NAME DESC WHEN
1883 eruption of Krakatoa 1883 eruption of Krakatoa The change in geography after the eruption 2019-05-05
Krakatoa Krakatoa
Krakatau
Volcano in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumat... 2019-05-05
Krakatoa Krakatoa cropped from Krakatoa featured in 100-rupiah bankn... 2019-05-05
Giovanni Battista Riccioli Giovanni Battista Riccioli Leander Bandtius observes Jupiter's Great Red Spot 2019-05-04
Giovanni Battista Riccioli Giovanni Battista Riccioli Riccioli writes the Astronomia Reformata 2019-05-04
Saturn's changing appearance Saturn's changing appearance Representations from Riccioli's 1665 Reformed Astr... 2019-05-04
Almagestum Novum Almagestum Novum
New Almagest
Riccioli's encyclopedic work consisting of over 15... 2019-05-04
Giovanni Battista Riccioli Giovanni Battista Riccioli Italian Jesuit astronomer who developed the modern... 2019-05-04
Alfonso X of Castile Alfonso X of Castile
the Wise, the Ast...
King of Castile and León: 1 June 1252 – 4 April... 2019-05-04
Lunar Crater Alphonsus Lunar Crater Alphonsus Named after King Alfonso X of Castile by Riccioli ... 2019-05-04
Jesuits' Mother Church Jesuits' Mother Church The Church of the Gesù, located in Rome, is the m... 2019-05-04
Emblem of the Jesuits Emblem of the Jesuits The design is attributed to Ignatius of Loyola (15... 2019-05-04
Riccioli's Projectile Argument Riccioli's Projectile Argument Illustration from Riccioli's 1651 New Almagest sho... 2019-05-04
Riccioli's Moon Map Riccioli's Moon Map Map of the Moon from G. B. Riccioli's 1651 Almages... 2019-05-04
Venus Phases from New Almagest Venus Phases from New Almagest The crescent phases of Venus and detailed represen... 2019-05-04
Frontispiece of Riccioli's 1651 New Almagest Frontispiece of Riccioli's 1651 New Almagest Mythological figures observe the heavens with a te... 2019-05-04