An <n>Eye Miniature</n> by an unknown <n>British Painter</n>, ca. 1800.

<n>The Creation of Light</n> (1824), a mezzotint by <n>John Martin</n> for John Milton's <n>Paradise Lost</n>.

<n>Satan on the Confines of Hell</n> (1827), an illustration for <n>Paradise Lost</n> by artist <n>John Martin</n>.

The <n>United States Flag</n> on the Moon, photo by <n>Neil Armstrong</n> during the <n>Apollo 11 Mission</n>, 1969.

<n>The Sun</n> card from the <n>Astronomia Playing Cards</n> deck, published by <n>C. L. Wüst</n> in 1829.

Astronaut <n>Buzz Aldrin</n> on the moon during the <n>Apollo 11</n> mission, July 20, 1969. Photo by <n>Neil A. Armstrong</n>.

Plate 7 from <n>Medusae of the World</n> (1910) by <n>Alfred Gainsborough Mayor</n>.

<n>Neil Armstrong</n>'s photograph of the <n>Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle</n> on the Moon, July 20, 1969.

Art by <n>John Martin</n> based on <n>John Milton</n>'s poem <n>Paradise Lost</n>.

<n>Julius Schmidt</n>'s model of the moon on display at the <n>Field Columbian Museum</n>, ca. 1897.

Astronaut <n>Buzz Aldrin</n> on the lunar surface during the <n>Apollo 11</n> mission in 1969. Photo by <n>Neil Armstrong</n>.

<n>Section of Wheatmeal Loaf</n> from <n>Owen Simmons</n>' 1903 book, <n>The Book of Bread</n>.

Astronaut <n>Buzz Aldrin</n> on the Moon, photographed by <n>Neil Armstrong</n> during the <n>Apollo 11</n> mission, 1969.

A <n>Smilodon californicus Bovard skeleton</n> at the <n>Field Columbian Museum</n>, 1900. Photo by <n>Chicago Daily News</n>.

Astronaut <n>Buzz Aldrin</n> walks on the Moon during the <n>Apollo 11</n> mission in 1969. Photo by <n>Neil Armstrong</n>.

The Venus card from the <n>Astronomia Playing Cards</n> deck (1829), designed by <n>C. L. Wüst</n>.

The shadow of astronaut <n>Neil Armstrong</n> on the Moon during the <n>Apollo 11</n> mission. Photo by <n>NASA</n>.

An 1896 X-ray photogravure of an <n>Aesculapian snake</n> by <n>Josef Maria Eder</n> and <n>Eduard Valenta</n>.

Astronaut <n>Buzz Aldrin</n> on the Moon, photographed by <n>Neil Armstrong</n> during the <n>Apollo 11</n> mission in 1969.