William H. Smyth,British astronomer

Numéro d’image : 11831182
William H. Smyth,British astronomer
William Henry Smyth (1788-1865),British astronomer,in his naval uniform. Smyth served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars,and was made Commander (Captain) in 1815. Although he retired from active service in 1825,he eventually reached the rank of Admiral. His interest in astronomy was sparked by a meeting in 1817 with the Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi. Smyth established a private observatory at Bedford,England,and published many of his observations. He was President of the Royal Astronomical Society (1845-1847),after being awarded its Gold Medal in 1845. A lunar mare,Mare Smythii,is named in his honour
Licence : Droits gérés
Crédit: Science Photo Library / Royal Astronomical Society
Taille de l’image : 4148 px × 5313 px
Model Release : Non requis
Property Release : Non requis
Restrictions : -

Prix pour cette image À partir de 45 €

Produit vendu
(Calendrier, Carte postale, Carte de vœux, Impression sur textile, Packaging etc)
À partir de 45 €
Usage commercial
(Affichage, Annonce presse, Annonce TV, Carte, Digital - hors rés. sociaux, Digital - rés. sociaux etc)
À partir de 45 €
Éditorial
(Digital, Journal, Livre, Livre pratique, Magazine, Télévision etc)
À partir de 60 €
Usage non-commercial
(Digital - hors rés. sociaux, Digital - rés. sociaux etc)
À partir de 120 €

Mots clés

;