Collection

The Use of the Astrolabe

PART OF:
Four paintings prepared for Science Museum display uses: /1 'The invention of the telescope'
Made:
1959 in South Kensington
artist:
J Carrington Birch
The Use of the Astrolabe The Use of the Astrolabe
The Use of the Astrolabe The Use of the Astrolabe

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

The Use of the Astrolabe
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

The Use of the Astrolabe
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Painting, watercolour on Whatman drawing board, The Use of the Astrolabe, by Carrington Birch 1959. signed blc. Image 54x74.5cm on board 51x70cm. Night scene, two noblemen using an astrolabe to sight on Moon, large instrument hanging on wall, harbour below. Science Museum Design Studio

Details

Category:
Art
Object Number:
1959-271/2
Measurements:
overall: 510 x 700 mm
type:
painting and astrolabe
credit:
Science Museum Drawing Office

Related Objects

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

East Indiaman Herefordshire

Portrait mezzotint print from engraving of Phelps Thomas and Bartlett John, 1778

The Improved Pedometer or Waywiser

Etching of an electrically powered garden

Trade card for John Yarwell, optician, London, England, 1697