Mathematicians Collection

Josiah Willard Gibbs, US mathematician
Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903), US mathematician and theoretical physicist. Gibbs graduated from Yale University, USA in 1858 and gained a PhD on gear design in 1863

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, German philosopher, mathematician and polymath (engraving)
8626172 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, German philosopher, mathematician and polymath (engraving) by Ficquet, Etienne (1719-1794); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716)

Girolamo Frascatoro, 1891 (engraving)
8766932 Girolamo Frascatoro, 1891 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1483-1553,Girolamo Frascatoro, italian physicist, botanist, astronomer)

Archimedes, ancient Greek scientist, mathematician and inventor (engraving)
8635148 Archimedes, ancient Greek scientist, mathematician and inventor (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes (c287-c212 BC)

James Clerk Maxwell's great experiment, 19th Century (litho)
8673170 James Clerk Maxwell's great experiment, 19th Century (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Clerk Maxwell's great experiment)

The Manor House, Woolsthorpe, birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton (engraving)
8676572 The Manor House, Woolsthorpe, birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Manor House, Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire)

Statue of Sir Isaac Newton, by William Theed (engraving)
8676528 Statue of Sir Isaac Newton, by William Theed (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Sir Isaac Newton, by William Theed)

Galilee and the Inquisition: " E pure so muove! " (And yet it moves is a phrase said to have been uttered)
ELD4946108 Galilee and the Inquisition: " E pure so muove! " (And yet it moves is a phrase said to have been uttered before the Inquisition by the Italian mathematician)

French 18th century illustration of Saint Hubertus or Hubert
5306325 French 18th century illustration of Saint Hubertus or Hubert; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Gemma Frisius
3480187 Gemma Frisius; (add.info.: Engraved portrait of Gemma Frisius (1508-1555) a Dutch physician; mathematician; cartographer; philosopher; and instrument maker

Sir Isaac Newton's House, Orange Street, Leicester Square, London (engraving)
8676573 Sir Isaac Newton's House, Orange Street, Leicester Square, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Isaac Newton's House)

Inauguration of Sir Isaac Newton's statue, Grantham, Lincolnshire (engraving)
8676522 Inauguration of Sir Isaac Newton's statue, Grantham, Lincolnshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Young James Clerk Maxwell as a new boy at the Edinburgh Academy (litho)
8673171 Young James Clerk Maxwell as a new boy at the Edinburgh Academy (litho) by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)

Euclid, ancient Greek mathematician (engraving)
8635147 Euclid, ancient Greek mathematician (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Euclid, ancient Greek mathematician. Illustration from Hellas)

Andre Marie Ampere, French physicist (engraving)
1733490 Andre Marie Ampere, French physicist (engraving); (add.info.: Andre Marie Ampere (1775-1836)).

French 18th century illustration of Saint Hubertus or Hubert
5306324 French 18th century illustration of Saint Hubertus or Hubert; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Commemorative medal representing the portrait of Galileo Galilei (or Galileo, 1564-1642). Bronze medal, c.1818 (bronze)
MMM5472850 Commemorative medal representing the portrait of Galileo Galilei (or Galileo, 1564-1642). Bronze medal, c.1818 (bronze); National Maritime Museum, London

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (1698-1759) in Finland, 1736. 1874 (engraving from Vies des Savants Illustres du)
540692 Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (1698-1759) in Finland, 1736. 1874 (engraving from Vies des Savants Illustres du XVIIIe Siecle, Louis Figuier, Paris); (add.info.: In 1736 Maupertuis)

Dutch 19th century. illustration. showing the crucified Christ
5306362 Dutch 19th century. illustration. showing the crucified Christ; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Pythagoras of Samos, Greek philosopher, copperplate engraving from Strahlheim, c.1840 (engraving)
UTD4919542 Pythagoras of Samos, Greek philosopher, copperplate engraving from Strahlheim, c.1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Pythagore (vers 580-vers 495 avant JC) - Pythagoras of Samos

His majesty was then deep in a problem. From Gulliver's voyage to Laputa. From Gullivers Travels published c.1875
2963127 His majesty was then deep in a problem. From Gulliver's voyage to Laputa. From Gullivers Travels published c.1875; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Oswald Spengler, German polymath (b/w photo)
8673218 Oswald Spengler, German polymath (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oswald Spengler (1880-1936), German polymath

Pythagoras, ancient Greek mathematician (engraving)
8635016 Pythagoras, ancient Greek mathematician (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pythagoras (c570-c495 BC), ancient Greek mathematician

French 19th century illustration of Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656 - 30 May 727)
5306116 French 19th century illustration of Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656 - 30 May 727); (add.info.: French 19th century illustration of Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656 - 30 May 727)

Representation of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer and mathematician
ELD4898378 Representation of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer and mathematician, under house arrest and completely blind, receiving the assistance of Dino I, Vincenzo Viviani

The astronomer Galilee (or Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) retracts before the Holy Office in the Vatican during his trial
ELD4843315 The astronomer Galilee (or Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) retracts before the Holy Office in the Vatican during his trial in 1633 The astronomer was sentenced by the Tribunal of

Jean Le Rond D' Alembert, 1864 (engraving)
8766894 Jean Le Rond D' Alembert, 1864 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1717-1783, Jean Le Rond D' Alembert, french physician and mathematician encyclopedist)

By means of this loadstone, the island is made to rise and fall. From Gulliver's voyage to Laputa
2963126 By means of this loadstone, the island is made to rise and fall. From Gulliver's voyage to Laputa. From Gullivers Travels published c.1875; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Karl Friedrich Gauss, 1777-1855 (engraving)
8632316 Karl Friedrich Gauss, 1777-1855 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Karl Friedrich Gauss, 1777-1855)

Newton discovering the nature of Light (coloured engraving)
8652743 Newton discovering the nature of Light (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Newton discovering the nature of Light)

Augustin Hirschvogel, German artist, mathematician and cartographer (engraving)
8663702 Augustin Hirschvogel, German artist, mathematician and cartographer (engraving) by Hirschvogel, Augustin (1503-53); Private Collection; (add.info.: Augustin Hirschvogel (1503-1553)

Galileo Galilei facing the Inquisition, 1633 (litho)
8673172 Galileo Galilei facing the Inquisition, 1633 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Microscope composed by Galileo Galilei and made by Giuseppe Campani, 1650-1700 (cardboard, wood, metal and leather)
DEX5040791 Microscope composed by Galileo Galilei and made by Giuseppe Campani, 1650-1700 (cardboard, wood, metal and leather); Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence

Portrait of Christiaan Huygens (Huyghens) (1629-1695) Dutch physicist and mathematician - painting by Gaspar Netscher
XEE5029831 Portrait of Christiaan Huygens (Huyghens) (1629-1695) Dutch physicist and mathematician - painting by Gaspar Netscher from 1671; (add.info)

Statue of Galileo Galilei, dit Galilee (1564-1642), physicist, Italian astronomer
YOU4419656 Statue of Galileo Galilei, dit Galilee (1564-1642), physicist, Italian astronomer, Consider as the founder of modern physics and mechanics, Having perfected the astronomical bezel

Portrait of Galileo Galilei dit Galilee (1564 - 1642) - Anonymous painting - Lastra a Signa, villa selva, Italy
XEE5027029 Portrait of Galileo Galilei dit Galilee (1564 - 1642) - Anonymous painting - Lastra a Signa, villa selva, Italy; (add.info)

Portrait of Galileo Galilei known as Galileo Galileo, Italian astronomer (1564-1642) Painting of the Sustermans school
MMM5462985 Portrait of Galileo Galilei known as Galileo Galileo, Italian astronomer (1564-1642) Painting of the Sustermans school

Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English mathematician, physicist and astronomer
ELD4838881 Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English mathematician, physicist and astronomer, finds the theory of gravitation by observing the fall of an apple tree, 1667 (The apple incident: Isaac Newton)

Galileo Galilei and John Milton, 1921 (chromo)
3780094 Galileo Galilei and John Milton, 1921 (chromo); (add.info.: John Milton pays a visit to Galileo Galilei, who explains his theories to him)

Rene Descartes in Amsterdam
3779258 Rene Descartes in Amsterdam by Phillipoteaux, Paul (1846-1923); (add.info.: Rene Descartes in Amsterdam. Descartes was a highly influential French philosopher, mathematician, scientist)

The Death of Archimedes (oil on panel)
3900206 The Death of Archimedes (oil on panel) by Vaccaro, Domenico Antonio (1678-1745); 19.7x19.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes of Syracuse (c.aE287 - c.aE212 BC)

Miss Fawcett, of Newnham College, "Above the Senior Wrangler, "in Mathematical Honours
1627119 Miss Fawcett, of Newnham College, " Above the Senior Wrangler, " in Mathematical Honours, University of Cambridge (engraving) by English School

John Milton visiting Galileo (engraving)
1095908 John Milton visiting Galileo (engraving) by Hart, Solomon Alexander (1806-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Milton visiting Galileo)

Portrait of Edmond Halley (engraving)
982192 Portrait of Edmond Halley (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edmond Halley, English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician)

The Late Sir John Herschel, Natural Philosopher (engraving)
1105030 The Late Sir John Herschel, Natural Philosopher (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Sir John Herschel, Natural Philosopher)

Archimedes of Syracuse (engraving)
816542 Archimedes of Syracuse (engraving) by Thevet, Andre (1504-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes of Syracuse, Greek philosopher, mathematician, physicist, engineer)

Portrait of Jean le Rond d Alembert (engraving)
819972 Portrait of Jean le Rond d Alembert (engraving) by Tour, Maurice Quentin de la (1704-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean le Rond d Alembert, French mathematician, physicist)

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Mathematicians have long been revered for their brilliant minds and contributions to the field of mathematics. From Josiah Willard Gibbs, a renowned US mathematician, to Galileo Galilei and John Milton captured in a chromo from 1921, these individuals have left an indelible mark on the world. William Thomson's oil on canvas portrait from 1886 showcases his dedication to mathematical pursuits. Rene Descartes is depicted in Amsterdam, where he undoubtedly pondered his groundbreaking theories. The Death of Archimedes immortalizes the tragic end of one of history's greatest mathematicians on an oil panel. Miss Fawcett, celebrated as "Above the Senior Wrangler, " shines in an engraving that highlights her exceptional achievements at Newnham College in Cambridge. John Milton's visit to Galileo is beautifully captured through another engraving, showcasing the meeting between two intellectual giants. Edmond Halley's engraved portrait pays homage to his significant contributions to mathematics and astronomy. Sir John Herschel's engraving portrays him as a natural philosopher who pushed boundaries with his innovative ideas. Archimedes of Syracuse is honored through an enchanting engraving that captures both his brilliance and passion for discovery. Jean le Rond d'Alembert's engraved portrait serves as a testament to his influential work in mathematics during the Enlightenment period. Finally, Sir Isaac Newton graces us with yet another captivating engraving that symbolizes his immense impact on scientific thought and mathematical principles. These glimpses into the lives of these remarkable mathematicians remind us of their enduring legacy and inspire future generations to explore new frontiers in this fascinating discipline.