Historical Astronomy Instruments

Images of astronomers using traditional scientific instruments like astrolabes and armillary spheres, depicting historical studies of astronomy.

December, baking, showing Capricorn and Sagittarius, shepherds' calendar, engraving, late-15th century, France

Distilla device with two barrels, Jan Luyken, 1693 print Print at the top right marked: fol. 10. Amsterdam paper etching laboratory (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

Aureolus Philipp 'Theophra Paracels'

Johannes Hevelius, German astronomer, 1647. Artist: Unknown

Annibal Barlet; antimony emetic

Using a quadrant with a plumb bob to calculate the height of a tower by triangulation. From Sebastian Munster 'Rudimenta Mathematica', Basle 1551. Woodcut.

Porcell, John Thomas (XVI century). Spanish doctor. Autopsy. Engraving.

Allegory on the Chemistry, Bernard Picart, 1729 print Laboratory in which putti mix a liquids. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving chemistry

Wonderful petrifaction and other images, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Monstrelet, Gaignieres collection, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1861.

Dioscorides, Pedanius (40-c.70). Greek physician. He settled down the scientific grounds of the medicine. Distilling alcohol. Illustration from 'Tractatus de herbis', edition from 15th century of the work 'De Materia Medica' by Dioscorides. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. EMILIA-ROMAGNA. Modena. Estense Library.

A woodcut engraving depicting the production of saltpetre layers of calcium nitrate scrapings and lime mixed with wood put in a vat and water trickled through it. Liquor collected at the bottom. If not judged strong enough it was poured through a second vat, then boiled down and set in pans to crystallise. Dated 16th century

J. Scultetus "Armamentarium...", 1655, figure

Engraving depicting astronomers making observations of the Moon. Dated 15th century

Weighing and measuring. Date: 1555

Refining of silver, showing (2) a test put into the furnace and (3) burning the silver in a test. A test warming (8) and a roaster for making burnt silver dry (9). From 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker 'Beschreibung allerfurnemisten mineralischen Ertzt- und Berckwercksarten' originally published in Prague in 1574. Copperplate engraving.

Plant and insect still life with crab, copper engraving by Justus Sadeler after Joris Hoefnagel, from Archetypa, 1614

COPERNICUS, Nicolaus (1473-1543). Polish astronomer. Copernicus' planisphere. D_tail with portrait. Etching. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

Engraving depicting a bolide meteor falling to earth during the day. Dated 17th Century

The Prognostications (Prophecies) of Paracelsus, are exceedingly cryptic, filled with allegorical symbols and capable of being reinterpreted for any purpose. born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, was a Swiss German philosopher, physician, botanist, astrologer. 'A flower growth to the destined height. He that causeth her to grow also causeth her to fade. This happens to thee, for Magic hath therewith adorned thee, that thy coming up should be known, and also how thou has come to nought

Claudius Ptolemaeus; Ptholomeus astronomus; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a man. In his hands he has a measuring instrument. The text identifies him as Claudius Ptolemaeus, Greek astrologer and astronomer. The print is part of an album.

Tuna processing, 1572-1598, by Franz Hogenberg (ca 1540-ca 1590 ), a scene from Civitates Orbis Terrarum, by Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Franz Hogenberg (ca 1540-ca 1590).

A dragon seen from different visual angles, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

A compendious system of astronomy, vol. 1, frontispiece. Smith, Thomas, 1775 or 1776-1830. Frontispieces. 1815. Rare Book Division

Figures with cards at a globe and nautical instruments, Johannes van Keulen (I), 1700 print paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing instruments used in geodesy, surveying instruments. globe. zodiac; the twelve zodiacal signs together

medieval woodcut of a pharmacist. The first pharmacopoeia was published in Nuremberg, Germany in 1542

justice penitentary system immurement copper engraving Germany 1725 private collection,

Cover picture by Botanica Pharmaceutica by Andreas Friedrich Happe, Volume IV., 1800, digital reproduction of a historical template, between 1790 and 1810, Botanica Pharmaceutica by Andreas Friedrich Happe

The Royal College of Pharmacy. A public course in the large laboratory used for demonstrations, 1779 (front) Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (1724-1780). The Royal College of Pharmacy. A public course in the large laboratory used for demonstrations, 1779. Black Stone, Lavis de Bistur, 1779.

His electrical generating machine, using a globe of sulphur in a wooden frame, successfully creating electricity by friction Date: 1663

Jean Richer (1630-1696). French astronomer of the Paris Observatory. He was the first scientist to observe that gravitational force was not identical at all points on Earth. Astronomical and gravimetric observations from the island of Cayenne (French Guiana), where Jean Ritcher was sent by the French Academy of Sciences in 1672 to observe Mars during its perigee. Engraving by Sébastien Leclerc (1637-1714). Colorised.

medicine, ancient world, students drawing a mandrake, miniature from the ""Vienna Dioscorides"", Byzantium, 512, wood engraving, 19th century,

Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus, 1543); By Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564),

Heraclitus cryt, Jan van der Bruggen (attributed to), 1659 - 1726 print The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is in his office with a globe and cries. paper (story of) Heraclitus, the philosopher. globe. crying, shouting

Illustration showing a view of Augsburg, Germany with the comets of 1680, 1682, and 1683 in the sky

Hipparchus in the Observatory of Alexandria, Egypt, Illustration, Cyclopaedia of Universal History, Volume 1, The Ancient World, by John Clark Ridpath, the Jones Brothers Publishing Company, 1885

Hygieia, goddess of health, in a scientific cabinet. Coloured pen and ink drawing by O. Cramer, 1837.

Foolishness of astrology, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1782 print paper etching astrologer at work. telescope. horoscope

Scientist with beret on head and passer in hand; Collection of heads; Raccolta di test.

Galileo Galilei (15 Feb. 1564 8 Jan. 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, philosopher and astronomer who played a pivotal role in establishing modern science at a time when contradiction of religion was considered heresy. It was as an astronomer that he was most controversial. Galileo developed telescopes that confirmed the phases of Venus, and the discovery of the four largest satellites of Jupiter (named the Galilean moons in his honour), as well as sunspots. In 1610, while a majority of philosophers and astronomers still subscribed to the geocentric opinion that the Earth was the centre of the universe, Galileo came out in support of Copernicus' heliocentric view that the Sun was at the center of the solar system. Galileo's opinions were met with outrage and bitter opposition, and he was denounced to the Roman Inquisition. In February 1616, although he had been cleared of any offence, the Catholic Church nevertheless condemned heliocentrism as 'false and contrary to Chris

Citrus fruit, Bergamotto della grand sorte and Veillhof, garden design, Nuremberg Hesperides, Nuremberg Hesperides Gardens by Johann Christoph Volkamer, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, 1710, digitally restored reproduction of an 18th century original, exact original date not known, Europe

Planet Mars and the zodiac signs under their influence. Engraving in "Chronografia y repertorio de los Tiempos", 1585 by Francisco Vicente de Tornamira (1534-1597).

Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). Italian astronomer, mathematician and physicist. Galileo demonstrating the new astronomical theories at the University of Padua. Engraving after a painting of 1873 by Mexican artist Felix Parra (1845-1919). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). Italian astronomer, mathematician and physicist. Galileo demonstrating the new astronomical theories at the University of Padua. Engraving after a painting of 1873 by Mexican artist Felix Parra (1845-1919). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.

Distillation 1500. Distilling using double pelicans. From ' Liber de arte distillandi de simplicibus' by Hieronmus Braunschweig. (Strasbourg, 1500).

Gemma Phrysius or Frisius (1508-1555), Dutch mathematician, holding an adjustable ring dial for determining the altitude of the sun for calendar calculations. From Peter Apian 'Cosmographia', Antwerp, 1539. Engraving

Personifications of marine, geography, astronomy and mathematics around a globe, print maker: Harmanus Vinkeles, (mentioned on object), publisher: Jacobus Huysman, (mentioned on object), Goes, 1755 - 1800, paper, etching, engraving, h 229 mm × w 166 mm

Mandragora male, legendary form of the Mandragora officinarum, Mandragora officinarum, illustration from 1880, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Aristotle (384-322 BC) Greek Philosopher & Scientist Stock Montage, Inc.

Drink Mclaughlin's Coffee-The Scientist, Chicago Trade Cards, 19th Century

Science toys, the magnetic diviner. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887

Science toys, the magnetic diviner. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887

Prophecy figure XII from Prognosticatio Eximii Doctoris Paracelsi, 1536. Artist: Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus

Commemorative medal offered to Michel Eugene Chevreul, August 30, 1886. French chemist whose work contributed to significant developments in science, medicine and art. France. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1886

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543). Polish astronomer. Nineteenth-century engraving.

European colonialism. Scramble for Africa. Lithography by G. Ansal. 19th century.

Debit of Sel. Flow of salt ".

Sprat, Sprattus sprattus, and section through a smokehouse showing workers smoking herring in a kipper factory, 18th century. Handcolored copperplate engraving after Jacob Nilson from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish, Augsburg, 1804. Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist known as the German Buffon.

Doctor examining a heart, miniature from the Treaty of Medicine by Aldebrande of Florence, manuscript,1356, Italy.

TitleVignnet for: Claas Jansz Vooght, Quadrans astronomicus et geometric: Orte a thorough underwearingh on 'Tesmaketzel and' tveeladeh Gebruyk des Quadrants, 1714.a Sailor With a Bottom in His Hands is Between Books and Astronomical Instruments. In The Background The Sea With Ships.

Hippocrates of Cos (c460-377 or 359 BC) Ancient Greek physician. The 'Father of Medicine' who laid the foundations of a scientific basis for medicine. He taught that the four humours (blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile) were the main seats of disease. Engraving

Sir Charles Scarborough and Dr Edward Arris conducting an anatomical dissection. Watercolour painting by G. P. Harding after an oil painting by R. Greenbury.

Frontispiece and title page of : 'Tabulae Rudolphinae : quibus astronomicae....' by Johannes Kepler, 1571-1630

Ascension of Lunardi's Balloon in Madrid January 8, 1793. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1884

Title vignette for: Claas Jansz Vooght, quadrans astronomist et gometricus: or a thorough underwerehes concerning 'tmaakzel and' tabruyk des quadrants, 1714, Adriaan le duc, 1714 print A sailor with a low -plin in his hands is between books and astronomical instruments. In the background the sea with ships. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper letterpress printing vignette. book. astronomical instruments. sea (seascape). ships (in general)

Nicolaus Copernicus (19 February 1473 24 May 1543) was the first astronomer to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology

Nicolaus Copernicus (19 February 1473 24 May 1543) was the first astronomer to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology

Aelius Galenus Galenus was a prominent Roman of Greek ethnicity physician, surgeon and philosopher. Copyright: xZoonar.com/unknownx 3515419

This 1895 color print by Giovanni Mataloni depicts an anonymous gas incandescent company, highlighting Auer Patent Economy 50%, showing industrial equipment and interior setup.

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