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Missionaries showing the King of Siam a solar eclipse. The missionaries are projecting an image of the eclipse through a telescope onto a white surface and astounding the King and his court
Jean-Henri Fabre, French entomologist, c1890-1915Jean-Henri Fabre, French entomologist, c early 20th century. Fabre (1823-1915), author of numerous books on the anatomy and behaviour of insects
Jean-Henri Fabre, French entomologist, c early 20th century. Fabre (1823-1915), author of numerous books on the anatomy and behaviour of insects, in his study at Serignan, Vaucluse, France
Refracting telescope without a tube, designed by Christiaan Huyghens c1650 (1724). From an edition of Huyghens Opera Varia, 1724
Amerigo Vespucci (1471-1512), Italian-born Spanish explorer. Vespucci observing the constellation of the Southern Cross. During his voyages
Ptolemy, Alexandrian Greek astronomer and geographer, 1508. Ptolemy (Claudius of Ptolemaeus) (c100-c170 AD), using a quadrant to observe the Moon and stars. Urania, Muse of Astronomy, instructs him
The Siege of La Rochelle, 1628 (20th century). During the Renaissance, La Rochelle adopted Protestant ideas, and from 1568 became a centre for the Huguenots
Ptolemy (Claudius of Ptolemaeus c90-158), Alexandrian Greek astronomer and geographer. Ptolemy making observations using a quadrant
George Ellery Hale (1868-1938), American astronomer, observing sunspots, 1907. Hale was director of Yerkes (1895-1905) and Mount Wilson (1904-23) Observatories
Execution of Jean Desmartes, 1383 (19th / early 20th century). Artist: Jean-Paul LaurensExecution of Jean Desmartes, 1383 (19th/early 20th century). Jean Desmartes and eleven notables are decapitated after the revolt of the maillotins in Paris. From the Hotel de Ville, Paris, France
Observing a solar eclipse, 1673. Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687), a wealthy Polish brewer and councillor of Danzig, devoted much time and money to astronomy