'Coggia's comet..' Size:Standard: 6 x 4in He became the first Chairman

He became the first Chairman of Rolls-Royce Limited when it was formed in 1906 and served in that capacity for many years

lower left: '1681' Gregorio Leti was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1681

is wearing the laurel wreath of the victorious emperor on his head

3 and 5 from the paper 'On the construction of the heavens'

'Coggia's comet..' Size:Standard: 6 x 4in He became the first ChairmanCoggia's comet. (As seen on June 10th and July 9th, 1874)'. Illustration from The story of the heavens, by Robert Stawell Ball (London, 1913). Print of an original drawing by Lopold Trouvelot of Harvard College Observatory. The comet was first detected by M. Coggia in 1874. Original: lithograph. 1913