Observatory Collection

Donati's Comet, as seen from the Cambridge Observatory, on October 11, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Donati's Comet, as seen from the Cambridge Observatory, on October 11, 1858. As it but seldom happens that such a favourable opportunity occurs for examining the changes which take place in

Donati's Comet, as seen from Greenwich Park, Sept. 17, 7.30p.m. 1858. Creator: Unknown
Donati's Comet, as seen from Greenwich Park, [London], Sept. 17, 7.30p.m. 1858. Although the present comet is a mere dwarf compared with others (its tail measuring only fifteen millions of miles)

The Kew Photoheliograph and Temporary Observatory at Rivabellosa, near Miranda del Ebro, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Kew Photoheliograph and Temporary Observatory at Rivabellosa, near Miranda del Ebro, [Spain], 1860. The Kew photoheliograph consists of a tube having the form of a truncated pyramid

View of Haga with the observatory in the foreground, about 1790. Creator: Louis Jean Desprez
View of Haga with the observatory in the foreground, about 1790

View of the Observatory and the Jesuit College in Rome, 1700-1799. Creator: Unknown
View of the Observatory and the Jesuit College in Rome, 1700-1799

View of the city of Paris seen from the observatory, 1700-1799. Creators: Anon, Jacques Rigaud
View of the city of Paris seen from the observatory, 1700-1799

Transit Instruments at the Cape Observatory, 1857. Creator: Hare
Transit Instruments at the Cape Observatory, [South Africa], 1857. The Transit Instrument...was constructed from the designs of the Astronomer Royal

The Royal Observatory, Cape Town, 1857. Creator: Hare
The Royal Observatory, Cape Town, [South Africa], 1857....however numerous observations may be in the northern hemisphere

Observatory, Amherst College, c1908. Creator: Unknown
Observatory, Amherst College, c1908

Mexico, the Castle of Chapultepec, between 1884 and 1900. Creator: William H. Jackson
Mexico, the Castle of Chapultepec, between 1884 and 1900

Observatory, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: William H. Jackson
Observatory, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass. between 1900 and 1910

'The Samblick Observatory, the Highest Meteorological Station in Europe, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Samblick Observatory, the Highest Meteorological Station in Europe, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Observatory, seen from Butte aux Cailles, c1710. Creator: Francisque Millet
The Observatory, seen from Butte aux Cailles, c1710

Mirza-Uluk-Bek, Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Mirza-Uluk-Bek, Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The {/40726/} Observatory was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer {/40726/}

Detail of Uluk-Bek (to the right of the entrance), Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The {/40726/} Observatory was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer {/40726/}

Tillia-Kari from Uluk-Bek, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Tillia-Kari from Uluk-Bek, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Ulugh Beg Observatory was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg

Hipparchus, Ancient Greek astronomer, 2nd century BC (c1880). Artists reconstruction of Hipparchus (c190-c127 BC) at work

Sir Isaac Newton's Observatory, St. Martin's Street, Leicester Square, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sir Isaac Newton's Observatory, St. Martin's Street, Leicester Square, [London], 1858. Interior of the house...in which this great philosopher lived for several years...The most remarkable

Woods Cabinet, late 19th century. Creator: John Lyman Lovell
Woods Cabinet, late 19th century. [Woods Cabinet and Lawrence Observatory at Amherst College, Massachusetts, USA]. Albumen print

Bandbox, c. 1940. Creator: Marie Lutrell
Bandbox, c. 1940

Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, California, 1895. Creator: BW Kilburn
Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, California, 1895. Albumen silver print, stereocard

The Time Ball, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, Fig. 7, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Time Ball, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, Fig. 7, 1844. The hour of one o clock is announced by the descent of a large black ball, from the summit of a pole

The Moon, 1857-60. Creators: John Adams Whipple, James Wallace Black
The Moon, 1857-60

View of the Observatory, Oxford, May 1, 1810. May 1, 1810. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
View of the Observatory, Oxford, May 1, 1810

The Full Moon, Yerkes Observatory, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
The Full Moon, Yerkes Observatory, c1930s. Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin was founded in 1897 by astronomer George Ellery Hale

Flamstead, (1646-1719), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Flamstead, (1646-1719), 1830. John Flamsteed (1646-1719) English astronomer educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, who made the first recorded observations of Uranus

Observatory of Jai Singh, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Observatory of Jai Singh, c1910. From " Cities of the Moguls". [Plate Ltd. Ceylon, ]

Some Instruments on top of the Observatory, Pekin, China, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
Some Instruments on top of the Observatory, Pekin, China, 1895. The Beijing Ancient Observatory was built in 1442 during the Ming dynasty

The Meridian of Greenwich, From Which All Measurements of Time Are Made, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Meridian of Greenwich, From Which All Measurements Are Made In Astronomy, Navigation, And Geography, Passes Exactly Through The Middle Of The Transit Room Here Shown Open, 1901

High on a little hill in Greenwich Park -for even little hills are counted high
High on a little hill in Greenwich Park - for even little hills are counted high in London - stands the observatory from which most of the worlds nations normally calculate their meridians, c1935

The Great Comet of 1881, observed on the Night of June 25-26, at 1h. 30m AM, pub. 1881
The Great Comet of 1881, observed on the Night of June 25-26, at 1h.30m AM, from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings 1881, pub. 1881 (colour lithograph)

The Great Equatorial Telescope in the Dome, Greenwich Observatory, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Great Equatorial Telescope in the Dome, Greenwich Observatory, (c1878). The 28-inch Greenwich refracting telescope at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, south London

The Magnetic Clock, Greenwich Observatory, c1840, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Magnetic Clock, Greenwich Observatory, c1840, (c1878). People looking at the Shepherd Gate Clock on the wall outside the gate of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich in south London

Entrance to Greenwich Observatory, in 1840, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Entrance to Greenwich Observatory, in 1840, (c1878). The Royal Observatory at Greenwich in south London is best known for the fact that the prime meridian passes through it

Flamsteed House (From Hollars Long View), (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Flamsteed House (From Hollars Long View), (c1878). The Royal Observatory at Greenwich (now part of south London). The building, completed in 1676, was known as Flamsteed House after John Flamsteed

Greenwich, c1910. The Observatory whence the English Geographers date their Longitude. Famous Hospital for Seamen. Population, 100, 450

Greenwich Observatory, c1896. Artist: Poulton & Co
Greenwich Observatory, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Skeleton Dome to House an Astronomical Mammoth, c1935. Mount Wilson Observatory, Los Angeles. Under construction. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton

Facade of the astronomical observatory (1790), by Juan de Villanueva

National Astronomical Observatory of Spain, built in 1790 by order of Charles III, engraving 1870

Hipparchus, Greek astronomer studying the stars at the observatory of Alexandria, lithograph, 1865

Sir Isaac Newtons house and observatory, 35 St Martins Street, Westminster, London, 1826. View of the famous physicists house off Leicester Square

Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, c1830. Artist: J McGahey
Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, c1830. View of the Royal Greenwich Observatory and Flamsteed House from the bottom of the hill in Greenwich Park

Greenwich Park, Greenwich, London, c1850. View of Greenwich Park and the Royal Greenwich Observatory from Park Row, with figures in the foreground

St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, 1822. Artist: Samuel Rawle
St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, 1822. The top and bottom images show an observatory erected over the cross of the cathedral

Greenwich Hospital, London, 1734. Artist: William Henry Toms
Greenwich Hospital, London, 1734. View of Greenwich Hospital, with a barge on the River Thames in the foreground and Greenwich Park in the distance

View of The Observatory in Southwark, London, 1835. Artist: Charles Bellamy
View of The Observatory in Southwark, London, 1835. The Observatory was erected in 1835 for the British Parallactic Society

Greenwich and the Isle of Dogs from the Royal Observatory, London, 1970. A panoramic view showing a misty sky and in the foreground, Greenwich Hospital surrounded by parkland

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