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Newton's observatory

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Date

late 18th Century-early 19th Century

Artist

Unknown Artist

Collection

The Royal Society

Description

Interior view of Newton’s observatory at his London residence on St Martin’s Street, Leicester Square. A sky room with a fireplace at the centre of the far wall and a chair to the left of it as viewed. There are large windows on the sidewalls and a smaller window on the far wall to the right of the fireplace, rooftops and a church spire can be seen outside. Painting from Collectanea Newtoniana by Charles Turnor, 1837. A collection of prints and original artworks relating to Sir Isaac Newton.