Images Dated 2008 July

Lord Rosse's telescope, Birr, Offaly, Ireland, 1924-1926.Artist: W Lawrence

Lord Rosse's telescope, Birr, Offaly, Ireland, 1924-1926. William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867), Irish astronomer and engineer, built what was then the largest telescope in the world on his estate at Birr (then known as Parsonstown), Ireland. The instrument was known as 'the Leviathan of Parsonstown'. With it Lord Rosse discovered 15 spiral nebulae, and named the Crab nebula. A print from Hutchinson's Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume III, 1924-1926.

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The London Institution, Finsbury Circus, London, c1827.Artist: William Deeble

The London Institution, Finsbury Circus, London, c1827. The London Institution was founded by subscription in 1805, and was for the 'advancement of literature and the diffusion of useful and polite knowledge'. The building was erected after a design by William Brooks and was opened in 1819. This print is dedicated to Professor John Millington who taught mechanics there from 1817 to 1829: Dedicated to Professor Millington, whose lectures have often enlightened his hearers within these walls.

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The Burning of Richard Woodman and nine other protestant martyrs, at Lewes in Sussex. Artist: Unknown

The Burning of ten protestant martyrs, Lewes, Sussex, 1557. Seventeen Protestant martyrs were burned at the stake between 1555 and 1557 during the persecutions of the reign of Queen Mary. The victims on this occasion, the 22nd June 1557, were Richard Woodman, George Stevens, Alexander Hosman, William Mainard, Thomasina Wood, Margery Morris, James Morris, Denis Burges, Ann Ashton and Mary Groves.

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