
Sujet
James Ludovic Lindsay, Earl Crawford and Balcarres, 1878. Artist: Spy
Légende
James Ludovic Lindsay, Earl Crawford and Balcarres, 1878. Lindsay (1847-1913), a Scottish nobleman who succeeded to his titles in 1880, was an astronomer, collector and bibliophile. He built an observatory on the family estates at Dunecht near Aberdeen in c1872. In 1888 he donated the 15,000 items which form the Crawford Library to the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. Cartoon titled 'Astronomy' from Vanity Fair. (London, 11 May 1878).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1878
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B66_167
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (1,9Mo) / 27,8cm x 45,1cm / 3279 x 5327 (300dpi)