Hartwell Observatory. 19th-century illustration of an astronomer using a telescope in the grounds of Hartwell House,Buckinghamshire,UK,in front of Hartwell Observatory,an annexe to the main house. Built in the 1830s by British astronomer John Lee (1783-1866),it consisted of a transit room (centre left) and an equatorial dome (right). The figure in the foreground could be Lee or British astronomer Norman Robert Pogson (1829-1891),director of the observatory from 1859 to 1860. Artwork from 'The Cycle of Celestial Objects continued at the Hartwell Observatory to 1859' (1860) by British astronomer William Henry Smyth (1788-1865) | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Royal Astronomical Society |
Bildgröße: | 5235 px × 3697 px |
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