Werner's Nomenclature of Colours: Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Minerology, Anatomy and the Arts Collection_Moon Phase In the pre-photographic age

In the pre-photographic age

Point the telescope at three bright objects in the sky

You could come to London and spend half your time in Greenwich

recalled that he owed much of his early education in optics and the other sciences to the Encyclopedia Londinensis

much of it overlooked by previous biographers

Werner's Nomenclature of Colours: Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Minerology, Anatomy and the Arts Collection_Moon Phase In the pre-photographic ageIn the pre photographic age, almost all visual details had to be captured using the written word, and scientific observers could not afford any ambiguity in their descriptions. These included Charles Darwin, for whom Werner's Nomenclature was an indispensable tool during his seminal voyage on the Beagle. Werner's Nomenclature of Colours is a charming artefact from the age of explorers, which continues to be treasured by artists and scientists alike.