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Meteorology: cloud formations above a rural landscape, with a key to the types. Engraving by E. Radcliffe.
Reference: 46874i
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Various objects surrounding a hand holding a dagger
Leathers, Ray, active approximately 1968Date: July 1968Reference: 2993332i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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An arm, bent at the elbow, emerging from a cloud intersected by a vertical red line
Goullet, Nancy, active approximately 1954-1957Date: 13 October 1955Reference: 2969687i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Meteorology: types of cloud formations, and a waterspout (bottom). Engraving by J.W. Lowry.
Reference: 46875i
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Various objects divided by a vertical red line
Goullet, Nancy, active approximately 1954-1957Date: 3 August 1956Reference: 2969759i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Clouds and smokes : the properties of disperse systems in gases and their practical applications / by William E. Gibbs ... ; foreword by Sir Oliver Lodge, F.R.S., with 31 illustrations.
Gibbs, William E. (William Edward)Date: 1924
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Fifteen orange roundels marked with black asterisks, divided by blue clouds, and a single eye
Gensler, Mavis, active approximately 1969-1970Date: 23 December 1969Reference: 2949037i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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The angel announces to the Virgin that she will give birth to Christ. Watercolour.
Reference: 23977i
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"The cross I have to bear"
Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990Date: c.1955-1977Reference: PP/ADA/C/8/15/532
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Christ ascends to heaven above his disciples. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
Baur, Johann Wilhelm, 1607-1642.Reference: 23346i
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The invention of clouds : how an amateur meteorologist forged the language of the skies / Richard Hamblyn.
Hamblyn, Richard, 1965-Date: 2001
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A seascape with small white clouds above
Hampshire, Ronald, active approximately 1960-1961Date: 25 April 1961Reference: 2975124i / 2975125i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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The forms of water in clouds [and] rivers, ice [and] glaciers / by John Tyndall.
Tyndall, John, 1820-1893.Date: 1883
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A tree, a telegraph pole, and grey cloudy skies seen through the glass of a narrow window
Chandler, Robert, active approximately 1968Date: 2 August 1968Reference: 2921405i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Two large hills with a mountain in the distance behind them, a large dark cloud above and a black cross in the centre
Parks, Margaret, active approximately 1966-1967Date: 30 November 1966Reference: PP/ADA/C/8/116/76
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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A woman wearing a red conical hat and cape kneeling on a purple carpet amongst white clouds
Goullet, Nancy, active approximately 1954-1957Date: 5 August 1954Reference: 2958214i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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William Pitt the younger as a Roman charioteer, sitting on a chariot drawn by the British lion and the white horse of Hanover, vanquishes the advocates of peace with France. Etching by J. Gillray, 1795.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: April 30 1795Reference: 585566i
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The Virgin, reading a scroll on a prie-dieu, is visited by the announcing angel. Engraving by M. van der Gucht.
Reference: 21703i
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Studies of outdoor scenes including buildings, clouds and a train
Hampshire, Ronald, active approximately 1960-1961Date: 26 September 1960Reference: 2977801i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Juno in a chariot drawn by two peacocks flying through the sky surrounded by nymphs and cherubs, Jupiter on the ground trying to lock up a group of putti, symbolising the element air. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.
Albani, Francesco, 1578-1660.Date: 2 Jan[uar]y 1797Reference: 23948i
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Meteorology: a double rainbow over fields in the country. Engraving by Royce, 1805.
Date: 1805Reference: 46611i
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"All is lost"
Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990Date: October 1972Reference: 2897651i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Royal Naval Hospital Greenwich, viewed from afar with many ships in the foreground. Watercolour.
Reference: 28188i
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The forms of water in clouds & rivers, ice & glaciers / by John Tyndall ... with thirty-five illustrations drawn and engraved under the direction of the author.
Tyndall, John, 1820-1893.Date: 1873
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A landscape of green fields and trees with a cloudy blue sky
O'Shea, Paddy, active approximately 1966Date: 20 June 1966Reference: 3009219i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)

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Meteorology: cloud formations above a rural landscape, with a key to the types. Engraving by E. Radcliffe.

Various objects surrounding a hand holding a dagger

An arm, bent at the elbow, emerging from a cloud intersected by a vertical red line

Meteorology: types of cloud formations, and a waterspout (bottom). Engraving by J.W. Lowry.

Various objects divided by a vertical red line

Clouds and smokes : the properties of disperse systems in gases and their practical applications / by William E. Gibbs ... ; foreword by Sir Oliver Lodge, F.R.S., with 31 illustrations.

Fifteen orange roundels marked with black asterisks, divided by blue clouds, and a single eye

The angel announces to the Virgin that she will give birth to Christ. Watercolour.

"The cross I have to bear"

Christ ascends to heaven above his disciples. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.

The invention of clouds : how an amateur meteorologist forged the language of the skies / Richard Hamblyn.

A seascape with small white clouds above

The forms of water in clouds [and] rivers, ice [and] glaciers / by John Tyndall.

A tree, a telegraph pole, and grey cloudy skies seen through the glass of a narrow window

Two large hills with a mountain in the distance behind them, a large dark cloud above and a black cross in the centre

A woman wearing a red conical hat and cape kneeling on a purple carpet amongst white clouds

William Pitt the younger as a Roman charioteer, sitting on a chariot drawn by the British lion and the white horse of Hanover, vanquishes the advocates of peace with France. Etching by J. Gillray, 1795.

The Virgin, reading a scroll on a prie-dieu, is visited by the announcing angel. Engraving by M. van der Gucht.

Studies of outdoor scenes including buildings, clouds and a train

Juno in a chariot drawn by two peacocks flying through the sky surrounded by nymphs and cherubs, Jupiter on the ground trying to lock up a group of putti, symbolising the element air. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.

Meteorology: a double rainbow over fields in the country. Engraving by Royce, 1805.

"All is lost"

Royal Naval Hospital Greenwich, viewed from afar with many ships in the foreground. Watercolour.

The forms of water in clouds & rivers, ice & glaciers / by John Tyndall ... with thirty-five illustrations drawn and engraved under the direction of the author.

A landscape of green fields and trees with a cloudy blue sky