Astronomical Slide Set
Date: | c. 1900 |
Material: | Glass, mahogany, brass, steel |
Company: | Newton & Co. |
Location: | London, UK |
A set carried by a traveling teacher in Australia for many years.
No. 1. Proves the Earth's Rotundity, by a Ship sailing round the Globe.
2. Illustrates the Annual Motion of the Earth round the Sun, with the Monthly Lunations of the Moon.
No. 3. Shows the Apparent, Direct and Retrograde Motion of Venus or Mercury, and also its Stationary Appearance.
No. 4. The Diurnal Motion of the Earth, showing the rising and setting of the Sun, illustrating the cause of Day and Night by the Earth's rotation upon its Axis.
No. 5. Illustrates the Eccentric Revolution of a Comet round the Sun, and shows the appearance of its Tail at different parts of its Orbit
No. 6. The Solar System, showing the Revolution of all the Planets and their Satellites round the Sum.
No. 7. Shows the various Eclipses of the Sun and Transit of Venus.
No. 9. The Earth's Annual Motion round the Sun, showing the Parallelism of its Axis, thus producing the Seasons.
No. 10. Illustrates the cause of Spring and Neap Tides, and shows the Moon's Phases.
