EditorialVenus in the sun care, Liverpoliae, a Jeremia Horroxio, year 1639, 24 November, St. Jul. Indeed outlined by John Hevelio, Illustration of the Venus Transit of Jeremiah Horrock on November 24th, 1639, signed: J. Hevelius Sculpsit, Fig. G;, Hevelius, Joh...
EditorialCedelken, Handwritten document, written by Willem Barendsz and Jacob van Heemskerk. Farewell document and accountability regarding the state of affairs of the third Dutch transit attempt. Loosely attached is a small sheet with nine small pieces on it t...
EditorialEmblem L. Illustration showing a sword amongst fire and royal crowns. Below is the latin phrase, Sic transit gloria mundi, "Thus passes the glory of the world." It has been interpreted as "Worldly things are fleeting." . Choice emblems, divine and mora...
EditorialTransit instruments for moving telescopes and other astronomical instruments. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees...
EditorialTHE NAVAL MANOEUVRES, H.M.S. "LURCHER" SHIPS A SEA: 1. A Perverse Conspiracy of Chairs; 2. Never be Caught with your Coat half on; 3. Drying Day after a Gale; 4. "Sic Transit!"; 5. "How are you getting on?" "Oh! Swimmingly".
EditorialTHE TRANSIT INSTRUMENT. IT CONSISTS OF AN ACHROMATIC TELESCOPE, TO WHICH IS FIRMLY FIXED A DOUBLY CONICAL AND HORIZONTAL AXIS, AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE OPTICAL AXIS OF THE TELESCOPE.