plant
Title
Portions of buckwheat plant
Format
photograph: negative
Date
1684
Description
From Antoni van Leeuwenhoek’s Werken (vol. 2)
West India Docks
Title
West India Docks
Format
photograph: negative
Date
1809
Description
Ackermann, R., The Microcosm of London, Vol. III, London 1809-1810 Plate no. 92
The great equatorial armillary instrument with one complete circle and one semicircle, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
Title
The great equatorial armillary instrument with one complete circle and one semicircle, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
Format
photograph: negative
Date
1602
Lottery Drawing: Cooper’s Hall
Title
Lottery Drawing: Cooper’s Hall
Format
photograph: negative
Date
1809
Description
Ackermann, R., The Microcosm of London, Vol. II, London 1809 Plate no. 53
Illustration of Torbern Bergman’s chemical apparatus from Opuscula Physica et Chemica.
Title
Illustration of Torbern Bergman’s chemical apparatus from Opuscula Physica et Chemica.
Format
photograph: print
Date
1784
Description
This translation from the original Latin is by Edmund Cullen. It includes notes and illustrations by Cullen and was published in 1784 by J. Murray, London.
Drawing Room, St. James’s
Title
Drawing Room, St. James’s
Format
photograph: negative
Date
1809
Description
Ackermann, R., The Microcosm of London, Vol. III, London 1809-1810 Plate no. 76
The great quadrant constructed near Augsburg, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica. The quadrant was constructed in 1572 and was no longer standing when Tycho published the description of it in 1598.
Title
The great quadrant constructed near Augsburg, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica. The quadrant was constructed in 1572 and was no longer standing when Tycho published the description of it in 1598.
Format
photograph: negative
Date
1602
St. Martins, in the Fields
Title
St. Martins, in the Fields
Format
photograph: negative
Date
1809
Description
Ackermann, R., The Microcosm of London, Vol. III, London 1809-1810 Plate no. 79
Royal Circus
Title
Royal Circus
Format
photograph: negative
Date
1809
Description
Ackermann, R., The Microcosm of London, Vol. III, London 1809-1810 Plate no. 66
Lambeth Palace
Title
Lambeth Palace
Format
photograph: negative
Date
1808
Description
Ackermann, R., The Microcosm of London, Vol. II, London 1809 Plate no. 48
Leaden Hall Market
Title
Leaden Hall Market
Format
photograph: negative
Date
1809
Description
Ackermann, R., The Microcosm of London, Vol. II, London 1809 Plate no. 50
Great steel quadrant, inscribed in a square, also of steel, and revolving in azimuth, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
Title
Great steel quadrant, inscribed in a square, also of steel, and revolving in azimuth, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
Format
photograph: negative
Date
1602
Tissue, vessels, and structures found inside a flea’s leg
Title
Tissue, vessels, and structures found inside a flea’s leg
Format
photograph: negative
Date
1684
Description
From Antoni van Leeuwenhoek’s Werken (vol. 4)
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Title
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Format
photograph: negative
Date
1809
Description
Ackermann, R., The Microcosm of London, Vol. III, London 1809-1810 Plate no. 80
Galileo, illustration of the use of the compass, from Le Operazione del Compasso Geometrico et Militare (The Operation of the Geometric and Military Compass), Padua, 1606
Title
Galileo, illustration of the use of the compass, from Le Operazione del Compasso Geometrico et Militare (The Operation of the Geometric and Military Compass), Padua, 1606
Format
photograph: negative
Date
1606
Description
Galileo designed his geometric and military compass (“compasso geometrico e militare”) in 1597. Known in English as the sector, the compass was widely used until the invention of logarithmic tables. In Galileo’s model, an arc could be inserted between the two arms of the compass to make the instrument into a quadrant. A plumb bob could be attached.
Plate from “Ansei kenbunshi”
Title
Plate from “Ansei kenbunshi”
Format
photograph: print
Description
Fire following the great earthquake of 1855 near Tokyo (the “Ansei earthquake”). Accounts of the disaster were suppressed by the government, making them today extremely rare. This plate is from “Ansei kenbunshi” (Observations of the Ansei Era), printed in Tokyo, 1856. George W. Housner book collection.
An early observation of weather conditions in Siena
Title
An early observation of weather conditions in Siena
Format
photograph: print
Date
1798
Description
An early observation of weather conditions at the time of an earthquake in Siena, Italy, May 26, 1798. The published account of this earthquake is one of the first such to adopt an empirical approach to understanding the phenomenon. George W. Housner Rare Book Collection.
Foundling Hospital, The Chapel
Title
Foundling Hospital, The Chapel
Format
photograph: negative
Date
1808
Description
Ackermann, R., The Microcosm of London, Vol. II, London 1809 Plate no. 37