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Martian planet surface, Viking 1 Mission to Mars, 1976. Creator: NASAMartian planet surface, Viking 1 Mission to Mars, 1976. The Viking 1 spacecraft, part of NASAs Viking programme, was the first spacecraft to land successfully on Mars and perform its mission
Rock-strewn Martian surface, Viking Lander mission, 1970s. Creator: NASARock-strewn Martian surface, Viking Lander mission, 1970s. NASAs Viking program consisted of a pair of American space probes sent to Mars, Viking 1 and Viking 2
Earth from space - Africa and the Atlantic Ocean, c1980s. Creator: NASAEarth from space - Africa and the Atlantic Ocean, c1980s. Planet Earth showing the Sahara Desert, with Europe at the top
Earth from space - the Mediterranean, c1980s. Creator: NASAEarth from space - the Mediterranean, c1980s. Cloud cover over Europe, with the Mediterranean sea visible in the centre
Pixellated Earth from space, c1980s. Creator: NASAPixellated Earth from space, c1980s
Earth from Apollo 15, 26 July 1971. Creator: NASAEarth from Apollo 15, 26 July 1971. Planet Earth photographed by the Apollo 15 crew, from between 25, 000 and 30, 000 nautical miles away
Earth from space - Africa, c1980s. Creator: NASAEarth from space - Africa, c1980s. Planet Earth showing Africa and part of the Middle East, with Europe at the top
Earth with Venus rising, c1980s. Creator: NASAEarth with Venus rising, c1980s. The planet Venus with Earth in the foreground, seen from space
Earth from space, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Creator: NASAEarth from space, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Planet Earth showing the land mass of Africa, seen from the Apollo II spacecraft
India-Pakistan boundary seen from aboard the second Space Shuttle flight, November 1981. The border between India and Pakistan stretches from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of the Himalayan
Earths atmosphere, view from Apollo II spacecraft, July 1969. Creator: NASAEarths atmosphere, view from Apollo II spacecraft, July 1969. Apollo 11 was the fifth manned Apollo mission, and was the first to land on the Moon
The Himalayas between China and Tibet, seen from aboard the second Space Shuttle flight, 1981The Himalayas between China and Tibet, seen from aboard the second Space Shuttle flight, November 1981. A lake in the Himalayan mountain range
The Tibetan Plateau seen from aboard the first Space Shuttle flight, April 1981. Creator: NASAThe Tibetan Plateau seen from aboard the first Space Shuttle flight, April 1981. View of the Tibetan or Himalayan Plateau (known in China as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau or the Qing-Zang Plateau)
Baja California and the Sea of Cortes, seen from aboard the first Space Shuttle flight, April 1981. The Baja California Peninsula, a state in western Mexico, which protrudes into the Pacific Ocean
Lieut. Evans Observing An Occultation of Jupiter, 8 June 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert PontingLieut. Evans Observing An Occultation of Jupiter, 8 June 1911, (1913). Lieutenant Edward Teddy Evans (1881-1957) using a telescope
The Giant Planet and His Great Red Spot, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
The Glory of the Sun When Eclipsed, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]
Immense Eruption of a Solar Prominence 140, 000 Miles High, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
The Red Planet Studied Through The Modern Telescope, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
Mercurys Eternal Night, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
Mercurys Perpetual Day, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
Commander Evans observing an Occulation of Jupiter, Antarctica, 1910-1912. ArtistCommander 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
Ptolemic System, 1660-1661. Artist: Andreas CellariusPtolemic System, 1660-1661. The Ptolemaic or geocentric model has the Earth at the centre of the Universe with all the other bodies, including the Sun, orbiting around it
Map of Christian contellations, 1660-1661. Artist: Andreas CellariusMap of Christian contellations, 1660-1661. From The Celestial Atlas, or The Harmony of the Universe (Atlas coelestis seu harmonia macrocosmica) by Andreas Cellarius, published by Johannes Janssonius
The conjunction of the planets, 1660-1661. Artist: Andreas CellariusThe conjunction of the planets, 1660-1661. From The Celestial Atlas, or The Harmony of the Universe (Atlas coelestis seu harmonia macrocosmica) by Andreas Cellarius, published by Johannes Janssonius
Map showing Tycho Brahes system of planetary orbits, 1660-1661. From The Celestial Atlas, or The Harmony of the Universe (Atlas coelestis seu harmonia macrocosmica) by Andreas Cellarius
Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer, (1660-1661). Artist: Andreas CellariusNicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer, (1660-1661). Detail from a map showing the Copernican system of planetary orbits (the Planisphaerium Copernicanum )
Map showing Tycho Brahes system of planetary orbits around the Earth, 1660-1661. From The Celestial Atlas, or The Harmony of the Universe (Atlas coelestis seu harmonia macrocosmica)
Map charting the movement of the Earth and Planets, 1660-1661. Artist: Andreas CellariusMap charting the movement of the Earth and Planets, 1660-1661. From The Celestial Atlas, or The Harmony of the Universe (Atlas coelestis seu harmonia macrocosmica) by Andreas Cellarius
Chart describing the movement of the Planets, 1660-1661. Artist: Andreas CellariusChart describing the movement of the Planets, 1660-1661. From The Celestial Atlas, or The Harmony of the Universe (Atlas coelestis seu harmonia macrocosmica) by Andreas Cellarius
An astronomer, detail from a map of the planets, 1660-1661. Artist: Andreas CellariusAn astronomer, detail from a map of the planets, 1660-1661. From The Celestial Atlas, or The Harmony of the Universe (Atlas coelestis seu harmonia macrocosmica) by Andreas Cellarius
Mars, Roman god of war, 1569. Mars (Greek Ares) riding in his chariot pulled by dogs (the dogs of war). Mars was regarded as a male planet, hot and fiery
Allegorical Representation, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da VinciAllegorical Representation, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]
Planeten - Fig. 2. Saturn, c1902Planeten - Fig.2. Saturn, c1902. From Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, c1902
Planeten - Fig. 1. Jupiter, c1902Planeten - Fig.1. Jupiter, c1902. From Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, c1902
Sir Wilhelm Friedrich Herschel, German-born British astronomer and composer, 19th century. Artist: E ScrivenSir Wilhelm Friedrich Herschel, German-born British astronomer and composer, 19th century. Herschel (1738-1822) became famous for discovering the planet Uranus
Sir William Herschel, German-born British astronomer. Artist: E ScrivenSir William Herschel, German-born British astronomer. Holding a diagram of planets and their planetry rings. Herschel (1738-1822) constructed his own telescope after taking up astronomy as a hobby
Series of observations of the planet Saturn, 1656. These observations made by Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687), latinized name of the German astronomer Jan Hewel or Hewelcke
Geocentric or Earth-centred system of the universe, 1528. At the centre is the world showing Aristotles (384-323 BC) four elements, Earth, Air, Fire and Water, surrounded by the spheres of the Sun
Keplers explanation of the structure of the planetary system, 1619. Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) used the five regular polyhedra between the spheres of the planets in the diagram of his explanation
Geocentric or Earth-centred Universe, c1617. The Earth surrounded by the spheres of the elements water, air and fire, and by the spheres of the Moon
The relation of Man, the microcosm, with the Universe, the macrocosm, c1617. The spheres of the Sun, Moon and planets and the hierarchy of angels and archangels
Music of the Spheres, 1619. The divine musical scales of the planets which German astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) calculated from the velocities of the planets when closest to
Paris Observatory, France, 1740. Astronomers using telescopes to observe objects in the night sky including Saturn and the Moon
Descartes model of the Universe, 1668. Descartes Universe showing how matter which filled it was collected in vortices with a star at the centre of each, often orbiting planets
Keplers illustration to explain his discovery of the elliptical orbit of Mars, 1609. Working with data collected by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe
Rene Descartes model of the structure of the Universe, 1668Rene Descartes (1596-1650) model of the structure of the Universe, [1668]. Showing matter filling the Universe collected in vortices with a star at centre of each, often with orbiting planets
Detail of Jupiter and its inner satellite lo. Storms in the upper atmosphere of the planet are clearly visible. Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system