Astronomy: a mechanism for a model of planetary motion. Engraving by W. Kelsall after J. Clement.

Astronomy: an astronomer in his study, reading, while holding a pair of dividers. Woodcut.

Astronomy: an astronomer [?] in his study, looking out of the window. Lithograph by M. Jackson after J. G.

Astronomy: an astronomer in his study, looking out of the window with a telescope. Engraving by C. Grignion after S. Wale.

Astronomy: a 40-foot telescope constructed by William Herschel, in use outdoors. Coloured etching, 18--.

Astronomy: an observatory telescope, with an astronomer recording the transit of Venus. Engraving by James Basire.

Doctor Zirkel follows Newton's famous steps under the fabled apple tree. Coloured wood engraving.

Astronomy: an astronomer [?] in his study, holding a globe. Lithograph by C. Hullmandel after Grattan.

An astronomer and astrologer in his study, plotting points on a globe with a pair of dividers. Woodcut by J. Amman, 1568.

Astronomy: the Great Melbourne Telescope, in use outdoors. Colour lithograph after H. Grubb.

Astronomy: a young astronomer in his study, talking with his sister, who holds a book in her lap. Engraving by C. Grignion after S. Wale.

Orthopedic traction, the Archimedes screw and astronomical instruments: seven figures. Etching, 1769.

Astronomy: the open air observatory at Peking. Halftone after E.N.A..

Kitābān fī al-ʻamal bi-al-asṭurlāb / taʼlīf ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʻUmar ibn Muḥammad, al-maʻrūf bi-Abī al-Ḥusayn al-Ṣūfī al-Barrāz al-Rāzī ; taḥqīq ʻAlī ʻAmrāwī.

Burnished;; Watermarks: watermark present; Material: chart; 4 ff.; leaf dimensions: width 140 mm, height 185 mm; written dimensions: width 100 mm, height 150 mm

MS Arabic 632

1 print : wood engraving ; image 10.5 x 12.1 cm

Astronomy: a large refracting telescope constructed by Howard Grubb at Rathmines, Dublin. Wood engraving by W.J. Mosses, 1881, after F.W. after G. Browning.

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Astronomy: the open air observatory at Peking. Halftone after E.N.A..

Kitābān fī al-ʻamal bi-al-asṭurlāb / taʼlīf ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʻUmar ibn Muḥammad, al-maʻrūf bi-Abī al-Ḥusayn al-Ṣūfī al-Barrāz al-Rāzī ; taḥqīq ʻAlī ʻAmrāwī.

MS Arabic 632

Astronomy: a young astronomer in his study, talking with his sister, who holds a book in her lap. Engraving by C. Grignion after S. Wale.

Astronomy: a large refracting telescope constructed by Howard Grubb at Rathmines, Dublin. Wood engraving by W.J. Mosses, 1881, after F.W. after G. Browning.

Astronomical instruments

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Astronomy: the open air observatory at Peking. Halftone after E.N.A..

Kitābān fī al-ʻamal bi-al-asṭurlāb / taʼlīf ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʻUmar ibn Muḥammad, al-maʻrūf bi-Abī al-Ḥusayn al-Ṣūfī al-Barrāz al-Rāzī ; taḥqīq ʻAlī ʻAmrāwī.

MS Arabic 632

Astronomy: a young astronomer in his study, talking with his sister, who holds a book in her lap. Engraving by C. Grignion after S. Wale.

Astronomy: a large refracting telescope constructed by Howard Grubb at Rathmines, Dublin. Wood engraving by W.J. Mosses, 1881, after F.W. after G. Browning.

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