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Model of the Orbit of Jupiter's eighth satellite

1914

One of 15 assorted photographs of Nasmyth's crater models

1850-1871

Photograph of Nasmyth's crater models

1850-1871

Photograph of Nasmyth's crater models

1850-1871

One of 15 assorted photographs of Nasmyth's crater models

1850-1871

Photograph of Nasmyth's crater models

1850-1871

One of two photographs showing obliquely lit a plaster relief model of the lunar crater Copernicus

1850-1871

Wax model; portion of Moon's surface showing craters Arzachel and Alpetragius

1890-1911

Two photographs showing obliquely lit a plaster relief model of lunar craters

1850-1871

Photograph of Nasmyth's crater models

1850-1871

One of 15 assorted photographs of Nasmyth's crater models

1850-1871

One of 15 assorted photographs of Nasmyth's crater models

1850-1871

One of 15 assorted photographs of Nasmyth's crater models

1850-1871

One of 15 assorted photographs of Nasmyth's crater models

1850-1871

One of 15 assorted photographs of Nasmyth's crater models

1850-1871

Photograph showing a plaster relief model of the lunar craters around the Apennine Mountains

1850-1871

Boxwood model to illustrate the aberration of light, discovered by James Bradley, the third Astronomer Royal, in 1728.

circa 1729
One of 15 assorted photographs of Nasmyth's crater models illuminated at a low angle showing the lunar crater, 'Wargentin' and originally mounted in Nasmyth's own album. Illustrated in, th book,'The Moon' by Nasmyth & Carpenter (London, 1874), plate XVII.

One of 15 assorted photographs of Nasmyth's crater models illuminated at a low angle showing the lunar crater

1850-1871
Models of the Sun, planets and the 25 nearest stars. Scale 1,000,000 miles to one inch. In glazed frame-case 3'6"x2'0" x about 3" deep inside. (With magnifying lens for planets, and diagrammatic and descriptive matter fixed in case)

Models of the Sun

1930
Model of Jaibur Bin Aflah's astronomical instrument

Model of astronomical instrument

1977
One of 15 assorted photographs of Nasmyth's crater models illuminated at a low angle showing Vesuvius and neighbourhood of Naples with the area of the sea filled in crayon and originally mounted in Nasmyth's own album. Illustrated (unmodified) in the book, 'The Moon' by Nasmyth & Carpenter (London, 1874), plate VI right.

One of 15 assorted photographs of Nasmyth's crater models

1850-1871
Model of star cluster in Taurus (scale, one billionth), in mahogany case, glazed sash with lock

Model of star cluster in Taurus

1914
Model showing distribution of globular star clusters, according to Shapley scale 1mm = 100 par secs. [100,000 light-years to one foot]

Model showing distribution of globular star clusters

1930