Earth Collection (page 7)

Geocentric universe, 1493. God enthroned surrounded by the chosen and Angels, sits above a diagram of the geocentric Ptolemaic universe, with the Earth surrounded by water, air and fire

Foucaults pendulum in the Pantheon, Paris, 1851 (1887). Jean Bernard Leon Foucault used this pendulum to demonstrate both the rotation of the Earth and the concept of inertia

Foucaults pendulum which demonstrated the Earths rotation and the concept of inertia, c1895
Foucaults pendulum which demonstrated both the rotation of the Earth and the concept of inertia, c1895

Jean Bernard Leon Foucault (1819-1860), French physicist. Foucault measured the velocity of light and, in 1851, proved the rotation of the Earth on its axis using his pendulum

Repeat of Foucaults demonstration of the Earths rotation, May 1851 (c1890)
Repeat of Foucaults demonstration of the Earths rotation made at the Polytechnic Institution, London in May 1851 by Dr Bachhoffner. Engraving published c1890

Demonstrating the Earths rotation using Foucaults pendulum in a church, 1881

Erosion near Tupelo, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Erosion near Tupelo, Mississippi

Skylab orbiting the Earth, 1970s. Creator: NASA
Skylab orbiting the Earth, 1970s. Launched in May 1973, Skylab was Americas first experimental space station. It contained solar arrays, an observatory, laboratory, workshop and other systems

Backpacking, 1984. Creator: NASA
Backpacking, 1984. Astronaut Bruce McCandless II ventured farther away from the confines and safety of his ship than any astronaut ever had. The Manned Maneuvering Unit made this trip possible

Jacobs Ladder from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836. Creator: John Thompson
Jacobs Ladder from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

The Good God from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836. Creator: John Thompson
The Good God from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

Letter Z. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Letter Z

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