Mural quadrant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich Finish:Rolled 24th February 1974

24th February 1974

This cartoon shows 'Barber' Disraeli

Plate 16 from the book Icones rerum naturalium

one carrying sticks

Mural quadrant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich Finish:Rolled 24th February 1974Interior view showing an astronomer on a flight of stairs with one hand on the wall mounted 10 foot quadrant with a telescopic sight designed for the old Royal Observatory building by Robert Hooke. A table with an inkwell, dividers and a straight rule can be seen below. Plate 3 (right half detail) from Ichnographia speculae Regiae Grenovici exquisite facta (London, 1676) a series of engravings commissioned by Sir Jonas Moore, the leading force in the