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Plate XLII.—Astronomy: detail: the face of the sun.

This diagram, taken from plate XLII on eclipses, shows the sun as an eight-pointed star with a face in the middle, including eyes, nose and mouth! (Obviously the sun does not have a beard, since the h [...]

Keywords: astronomy, sun, diagrams, zodiac

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Added: 2009-10-23

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Plate XLII.—Astronomy: detail: sun and eclipses

A diagram with the sun in the middle, complete with a face, and showing the illumination of the earth at varoius times of the year, marked by month and zodiac sign. There is also a version of this dia [...]

Keywords: astronomy, sun, zodiac, diagrams, eclipses, planets, astrology

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Added: 2009-10-23

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Plate XV.—Anatomy.

A naked man is shown, without his skin, so that the muscles can be seen, in order to teach anatomy. The muscles immediately under the common teguments on the anterior part of the body, are represeted [...]

Keywords: anatomy, diagrams, spooky, nudity, bare feet

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Added: 2009-10-23

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Plate XLII.—Astronomy: detail: antique star engraving

A copper-plate engraving representing a star from a diagram explaining astronomy; you can also see the full diagram.

Keywords: diagrams, stars, astronomy, astrology

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Added: 2009-10-23

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Plate XLII.—Astronomy.

The purpose of the four interwoven figures here is to explain how an eclipse of Jupiter’s satellites (or moons) works. I will scan the details on request. These are beautifully-engraved diagrams, wi [...]

Keywords: astronomy, diagrams, sun, labels, eclipses, zodiac

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Added: 2009-10-23

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Front cover, Bygone Punishments

A plain dark blue book cover. But people don’t often scan the plain covers, so here it is.

Keywords: colour, book covers

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Added: 2006-08-21

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Title Page: Andrews’ Curiosities

The text reads as follows:Curiosities of the ChurchStudies of Curious Customes, Services, and Records.By William Andrews, F.R.H.S., author of “Old Church Lore,” “Old-time Punishments,” “Historic Yorks [...]

Keywords: title pages, page images, colour

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Added: 2005-01-17

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Hour Glass

“Of the few remaining specimens of the hour-glass, a fine one is preserved in the church of St. Alban’s, Wood Street, London. It is mounted on a spiral column near the pulpit, and the minister can co [...]

Keywords: hour glasses, religion

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Added: 2007-09-21

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Front Cover

Showing the front cover of the book.

Keywords: colour, book covers

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Added: 2006-05-28

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Front Cover, Historic Byways and Highways of Old England

A brown binding with gold lettering on the spine. Almost certainly the original binding.

Keywords: book covers, colour

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Added: 2006-09-14

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Lord Stanhope’s Printing Press

“Very little improvement in the construction of this instrument took place from the first introduction of the art into Europe till the late Earl Stanhope applied the powers of his mind to the subject, [...]

Keywords: typography, printing, machinery

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Added: 2006-02-06

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Strange Machine

Whatever can it be? I am running a competition on Deviant Art for whoever can correctly identify the machine.

Hint: think of clay.

Keywords: machinery

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Added: 2006-04-10

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