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The Ouse Bridge, York, 1844. Creator: SmythThe Ouse Bridge, York, 1844. Meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science were held in York, and... have continued through the week with increasing interest and popularity
The Great Telescope constructed by Lord Rosse, 1828-1845, 1901. Creator: UnknownThe Great Telescope constructed by Lord Rosse, 1828-1845, (1901). Irish astronomer and engineer William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867)
Birr Castle, Count Offaly, Ireland, home of the Earl of Rosse, c1880. William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, a keen astronomer
Lord Rosses telescope, Birr, Offaly, Ireland, 1924-1926. Artist: W LawrenceLord Rosses telescope, Birr, Offaly, Ireland, 1924-1926. William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867), Irish astronomer and engineer
Observation of a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici drawn by Lord Rosse, 1850. Artist: William Parsons, 3rd Earl of RosseObservation of a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici drawn by Lord Rosse, 1850. Known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, this was the first galaxy to be recognised as having a spiral structure
Lord Rosses 72 in / 1. 8m reflecting telescope, 1849Lord Rosses 72 in/1.8m reflecting telescope, 1849. William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867), Irish astronomer and engineer
Robert Stawell Ball, British astronomer, mathematician, lecturer and populariser of science, 1905. Artist: SpyRobert Stawell Ball, Irish-born British astronomer, mathematician, lecturer and populariser of science, 1905. Ball (1840-1913), Lord Rosses astronomer at Parsonstown, Ireland
Spiral galaxy (M 51) in Canes Venatici, 1910. Photograph taken at Mount Wilson Observatory, California, USA. Known as the Whirlpool Galaxy