PIX4585096: Church Saint Sulpice, Paris. Meridienne - Church Saint - Sulpice, Paris. The meridian line and the obelisk - Established in 1744 by Claude Langlois under the direction of astronomer Pierre Charles Le Monnier, the meridian consists of a 40.3 m long copper band, which starts from a marble slab in the south transept and joins the obelisque in the north transept. A lens placed in the stained glass window of the south transept allows the Sun to illuminate the Meridian. At the summer solstice, a bright spot illuminates the marble slab; at the winter solstice, the light spot illuminates the obelisque / Bridgeman Images
PIX4585105: Sundial of the 17th century. Pleyben (Finistere) - Saint Germain - l'Auxerrois church sundial, Pleyben (France) - Sundial of the church Saint Germain - l'Auxerrois de Pleyben (Finistere), 1619. Saint Germain - l'Auxerrois church sundial in Pleyben (Finistere - France) made in 1619 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4585211: Equatorial sundial - Equatorial Sundial - The equatorial sundial has the particularity of having its graduation table located in the plane of the Earth's equator. As a result, the style (the metal stem that gives the shade) is perpendicular to the table, although always directed towards the polar star. In an equatorial sundial, the planar surface that receives the shadow, is exactly perpendicular to the gnomon's style. This plane is called equatorial, because it is parallel to the equator of the Earth / Bridgeman Images
PIX4585215: The church of Lanslevillard and sundial - Sundial on a church in France - Sundial of the church of Lanslevillard (Savoie). The main dial dates from 1745. The motto is a little erased. It says in Latin: “De mane usque ad vesperam finies me” (From morning to evening, here's my limits). Old sundial (1745) on the church of Lanslevillard, Savoie, France / Bridgeman Images
FLO4585255: Variete de Dryandra ou Banksia squarrosa - Pingle, Dryandra squarrosa, native to Australia. (Thistle-like dryandra, narrow-leaved variety, Dryandra carduacea var. angustifolia). Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Fitch from Sir William Jackson Hooker's “Curtis's Botanical Magazine,” London, 1847. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4585327: Sundial of the Lycee Louis le Grand in Paris - Sundial. Louis le Grand School - Dial of Lycee Louis le Grand, in Paris, indicating European and astronomical times. This dial shows the local solar time, numbered at the bottom in Roman numerals. The declination lines are drawn in dots and bear the signs of the Zodiac at their extremity. Some lines have a chaotic trace, the effect of the unfortunate restoration of 1988. This dial dates from the construction of the tower, around 1679. Sundial of 17th century in Lycee Henri IV, Paris / Bridgeman Images
PIX4585376: Sundial of the Church of Saint Eustache - Paris - Sundial on the church of Saint Eustache in Paris - Sundial installed on the eardrum of the southern transept of the Church of Saint Eustache in Paris. It probably dates from the construction of the transept between 1537 and 1545. The astronomer Pierre Charles Le Monnier (1715 - 1799) used it to set his bezel when he was professor of physics at Harcourt College (now Lycee Saint-Louis). L'église Saint - Eustache is a church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, built between 1532 and 1632 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4585462: Meridian of the Church of Saint Martin des Vignes (Troyes) - Noon Mark on Saint Martin des Vignes (Troyes) - It dates from 1778. This is one of the few Meridians in France to indicate the time of the Meridian of the Ile de Fer (now Hierro in the Canary Islands). The Meridian of Iron Island was defined as the Meridian of origin by Ptolemee, in order to count positively the longitude in Europe. At that time, Iron Island was the most western known land. This meridian was considered in France as a meridian of reference, from 1634 to 1792, then abandoned to the profile of the meridian of Paris, then that of Greenwich / Bridgeman Images
FLO4587526: Cactus sea urchin or ball of Moses, in bloom, native to Brazil - Strong water by S. Watts from an illustration by Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857), from the Botanical Register, 1834, by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) - Sharp-angled spiny cactus, Echinopsis oxygona (Echinocactus oxygonus), Native to Brazil - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake, from Sydenham Edwards' “” The Botanical Register,”” London, Ridgway, 1834, Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4587543: Adesmia de Loudon, native of Tasmania (Australia) - Water of S. Watts from an illustration by Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857), from the Botanical Register, 1834, by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) - Mr. Loudon's adesmia, Adesmia loudonia, Native to Tasmania - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake, from Sydenham Edwards' “” The Botanical Register,” London, Ridgway, 1834, Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4587565: Glandular eupatorium, native to Mexico - S. Watts strong water from an illustration by M. Mart, from the Botanical Register, 1834, from Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) - Eupatory, Ageratina adenophora (Glandular eupatorium, Eupatorium glandulosum), Native to Mexico - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after illustration by M. Mart, from Sydenham Edwards' “” The Botanical Register,” London, Ridgway, 1834, Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4587618: Orchidee Acanthephippium bicolor, originally from Sri Lanka - Water by S. Watts from an illustration by Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857), from the Botanical Register, 1834, by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) - Two-coloured barrel-orchis, Acanthophippium bicolor, Native to Ceylon, Sri Lanka - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake, from Sydenham Edwards' “” The Botanical Register,” London, Ridgway, 1834, Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4587630: Lilac of Hungary - Strong water by S. Watts from an illustration by Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857), from the Botanical Register, 1834, by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) - Lady Josika's lilac or Hungarian lilac, Syringa josikaea - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake, from Sydenham Edwards' “The Botanical Register,” London, Ridgway, 1834, Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4587642: Purple Chinese Pagoda, originally from California - S. Watts Strong Water from an illustration by Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857), from the Botanical Register, 1834, by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) - Purple Chinese houses, Collinsia heterophylla (Two-coloured collinsia, Collinsia bicolor). Native to California - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake, from Sydenham Edwards' “” The Botanical Register,”” London, Ridgway, 1834, Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4587645: Mars retrograde in the Taurus from 03/09/1990 to 17/03/1991 - The reversal of the motion of Mars in Taurus. October 23, 1990. - Photo series showing the retrograde movement of Mars in the Taurus. October 23, 1990. The reversal of the motion of Mars, between the Hyades and Pleiades, September 3, 1990 to March 17, 199 / Bridgeman Images
FLO4587653: Orchid Catasetum, two-tone flowers, native of Guiana - Water forte by S. Watts from an illustration by Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857), from the Botanical Register, 1834, by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) - Differently colored catasetum orchid, Catasetum discolor (Dingy monk-flower, Monachanthus to discolor), Native Demerara, Guyana - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake, from Sydenham Edwards' “” The Botanical Register,”” London, Ridgway, 1834, Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4587741: Hairy-leaved campanule, native to Italy - Strong water by S. Watts from an illustration by Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857), from the Botanical Register, 1834, by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) - Hairy-leaved brittle bellflower, Campanula fragilis subsp. fragilis (Campanula fragilis hirsuta), Native to Italy - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake, from Sydenham Edwards' “” The Botanical Register,”” London, Ridgway, 1834, Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4587774: Noctulescent clouds, Venus et Mars - Noctilucent clouds, Venus and Mars - Noctulescent clouds, very high altitude clouds, very rarely visible in France, photographs on June 24, 2009 in Ploumanac'h (Cotes d'Armor). On the right, between the two houses, Venus and Mars planets. These high altitude clouds are usually seen in summer months but nearer the poles than France. At right, between the two houses, planets Venus and Mars. Ploumanac'h (Cotes d'Armor), Brittany, June 24 2009 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4587791: Noctulescent clouds, Venus et Mars - Noctilucent clouds, Venus and Mars - Noctulescent clouds, very high altitude clouds, very rarely visible in France, photographs on June 24, 2009 in Ploumanac'h (Cotes d'Armor). On the right, between the two columns, the planets Venus and Mars. These high altitude clouds are usually seen in summer months but nearer the poles than France. At right, between the two columns, planets Venus and Mars. Ploumanac'h (Cotes d'Armor), Brittany, June 24 2009 / Bridgeman Images
FLO4587827: Herb variete - Plate engraved by S.Watts, from an illustration by Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857), from the Botanical Register of Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819), England, 1835 - Bristly or pink honeysuckle, Lonicera hispidula (Caprifolium hispidulum) - Engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake from Sydenham Edwards' “” The Botanical Register,” London, Ridgway, 1835, Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4587845: Vesces Variete - Plate engraved by S.Watts, from an illustration by Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857), from the Botanical Register of Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819), England, 1835 - Dark purple orobus, Vicia sicula (Orobus atropurpureus) - Engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake from Sydenham Edwards' “” The Botanical ical Register,” London, Ridgway, 1835, Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4587861: Verbena multifide - Engraved by S. Watts, from an illustration by Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857), from the Botanical Register of Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819), England, 1835 - Mock vervain, Glandularia laciniata (Dwarf purple vervain, Verbena multifida var. contracta) - Engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake from Sydenham Edwards “” The Botanical Register,” London, Ridgway, 1835, Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4587869: The Moon in the Pleiades and Venus-06/2006 - Moon in Pleiades with Venus-06/2006 - The Moon in conjunction with the Pleiades cluster. On the right, on the horizon, Venus rises. June 23, 2006, Benodet from Sainte Marine (Finistere-France). Moon in close conjunction with Pleiades star cluster. Venus is rising at right. June 23 2006, Sainte Marine (Finistere-France) / Bridgeman Images