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Letter from Sir Issac Newton to William Briggs, 20th June 1682. Artist: Isaac NewtonLetter from Sir Issac Newton to William Briggs, 20th June 1682
William Herschels reflecting telescope of 40 ft (12 m) focal length, 1789 (1807)
Sir David Brewster, about 1854-1859. Creator: Maull & PolyblankSir David Brewster, about 1854-1859. Additional Info: Portrait of Sir David Brester, seated at a writing desk
A Teenage Boy and Girl with a Viewer for an Optique Picture (Nozoki-karakuri); Kobo Daishis Poem on the Jewel River of Koya (Koya no Tamagawa: Kobo Daishi), ca. 1788
"Newton Investigating Light, " by J. A. Houston, R.S.A. 1870
I. Newton, (1642-1727), 1830. Creator: UnknownI. Newton, (1642-1727), 1830. Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge
South Staffordshire Industrial Exhibition at Wolverhampton, 1869. Creator: UnknownSouth Staffordshire Industrial and Fine-Arts Exhibition in the grounds of Molineux House at Wolverhampton, 1869. The architect and designer of the decorations is Mr
Professor Robert Wood, portrait photograph, 1932. Creator: Arnold GentheProfessor Robert Wood, portrait photograph, 1932
Design: Camera Obscura, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. DefehrtDesign: Camera Obscura, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77
Stereoopticon, c. 1937. Creator: William SpieckerStereooptician, c. 1937
Moritz Hermann von Jacobis Telegraph, 1843. Creator: Historic ObjectMoritz Hermann von Jacobis Telegraph, 1843. Found in the collection of State Central Railway Museum, St. Petersburg
Portrait of Moritz Hermann von Jacobi (1801-1874), 1837. Creator: Hau, Eduard (1807-1887)Portrait of Moritz Hermann von Jacobi (1801-1874), 1837. Private Collection
Huygens, (1629-1695), 1830. Creator: UnknownHuygens, (1629-1695), 1830. Christiaan Huygens or Huyghens (1629-1695) Dutch physicist, mathematician, astronomer and inventor who made contributions to optics, mechanics and astronomy
Camera obscura. From Encyclopedie by Denis Diderot and Jean Le Rond d Alembert, 1751-1765. Private Collection
Ars magna lucis et umbrae, 1646. Creator: Kircher, Athanasius (1602-1680)Ars magna lucis et umbrae, 1646. Private Collection
Comparative depiction of the human eye and the camera obscura, 18th century. Private Collection
Hans Jansen and his son Sacharias, c1870. Artist: H SluyterHans Jansen and his son Sacharias, c1870
Microscope made by C Reichert, Vienna, 1895. Artist: C ReichertMicroscope made by C Reichert, Vienna, 1895. The microscope featured objectives of different powers which could be turned into viewing position as required
Camera obscura, 1855. Drawing a landscape using a portable camera obscura in the form of a tent. From The Museum of Science and Art by Dionysius Lardner. (London, 1855)
Technician installing eye-glasses in helmet. Creator: NASATechnician installing eye-glasses in helmet
Polyorama Panoptique, c1851. Box with expanding bellows, a lens, a shutter and a set of slides that can be inserted
Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727), English mathematician, astronomer and physicist, 1924Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727), English mathematician, astronomer and physicist, 19th century. Newtons discoveries were prolific and exerted a huge influence on science and thought
Thomsons Lantern, 19th century(?)
Christiaan Huygens, 17th century Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist, c1870. Huygens (1629-1695) made important contributions in several scientific fields
Optical studies, late 15th or early 16th century (1954). Artist: Leonardo da VinciOptical studies, late 15th or early 16th century (1954). Ms. C, 22r. A print from Leonardo da Vinci by Ludwig H Heydenreich. (London, 1954)
Reflections of the sun on water, late 15th or early 16th century (1954). Codex Atlanticus, 208v-b. A print from Leonardo da Vinci by Ludwig H Heydenreich. (London, 1954)
A letter from Isaac Newton, and a view of his birthplace at WoolsthorpeA letter from Sir Isaac Newton, and a view of his birthplace at Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1682, (1840)
Roger Bacon, 13th century English Franciscan friar and philosopher, (c1850)
The Spectacles Seller, Eyesight (from the series The Five Senses ), 17th century. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Tula, Russia
Sir David Brewster, 19th century Scottish scientist, inventor and writer. Artist: DJ PoundSir David Brewster, 19th century Scottish scientist, inventor and writer
Descartes idea of the hydraulic action of the nerves, 1692
David Brewster, Scottish physicist, 1868. Brewster (1781-1868) was editor of the Edinburgh Magazine, 1802 and the Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, 1808. His scientific work was mainly in the field of optics
Galileo demonstrating his telescope, Venice, 1609 (1870)
Microscopes and microscopical objects, 1750. I: Wilsons pocket microscope. II: Scroll microscope. III: Tripod microscope - improved form of Marshalls double microscope
Universal joint invented by Robert Hooke, 1676. Hooke (1635-1703) devised this joint to allow directional movement of astronomical instruments. From A Description of Helioscopes by Robert Hooke
Newtons experiment splitting white light into the colours of the spectrum by a prism, 1757Newtons experiment showing how white light is refracted by a prism and split into the colours of the spectrum, 1757
Optical phenomena observed and described by Sir Isaac Newton, 1704
William Wollastons reflecting goniometer for measuring the angles of crystals, 1874. William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828) was a notable English chemist who researched into both chemistry and optics
Plate measuring microscope, 1895. A woman measuring star positions on a photographic plate during the compilation of the Carte du Ciel at the Paris Observatory
Light, c1850. Educational plate showing reflection and refraction, light travelling in straight lines, a burning mirror (13) and Newtons prism experiment (27). (Wurtemberg, Germany c1850)
Hans Lippershey, Dutch optician credited with the discovery of the telescope, 1655
Discovery of the principle of the telescope, 17th century (1863)
Sir David Brewster, Scottish physicist, 1800s. Artist: William HollSir David Brewster, Scottish physicist, 1800s. Brewster is chiefly remembered for his lifelong investigations into optics
John Dollond, optician, c1750. Artist: PosselwhiteJohn Dollond, optician, c1750. Pictured with a book with an overhanging leaf with ther word Opticks on it. Dolland became known for his invention of the achromatic lens
Joseph Jackson Lister, English wine merchant and amateur microscopist, 1830s. Photographed with a microscope
Archimedes Burning Mirror, device used at the Siege of Syracuse, 215-212 BC (1642)
Experiment showing that prismatic colours cannot be split further, 1747
Isaac Newtons prism experiment showing how sunlight is split into its separate colours, 1747
Plate showing diagram of the optics of a reflecting telescope (Fig 29), 1704
The Hubble Space Telescope orbiting the Earth, c1990s
Microscope by Anton Van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch, c1670
Where Ignorance is Bliss, 1868. Artist: George Du MaurierWhere Ignorance is Bliss, 1868. Invasion of privacy by a seaside camera obscura (left)
Camera obscura, c1840
Seaside visitors paying a visit to the camera obscura, 1862
Isaac Newton, English scientist and mathematician, (1666) 1874
Plate from Opticks, by Isaac Newton, showing the splitting of light through prisms, 1704
Isaac Newtons reflecting telescope, 1668. Artist: Isaac NewtonIsaac Newtons reflecting telescope, 1668. Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English scientist and mathematician built the first ever reflecting telescope in 1668
Newton Investigating Light, c1879. English scientist and mathematician Isaac Newtons (1642-1727) discoveries were prolific and exerted a huge influence on science and thought
Title page of Opticks by English scientist and mathematician Isaac Newton, 1794. Newtons (1642-1727) discoveries were prolific and exerted a huge influence on science and thought
Christiaan Huygens, Dutch physicist, mathematician and astronomer, 1762. Huygens made important contributions in several scientific fields
Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), Dutch physicist, mathematician and astronomer, c1870. Huygens made important contributions in several scientific fields
Refracting telescope without a tube, designed by Christiaan Huyghens c1650 (1724). From an edition of Huyghens Opera Varia, 1724
Ezekiels vision of a chariot in the sky and a hand in the clouds holding out a book to him, 1804. Ezekiel was one of the four great Hebrew prophets
Ezekiels vision of chariot in sky, c614 BCEzekiels vision of chariot in sky c614 BC. Ezekiel was one of the four great Hebrew prophets
William Herschels reflecting telescope with focal length of 40 feet, Slough, England, 1809
Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), Dutch microscopist, c1810. Artist: John ChapmanAnton van Leewenhoek (1632-1723) Dutch microscopist, c1810
Anatomy of the eye, 1572. Illustration showing the structure of the eye from an edition of Optica thesaurus a work on optics by the Arab mathematician Alhazen (Abu Ali al-Hasan Ibn Alhasan)
Ernst Abbe (1840-1905), German physicist. Abbe conducted research in the field of optics. He was a partner in the famous firm Carl Zeiss of Jena, manufacturers of lenses
Observing a solar eclipse, 1673. Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687), a wealthy Polish brewer and councillor of Danzig, devoted much time and money to astronomy
Galileo presenting his telescope to the Muses, 1655-56Galileo presenting his telescope to the Muses, and pointing out a heliocentric system. Note Jupiter and its satellites, the phases of Venus, and the triple nature of Saturn
Spectroscope, 1872. Instrument of the type developed by Robert Bunsen (1811-1899) and Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (1824-1887) during the 1850s
Thomas Young, English physician, physicist and Egyptologist, 1881