astronomy

A scheme of the Solar system with the orbits of the planets and comets...

Includes text. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy annotated in ink on verso: Whiston's Solar System.

Tobias Conrad Lotter - Planisphaerium coeleste : secundum restitutione...

Hevelius style, Eimmart format; hemispheres, ecliptic pole to ecliptic, with non-Ptolemaic constellations. Warner p. 164 Stamped in blue ink in lower left margin: 316A. Includes 6 diagrams and 4 globes and armi... More

Scorpio / Sidy. Hall, sculpt. - Public domain book illustration

Astronomical chart showing a scorpion forming the constellation. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 23. Exhibited: World Treasures of the Library of Congress.

Delphinus, Sagitta, Aquila, and Antinous / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.

Astronomical chart showing Antinous with bow and arrows, an eagle, and a dolphin forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 13.

Planisphaerium coeleste. - Public domain vintage map

Stamped in blue ink in lower left margin: 76A. Includes 6 diagrams. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

5th annual tour, B.A. Bamber's Dime Show travels, art, history, astron...

Program includes: pt. 1, The planetarium ; pt. 2, Natural scenery ; pt. 3, The ill-fated ship ; pt. 4, The highland lover's courtship for marriage ; pt. 5, Statuary ; pt. 6, Miscellaneous. Forms part of: Theatr... More

[Philosophy, astronomy, and history]

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Decoration on the floor of the waiting room in the municipal airport i...

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The Lawrence Lowell Telescope, built in 1928-29 at Lowell Observatory ...

The 13-inch astrograph was used by Clyde Tombaugh to discover Pluto, the planet (or dwarf planet, depending on one's position in an ongoing debate). Established in 1894, Lowell is among the oldest astronomical ... More

Harmonia macrocosmica, seu, Atlas universalis et novus, totius univers...

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Harmonia macrocosmica, seu, Atlas universalis et novus, totius univers...

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Harmonia macrocosmica, seu, Atlas universalis et novus, totius univers...

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Venus surface temperatures : draft : notebook

Handwritten draft of a paper on the surface temperatures of Venus written in a notebook. Three primary sections focus on heat conduction in a semi infinite solid, the thermal properties of matter, and plane ele... More

Earlham College Observatory, National Road, Richmond, Wayne County, IN

Significance: Earlham Observatory, erected 1861, is a plain, strictly utilitarian building, specifically designed to house a telescope. The scope was built in 1856 by R.B. Rutherford, pioneer American astronom... More

Contact : a novel : draft - Public domain document scan

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Contact : a novel : draft - Public domain document scan

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Contact : a novel : draft - Public domain document scan

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Tabvlae Rudolphinae, quibus astronomicae scientiae ...

"Tabvlae Rudolphinae" (Rudolphine Tables) is a set of astronomical tables that were published in the 17th century. The tables were commissioned by the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II and were compiled by the Germ... More

Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo, matematico sopra ordinario ...

Added engraved title pages, signed: Stefan. Della Bella F. Suppressed by the Inquisition in 1633. LC copy has edges untrimmed. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1350 Also available in digita... More

De revolvtionibus orbium coelestium, libri VI

De revolvtionibus orbium coelestium, libri VI

Titan Master : book I - Public domain document scan

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[Crowned Greek astronomer Ptolemy and his Renaissance translator Regio...

Frontspiece in: Epytoma in Almagestum / Regiomontus. Venice : J. Hammam, 1496. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 29.

[Cassiopeia constellation depicted as Cassiopeia in chair, with key to...

Illus. in: Opera omnia / Tycho Brahe. Francofurti : Impensis I.G. Schoweteri, 1648, p. 236. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 33.

[Star map with constellations of Andromeda, Perseus, and Triangulum]

Illus. in: Atlas celeste de Flamsteed / John Flamsteed. 2nd ed. Paris : Chez F.G. Deschamps et chez l'auteur, 1776. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congr... More

Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.

Astronomical chart showing a lynx and a telescope forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 8.

Hercules and Corona Borealis / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.

Astronomical chart showing Hercules about to beat Cerberus with a club, and a crown forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 11.

A celestial planisphere, or map of the heavens /

"Entered according to Act of Congress Septr. 1st. 1835 by F.J. Huntington of the State of Connecticut." "Pl. VIII." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy imperfect: ... More

A plan or map of the Solar System projected for schools & academies /

"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1846, by Hall Colby, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York." Available also through the Library ... More

[Galileo offering his telescope to three women (possibly Urania and at...

Illus. in: Opere di Galileo Galilei .... Bologna : Per gli hh del Dozza, 1655-56 [v.1, 1656] Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C.... More

Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet, 1796-1874, Belgium, statistics and a...

Lithograph by Hoffman. From volume: Gallerie ausgezeichneter Naturforscher. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

[Galileo Galilei, half-length portrait, facing left]

Possibly a reproduction of a painting by Giusto Sustermans. "Edne. Alinari...no. 104." Captioned in Italian.

Josephus Daniels on U.S.S. Wyoming, looking through telescope

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[Using a street telescope, a newsboy glimpses Halley's Comet, which is...

Reproduction of drawing by Sidney H. Riesenberg. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1910 May 21, cover. Freitag, no. 2554. Published in: Halley's Comet: a bibliography / compiled by Ruth S. Freitag. Washington : Libra... More

MAN AT TELESCOPE - Public domain portrait photograph

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Decoration on the floor of the waiting room in the municipal airport i...

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[Northwest Corridor, First Floor. Mural depicting the muse Urania (Ast...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2011; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Tian wen tu zhu xiang yi fu : bu fen juan

This work was comprised of two categories of 'xing zhan' (astronomy) and 'yun qi' (floating clouds) then were revised into an incomplete work with four volumes of 'yuan', 'heng', 'li', 'zhen'. Ms. In case. Also... More

Harmonia macrocosmica, seu, Atlas universalis et novus, totius univers...

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Almagestum Cl. Ptolemi, 1515 book

The Almagest is a 2nd-century Greek-language mathematical and astronomical treatise on the apparent motions of the stars and planetary paths, written by Claudius Ptolemy. It is one of the most influential scien... More

Der nördliche gestirnte Himmel / - Public domain old map

Some points on the origin of life: draft : notebook

Handwritten draft of a paper on the origin of life in the universe. Written in a notebook it also includes a set of lose notes and graph paper. It includes consideration of the formation of the galaxy, the orig... More

Astronomy 170, Harvard University : lecture notes

A set of lecture notes for Astronomy 170, a planetary science course Carl Sagan taught at Harvard University. His lecture notes touch on a range of issues in the study of the planets including, possibilities of... More

M. Blundeuile his exercises : containing eight treatises, the titles w...

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Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo, matematico sopra ordinario ...

Added engraved title pages, signed: Stefan. Della Bella F. Suppressed by the Inquisition in 1633. LC copy has edges untrimmed. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1350 Also available in digita... More

De revolvtionibus orbium coelestium, libri VI

Qadi zadah ala al - Public domain illuminated manuscript

A commentary on al-Jighmīnī's book on astronomy, al-Mulakhkhaṣ fī al-hayʼah.

[Medieval universe, with heaven above, bands containing stars, and ear...

Illus. in: Buch der natur / Konrad von Megenberg. Augsburg : Johann Bamier, 1481. Ref. copy in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 8.

[Solar system diagram with seven planets in circular orbits, the earth...

Illus. and text in: Da revolutionibus orbium coelestium / Nicolaus Copernicus. Norimbergae : Apud I. Peteium, 1543. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congr... More

Navigational charts & designs: Phases of the moon

Illus. in: Martin Cortés, Arte de Navigation, London, 1589, fol. 50. Reference copy may be in SSF - Navigation. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Moon; Sun; Ast... More

[Moon as solid body with irregular surface features in first telescopi...

Illus. and text in: Syderus nuncius. In Opere di Galileo Galilei. Vol. 2. Bononiae : HH. de Ducijs, 1655 p. 14. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress,... More

[Teams of horses trying unsuccessfully to pull apart vacuum-filled cop...

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A scheme of the Solar system with the orbits of the planets and comets...

Includes text. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy stamped in blue ink in lower left margin: 82A. LC copy imperfect: Darkened, use-worn, losses along edges, mounte... More

Psalterium Georgii, Fluvius Eridanus, Cetus, Officina Sculptoris, Forn...

Astronomical chart showing a whale, a harp, chemical apparatus, a mechanical device, and a table on which is a bust and sculpting tools forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 28.

Sagittarius and Corona Australis, Microscopium, and Telescopium / Sidy...

Astronomical chart showing the centaur Sagittarius with bow and arrow, also shows a laural wreath, a telescope, and a microscope forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 24. Exhibited: ... More

Prof. Hall of Naval Observatory with 26 inch telescope, [Washington, D...

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Prof. Hall of Naval Observatory with 26 inch telescope, Washington, D....

Photograph shows Professor Hall at the United States Naval Observatory, 3450 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negat... More

Letter of recommendation for David Grinspoon, to Dr. Alex Woronow

Carl Sagan recommends David Grinspoon for the graduate program in planetary sciences at the University of Arizona. Sagan reflects on Grinspoon's work as an assistant to the Voyager Imaging Team.

Physical map of the world, April 2004.

"803059AI (R00349) 3-04." Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Depths shown by shading and soundings. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Dome of the Lawrence Lowell Telescope, built in 1928-29 at Lowell Obse...

The 13-inch astrograph was used by Clyde Tombaugh to discover Pluto, the planet (or dwarf planet, depending on one's position in an ongoing debate). Established in 1894, Lowell is among the oldest astronomical ... More

View of Dr. Herschel's forty feet telescope

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: View.

Tian wen tu zhu xiang yi fu : bu fen juan

This work was comprised of two categories of 'xing zhan' (astronomy) and 'yun qi' (floating clouds) then were revised into an incomplete work with four volumes of 'yuan', 'heng', 'li', 'zhen'. Ms. In case. Also... More

Harmonia macrocosmica, seu, Atlas universalis et novus, totius univers...

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Harmonia macrocosmica, seu, Atlas universalis et novus, totius univers...

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Whole duty of woman - Public domain dedication image

Numbers 113-120 missed in pagination. Signatures: A-G¹². ESTC T64198 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy imperfect: first leaf wanting. LC copy includes bookplate of Walt... More

Discovery of a world in the moone.

Error in paging: 207-208 repeated. Signatures: A⁴ B-O⁸ P⁴. STC (2nd ed.) 25640.5 LC copy has inscription: C. Townson. Special Files Project; vb32 01-11-2008 LAC ecr 2018-10-30 update (2 cards) LC Review of LAC ... More

Boswell Observatory, Doane College, Crete, Saline County, NE

1994 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Boswell Observatory, constructed in 1883-84, was the second building to be built on the Doane College campus in Crete, Nebraska. It is a small building w... More

Boswell Observatory, Doane College, Crete, Saline County, NE

1994 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Boswell Observatory, constructed in 1883-84, was the second building to be built on the Doane College campus in Crete, Nebraska. It is a small building w... More

Lowell Observatory, 1400 West Mars Hill Road, Flagstaff, Coconino Coun...

Significance: Founded in 1894, by Bostonian Percival Lowell in Flagstaff, it is an important landmark in the history of astronomy. The observatory's unique historic structures stand as examples of changing tech... More

Epistolarum astronomicarum libri., Latin book

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Tabvlae Rudolphinae, quibus astronomicae scientiae ...

"Tabvlae Rudolphinae" (Rudolphine Tables) is a set of astronomical tables that were published in the 17th century. The tables were commissioned by the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II and were compiled by the Germ... More

Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo, matematico sopra ordinario ...

Added engraved title pages, signed: Stefan. Della Bella F. Suppressed by the Inquisition in 1633. LC copy has edges untrimmed. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1350 Also available in digita... More

Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo, matematico sopra ordinario ...

Added engraved title pages, signed: Stefan. Della Bella F. Suppressed by the Inquisition in 1633. LC copy has edges untrimmed. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1350 Also available in digita... More

Titan Master : book I - Public domain document scan

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[Title page of Le journal des scavans, with armillary sphere]

Title page in: Le journal des scavans. Amsterdam : Pierre le Grand 1665. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 19.

Planisphere celeste septentrional ; Planisphere celeste meridional /

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Newspaper Clippings, September 1781, "Receipt for a Modern Critic" (Po...

"Receipt for a Modern Critic" (Poem); Eclipses for 1783; Astronomy

Canis Major, Lepus, Columba Noachi & Cela Sculptoris / Sidy. Hall, scu...

Astronomical chart showing a dog, a rabbit, Noah's dove, and sculpting tools forming the constellations.

Perseus and Caput Medusæ / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.

Astronomical chart showing Perseus holding bloody sword and the severed head of Medusa forming the constellation. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 6.

Camelopardalis, Tarandus and Custos Messium / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.

Astronomical chart showing a camel, shepherd, and reindeer formimg the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 2.

[Planetary systems of Ptolemy, the Egyptians, Tycho Brahe, and Coperni...

Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / Johann G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, vol. 1, division 1, vol. 2, pl. 7.

Where will it strike next? / K.

Illustration shows a comet labeled "Allds Investigation" striking a planet labeled "Albany Legislature" causing it to explode among planets labeled "Aldrich, Penrose, Payne, Vreeland, Dalzell, Cannon, Hitchcock... More

MAYFLOWER, U.S.S. SAILOR LOOKING THROUGH TELESCOPE ON MAYFLOWER

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The drama of the heavens--Adler Planetarium, operated by Chicago Park ...

Poster shows stars, planets, and constellations over a planetarium building. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles: Wheatly P... More

[North Corridor, Great Hall. Astronomy mosaic surrounded by Mathematic...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

The Otto Struve Telescope at McDonald Observatory, an astronomical obs...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The facility, property of the University of Texas at Austin, is located on Mount Locke in the Davis Mountains of West Texas. The obse... More

Harmonia macrocosmica, seu, Atlas universalis et novus, totius univers...

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Whole duty of woman - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Numbers 113-120 missed in pagination. Signatures: A-G¹². ESTC T64198 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy imperfect: first leaf wanting. LC copy includes bookplate of Walt... More

Il saggiatore nel quale con bilancia esquita e giusta siponderano ...

"Il Saggiatore" ("The Assayer") is a book written by Galileo Galilei, an Italian physicist, mathematician, and astronomer. The book, which was published in 1623, is a collection of essays on scientific and ph... More

Discovery of a world in the moone.

Error in paging: 207-208 repeated. Signatures: A⁴ B-O⁸ P⁴. STC (2nd ed.) 25640.5 LC copy has inscription: C. Townson. Special Files Project; vb32 01-11-2008 LAC ecr 2018-10-30 update (2 cards) LC Review of LAC ... More

Thomas Jefferson to David Rittenhouse, July 19, 1778, Astronomy; Total...

Astronomy; Total Eclipse of June 24, 1778; Orrery (Planetarium) in Philadelphia

Contact : a novel : draft - Public domain document scan

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Epistolarum astronomicarum libri., Latin book

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Tabvlae Rudolphinae, quibus astronomicae scientiae ...

"Tabvlae Rudolphinae" (Rudolphine Tables) is a set of astronomical tables that were published in the 17th century. The tables were commissioned by the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II and were compiled by the Germ... More

Tabvlae Rudolphinae, quibus astronomicae scientiae ...

"Tabvlae Rudolphinae" (Rudolphine Tables) is a set of astronomical tables that were published in the 17th century. The tables were commissioned by the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II and were compiled by the Germ... More

Tabvlae Rudolphinae, quibus astronomicae scientiae ...

"Tabvlae Rudolphinae" (Rudolphine Tables) is a set of astronomical tables that were published in the 17th century. The tables were commissioned by the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II and were compiled by the Germ... More

Sidereus nuncius - Public domain book scan / engraving

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Signatures: A-C⁴ D⁶ E-G⁴. Contains both woodcut and engraved illustrations; moon illustrations from Galileo's own drawings. Vendor: Jonathan A. Hill.

M. Blundeuile his exercises : containing eight treatises, the titles w...

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M. Blundeuile his exercises : containing eight treatises, the titles w...

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Titan Master : book I - Public domain document scan

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