PIX4634735: Miranda satellite d'Uranus - Miranda satellite seen by the Voyager 2 probe on January 24, 1986. With a diameter of 480 km, it is the smallest of the five main satellites of Uranus. Mosaic of several images / Bridgeman Images

FLO4634758: Egyptian costumes: turban riders and tunics. Underneath, women in burqa and a woman of harem has the elaboree headdress, wearing an embroidered coat and puffy pants. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Egyptian riders wearing turbans and robes, Egyptian women and a girl in burqa, and a woman from a harem in elaborate headdress and coat over embroidered harem pants. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4634759: Some Egyptian hieroglyphs and mummy in her urn as well as sarcophagus. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Examples of Egyptian hieroglyphs and writing on papyrus, an embalmed mummy in an urn, a mummy in its coffin and coffin lid. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4634775: Scene of the festival of Isis, ancient Egypt: scene with priests, musicians and dancers performing the ritual in front of the sacred fire. Below, the priests making sacrificial offerings before an assembly of faithful. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Festivals of Isis in ancient Egypt. Above, priests, musicians and dancers perform a ritual before a sacred flame, and below, priests make sacrificial offerings before a crowd of worshippers. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4634793: Temple and pyramids on Lake Qarun, near the oasis of Fayoum (Egypt). Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Temple and pyramids on Lake Karun (Moeris) in El Faiyum, north Egypt. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4634810: The double wall of the temple of Kom Ombo (Egypt), beginning 2nd century BC. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Double temple of Kom Ombo (Ombos) in ancient Egypt with papyrus shaped columns built by Ptolemy VI Philometer. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4634813: Uranus and its satellite Puck - Illustration - Uranus and Puck - Illustration - Planet Uranus with its Puck satellite in the foreground. On the right, closer to the planet, is the Belinda satellite. Even closer to Uranus, on the left, the Portia satellite. On Uranus, a giant storm is represented. This is how Uranus and its tiny satellite Puck might look from a position in space about a thousand miles above and beyond Puck itself. With a diameter of about 100 miles, Puck is the largest and outermost of the ten known “” inner”” satellites that orbit Uranus within a radius of 51 thousand miles. Further in toward Uranus on the right is Belinda, a satellite that is about 40 miles in diameter. Even closer to Uranus on the far left is the 60 - mile - diameter satellite Portia. On Uranus itself can be seen a giant, cyclonic storm that's almost as big as the Earth / Bridgeman Images

FLO4634841: The Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt). Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique”” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840.The great pyramids of Giza, Egypt. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4634846: Venus rise and zodiacal light - Venus rise and zodiacal light - Venus is the brilliant point above the horizon. 12 September 2007, Monts d'Arree (Finistere). The bright dot above horizon is Venus. September 12 2007, Monts d'Arree (Finistere - France) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4634966: Venus Sunset - Venus setting - The planet Venus (the shepherd's star) shines in the sky at bedtime. The brilliant planet Venus is setting near an isolated tree / Bridgeman Images

PIX4635010: Venus rise and zodiacal light - Venus rise and zodiacal light - At the bottom of the picture, a man looks at Venus, the bright point above the horizon. The zodiacal light is the extended glow blade inclined to the right that extends to the lactee lane at Les Gemeaux. Higher, the Coach, then Persee. Saint-michel-de-brasparts, Finistere, 23 September 2009. A man is watching Venus, the bright dot above horizon. Zodiacal light is the pale light coming from the horizon reaching the milky way. Saint-michel-de-brasparts, Finistere, Brittany, september 23, 2009 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4635019: Military exercises, the charge of Arab horsemen. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Arab military exercises: mounted cavalry armed with spears and muskets charging. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4635039: Touareg rider on his camel (North Africa). Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Tuareg man mounted on a camel carrying spears. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4635042: The top of the great pyramid of Giza (Egypt), with men in tunic and turban climbing the stones of the building. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique”” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840.Summit of the great pyramid of Giza, Egypt, with men in turbans and robes carrying sticks climbing over the stones. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4635051: Venus at dawn - Venus at dawn - A man observes Venus in the glow of dawn. An observer is watching the bright planet Venus before sunrise / Bridgeman Images

PIX4635065: Lactee and Venus - La Reunion - Milky Way and Venus - Reunion - Lactee Way, Venus and Zodiacal Light - Volcano Route - Reunio Island / Bridgeman Images

PIX4635074: Venus and the Lactee Way: Venus in the lactee lane. Joshua Tree National Park, California, November 2016. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4635111: Venus radar view centred on 270 degrees east longitude - Global view of the planet obtained from radar data transmitted by Magellan probes (98% of the data), Pioneer Venus, Venera, and the Arecibo Observatory. The color code used corresponds to the elevation / Bridgeman Images

PIX4635131: Venus radar view centred on 90 degrees east longitude - Global view of the planet obtained from radar data transmitted by Magellan probes (98% of the data), Pioneer Venus, Venera, and the Arecibo Observatory. The color code used corresponds to the elevation / Bridgeman Images

FLO4635136: Sudanese costumes: wife of Shendi, with her veil, wife Funje of Sennar and a warrior Sheygya. Below is a couple from the Gamamil region, two men from the town of Fazughli and a king, holding the distinctive sword of his title and a prayer rosary. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Costumes of Sudan: woman of Shendi in skirt and veil, Funje women of Sennar, and a Sheygya warrior with spear and shield. Man and woman of Gamamil province, and two men of Fazughli town, one a king (Melik) carrying a distinctive sword and prayer beads. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsch's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4632872: Carboniferous fauna and flora - Calamites & Meganeura - Meganeura, giant dragonflies whose wingspan could exceed 80 cm, fly among calamites and asterophyllites. Giant Meganeura, resembling and related to present - day dragonflies, flutter between Calamites and Asterophyllites in a Carboniferous scene from over 300 million years ago. Now extinct, Calamites and Asterophyllites are related to today's horsetails, though they grew much larger. The Calamites resembled modern “” Christmas tree”” conifers, while the Asterophyllites looked somewhat like modern Thuja (arborvitae) / Bridgeman Images

FLO4632932: Madame Charlotte Doche and Satan in Le Diable in Paris, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's Galerie Dramatique: Costumes des Theatres de Paris, Paris, 1844. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4632958: Scelerate Wave - Artist View - Rogue Wave - Artist view - A ship sees a scelerate wave rising in front of it several tens of metres high. A ship with a huge wave reaching height of 20 to 30 meters / Bridgeman Images

FLO4632960: Rosalie Theodorine Melingue as Caprice in Eve by Leon Gozlan, Theatre Français, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique: Costumes des Theatres de Paris, Paris, 1845. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633008: Variete of campanula (Campanula vidali) with white flowers, small bell-shaped corolla. Eau forte (zincography) draws and grave by C.T.Rosenberg, in The Garden Companion and Florist's Guide, 1852, by Thomas Moore (1821-1887), curator of the Botanical Garden of Chelsea (United Kingdom), published by Charles Frederick Cheffins. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633021: The Earth in a period of glaciation - Artist's view - The Earth in a period of glaciation - Artist's view / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633036: Gastrolobium jaunea pyramidal flower, poisoned plant native to Australia (Castrolobium pyramidale). Eau forte (zincography) draws and grave by C.T.Rosenberg, in The Garden Companion and Florist's Guide, 1852, by Thomas Moore (1821-1887), curator of the Botanical Garden of Chelsea (United Kingdom), published by Charles Frederick Cheffins. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633043: City of the future - Artist's view - City of the future - Vue d'artiste / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633060: The Earth in a period of glaciation - Artist view - Next Ice Age - Artist view - The Statue of Liberty caught in the ice. Statue of Liberty covered with ice / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633068: Munronia variete has small white flowers, native to India and variety of Chorozema, grown in greenhouse, has orange flowers, native to Australia. Eau forte (zincography) draws and grave by C.T.Rosenberg, in The Garden Companion and Florist's Guide, 1852, by Thomas Moore (1821-1887), curator of the Botanical Garden of Chelsea (United Kingdom), published by Charles Frederick Cheffins. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633109: Fern specimen (Anemia Cicutaria), description showing leaves and roots. Eau forte (zincography) draws and grave by C.T.Rosenberg, in The Garden Companion and Florist's Guide, 1852, by Thomas Moore (1821-1887), curator of the Botanical Garden of Chelsea (United Kingdom), published by Charles Frederick Cheffins. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633123: Ocean level rise - North America - North America with sea level+100m - Artist's view showing North America as it would appear if the ocean level increased by 100 metres. This would happen if all glaciers on Earth melt. This is how North America may appear with mean sea level about 100 meters (330 feet) above today's. Such a dramatic rise in sea level could occur if all of the Earth's glaciers were to melt. In this image the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic ocean have inundated almost all of southeastern United State including the entire state of Florida, almost all of Louisiana, and significant portions of the other southeastern states and the District of Columbia. Major US cities submerged include New York City, Boston and Houston, and on the west coast Los Angeles, San Francisco, and much of San Diego. To the north the Hudson Bay has grown to claim much of the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Nunavut. Further north Greenland's entire ice sheet, 110,000 years old and holding about 700,000 cubic miles of fresh water, has completely melted. A likely cause of a catastrophic melting of the Earth ice stores would be a change in climate, a sudden rise in the global temperature accelerated by a runaway greenhouse effect. While the amount of water held by the Earth's glaciers can be calculated with some accuracy, the exact mechanism that would set those glaciers to melting, and how long it would take for them to melt, is poorly understood. Some models suggest that several millennia of higher temperatures would be required to melt all the world's glaciers, while others predict much faster processes on the scale of centuries, or even decades / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633137: Lunch service with simple decoration called Solitaire, with teapot, sugar bowl, plate, cup and saucer, painted by Pithou Jr., 1779. Chromolithograph by Gillot of an illustration by Edouard Garnier from The Soft Paste Porcelain of Sevres, Maison Quinn, Paris, 1891. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633173: La Pangee - Artist's view - Artist's view of the Earth about 300 million years ago, with its only continent: the Pange, Dixon, Don (b.1951) / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633181: Early Sevres ware: cup decorated in gold relief, figure from the collection of Ch. Stein 1754, Saxony (Meissen) imitation, vase from the collection of Alf. Andre, four-lobed cup with vignette, and small terrace vase. Chromolithograph by Gillot of an illustration by Edouard Garnier from The Soft Paste Porcelain of Sevres, Maison Quinn, Paris, 1891. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4631336: Germain as Muley-Ben-Omar in Sylvandire by Leuven/Vanderburch, Theatre du Palais Royal, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's Galerie Dramatique: Costumes des Theatres de Paris, Paris, 1845. / Bridgeman Images