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Plate from <n>Sir Robert Stawell Ball</n>'s book, based on 1878 eclipse photos by <n>William Harkness</n>.

An 1870 engraving by <n>Henri Hildibrand</n> for <n>Jules Verne</n>'s novel <n>Around the Moon</n>.

<n>Uranus</n> poster from the <n>Wonders Of The Space</n> collection by <n>Retina Creative</n>.

<n>The Solar System</n>, an 1898 illustration by <n>Agnes Giberne</n> from her book <n>The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars</n>.

Aesthetic moon design wallpaper by <n>Xininx7</n>.

<n>Great Nebula in Andromeda</n>, photographed by <n>George Willis Ritchey</n> at <n>Yerkes Observatory</n> in 1901.

<n>The Earth as seen from the Moon</n>, an 1893 illustration by <n>Agnes Giberne</n> from her book <n>Sun, Moon and Stars</n>.

Engraving of the <n>Great Comet of 1811</n> from '<n>The Gallery of Nature and Art</n>', published in 1821.