Observing Collection (page 2)

Observation of enemy positions from a barrage balloon, c1914-c1918. Barrage balloons were also used to make an attackers approach more difficult

C. S. Wright Making Observation with the Transit. 8 August 1911, (1913). Artist
C. S. Wright Making Observation with the Transit. 8 August 1911, (1913). Expedition physicist Charles Wright (1887-1975) working at night with small telescope mounted on a box

Lieut. Evans Observing An Occultation of Jupiter, 8 June 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Lieut. Evans Observing An Occultation of Jupiter, 8 June 1911, (1913). Lieutenant Edward Teddy Evans (1881-1957) using a telescope

Interior of one of the deepest hollow ways cut by the torrents of the rain water
Interior view of one of the deepest hollow ways cut by the torrents of the rain water on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, Plate XXXIX

A night view of a current of lava that ran from Mount Vesuvius towards Resina, 1776
A night view of a current of lava that ran from Mount Vesuvius towards Resina, Plate XXXVIII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies

Commander Evans observing an Occulation of Jupiter, Antarctica, 1910-1912. Artist
Commander Evans observing an Occulation of Jupiter, Antarctica, 1910-1912. Edward Evans (1881-1957) was second in command of Captain Scotts Antarctic expedition of 1910-1913

Arabian astrologers, 1513 (late 19th century). Copy of an illustration from In Somnium Sciopinis (Commentary on the Dream of Scipio) by Macrobius, (Venice 1513), used in A History of Magic

An astrologer casting a horoscope, 1617 (late 19th century). Copy of an illustration from Utriusque Cosmi Historia by Robert Fludd, (Oppenheim 1617), used in A History of Magic, late 19th century

A Greek astronomer studying the stars, 1694. Artist: Johannes Kip
A Greek astronomer studying the stars, 1694. Illustration from Book 1, Part 5 Chapter 17, of The Principles of Philosophy by Anthony Le Grand, 1694

Astonomers looking through a telescope, 1660-1661. Artist: Andreas Cellarius
Astonomers looking through a telescope, 1660-1661. From The Celestial Atlas, or The Harmony of the Universe (Atlas coelestis seu harmonia macrocosmica) by Andreas Cellarius

People watching a comet, 1857

Observation officer and signallers keep a sharp lookout, St Quentin, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail. (Colorised black and white print)

Observing The Eclipse of the Sun, 6th April 1894, 1897
Observing The Eclipse of the Sun, 6th April 1894, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

An operation at Charing Cross Hospital, London, 1901 (1903). Artist: Time Life Pictures
An operation at Charing Cross Hospital, London, 1901 (1903). A team of surgeons work on a patient in the operating theatre of Charing Cross Hospital while men in the gallery observe the procedure

Studying the formation of clouds from his attic, c1918. The early theorist of evolution, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829), suggested a way of categorising clouds

Why an apple falls, c1918. Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727) often told the story that he was inspired to formulate his theory of gravitation by watching the fall of an apple from a tree

A look-out on the bridge of a British warship, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
A look-out on the bridge of a British warship, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 17th January 1896

Signalling by semaphore on board HMS Camperdown, 1895. Artist: Gregory & Co
Signalling by semaphore on board HMS Camperdown, 1895. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 20th December 1895

Artillery observation officer in forward post, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Artillery observation officer in forward post, France, World War I, 1914-1918. During the Advance on Wancourt. Stereoscopic card detail

Telescope from Selenographia, 1647 (1956). Selenographia is a work by the German/Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687)

Crugers azimuth quadrant, 1673 (1956). Artist: A Steck
Crugers azimuth quadrant, 1673 (1956). Peter Cruger (1580-1639) was a German mathematician, astronomer and polymath. He taught the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius

Jean Henri Fabre, French entomologist, 1880. Fabre (1823-1915) examining specimens through a magnifying glass. He wrote numerous books on the anatomy and behaviour of insects

Looking into the Orange Free State, Boer War, South Africa, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking into the Orange Free State, Boer War, South Africa, 1900. View over the 12th Brigade camp and Signal Hill, Slingersfontein. Stereoscopic card

Twenty-eight-inch reflecting telescope, Greenwich Observatory, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press

Front cover of Coastal Command, 1943. Coastal Command was a booklet issued for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information

The old observing-room, Greenwich, late 17th century (1893). The Royal Observatory at Greenwich was founded in 1675 by King Charles II, with John Flamsteed appointed as the first Astronomer Royal

Battlecruiser HMS Hood during spring exercises, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Tsar Alexander II of Russia and his staff, (1900). Alexander II (1818-1881) pictured seated, flanked by King Carol I of Romania (left) and Grand Duke Nicholas (right)

The Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa, Second Anglo-Boer War, February 1900. Artist: Richard Knotel
The Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa, Second Anglo-Boer War, February 1900

Napoleon III at the Battle of Solferino, (1863), 1900. Artist: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
Napoleon III at the Battle of Solferino, (1863), 1900

A Celebration for the Birth of the French Heir apparent, 1781 (1783). Artist: Philibert Louis Debucourt
A Celebration for the Birth of the French Heir apparent, 1781 (1783). From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Transport of Prostitutes to the Salpetriere, c1760-1770. Artist: Etienne Jeaurat
Transport of Prostitutes to the Salpetriere, c1760-1770. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France

Study for Une Baignade, 1883. Artist: Georges-Pierre Seurat
Study for Une Baignade, 1883. From the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Ukrainian serving with the German army, Russian Front, 1941-1944. Detail from a German propaganda poster. When the Germans invaded the Soviet Union in 1941

Observation post in a tree, Woevre, France, World War I, c1914. A print from the Le Flambeau (the Torch)

The Oath in the Tennis Court, 1791. Artist: Jacques Louis David
The Oath in the Tennis Court, 1791. Located in the collection at, Musee National du Cheteau, Versailles

Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1735. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1735. Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting, watches the preparations for the sacrifice of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, that she has demanded

The Crucifixion, (part of a diptych), early 14th century. Artist: Pacino di Bonaguida
The Crucifixion, (part of a diptych), early 14th century. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

The Crucifixion, St Marks Basilica, Venice, Italy

Christ on the Cross, 16th century. From Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis, Portugal

The Haymakers, 1880. Artist: Jules Bastien-Lepage
The Haymakers, 1880. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Woman with a Child Afraid of a Dog, 17th century. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Woman with a Child Afraid of a Dog, 17th century. From the Museum of Fine Art, Budapest

A Village Bullfight, c1812-1814. Artist: Francisco Goya
A Village Bullfight, c1812-1814. From the Royal Academy of San Fernando, Madrid, Spain

Jean Henri Fabre, French entomologist, 1911. Artist: L Patriarche
Jean Henri Fabre, French entomologist, 1911. Fabre (1823-1915) examining specimens through a magnifying glass. He wrote numerous books on the anatomy and behaviour of insects

Galileo demonstrating his telescope, Venice, 1609 (1870). In this artists reconstruction Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian astronomer, mathematician and physicist

Paris Observatory, France, 1740. Astronomers using telescopes to observe objects in the night sky including Saturn and the Moon

Johannes Hevelius, German astronomer, 1647. Known now by the latinized form of his name - Jan Hewel or Hewelcke - Hevelius (1611-1687)

Explanation of principles of physics, 1725. The formation of a rainbow by dispersion and total internal reflection (top), and observing Newtons Rings (circular concentric interference fringes)

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