Skip to main content

Rosse Collection

Background imageRosse Collection: The Ouse Bridge, York, 1844. Creator: Smyth

The Ouse Bridge, York, 1844. Creator: Smyth
The Ouse Bridge, York, 1844. Meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science were held in York, and... have continued through the week with increasing interest and popularity

Background imageRosse Collection: The Great Telescope constructed by Lord Rosse, 1828-1845, 1901. Creator: Unknown

The Great Telescope constructed by Lord Rosse, 1828-1845, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Great Telescope constructed by Lord Rosse, 1828-1845, (1901). Irish astronomer and engineer William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867)

Background imageRosse Collection: Birr Castle, Count Offaly, Ireland, home of the Earl of Rosse, c1880

Birr Castle, Count Offaly, Ireland, home of the Earl of Rosse, c1880. William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, a keen astronomer

Background imageRosse Collection: Lord Rosses telescope, Birr, Offaly, Ireland, 1924-1926. Artist: W Lawrence

Lord Rosses telescope, Birr, Offaly, Ireland, 1924-1926. Artist: W Lawrence
Lord Rosses telescope, Birr, Offaly, Ireland, 1924-1926. William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867), Irish astronomer and engineer

Background imageRosse Collection: Observation of a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici drawn by Lord Rosse, 1850

Observation of a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici drawn by Lord Rosse, 1850. Artist: William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
Observation of a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici drawn by Lord Rosse, 1850. Known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, this was the first galaxy to be recognised as having a spiral structure

Background imageRosse Collection: Lord Rosses 72 in / 1. 8m reflecting telescope, 1849

Lord Rosses 72 in / 1. 8m reflecting telescope, 1849
Lord Rosses 72 in/1.8m reflecting telescope, 1849. William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867), Irish astronomer and engineer

Background imageRosse Collection: Robert Stawell Ball, British astronomer, mathematician, lecturer and populariser of science, 1905

Robert Stawell Ball, British astronomer, mathematician, lecturer and populariser of science, 1905. Artist: Spy
Robert Stawell Ball, Irish-born British astronomer, mathematician, lecturer and populariser of science, 1905. Ball (1840-1913), Lord Rosses astronomer at Parsonstown, Ireland

Background imageRosse Collection: Spiral galaxy (M 51) in Canes Venatici, 1910

Spiral galaxy (M 51) in Canes Venatici, 1910. Photograph taken at Mount Wilson Observatory, California, USA. Known as the Whirlpool Galaxy


All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping