They spent the greatest part of their lives in observing the celestial bodies. - Page 204 · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: They spent the greatest part of their lives in observing the celestial bodies. - Page 204
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Laputa; England
Description: Here a group of Laputan scholars work as astronomers. They all look through telescopes through a large window in the observatory. Gulliver tells the reader that the scholars walk around with their heads tilted sideways as a result of their work habits.
Image Creator: T. Morten (Engraver);Linton (Engraver); T. Morten (Engraver); Linton (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:22064
Language: eng
Source Name: Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
Parent Collection: 1865 London Morten; 1865 London Morten
Image: mta_22064_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Astronomy; Scholars in Literature; Telescopes; Scientists in Literature; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures