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Coloured engraving: a yellow Mirabilis flower with green leaves above small diagrams of ships, rock shapes and light rays illustrating mirage refraction.

A flowering marvel of Peru plant (Mirabilis jalapa) and nine diagrams illustrating refraction of light. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1817.

A yellow four-petaled flower of Mirabilis jalapa with dark green leaves and buds rises above a grid of small diagrams. Below, ships above and below horizon lines show light bending in a mirage, with ray curves drawn in fine black lines.

Artist
Pass, John, active 1797-1815.
Date
[1817]
Medium
Book illustrations Diagrams Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3100 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1817.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Flor de Mirabilis jalapa y diagramas de refracción del espejismo

Una flor amarilla de cuatro pétalos de Mirabilis jalapa, con hojas verdes oscuras y capullos, se alza sobre una cuadrícula de pequeños diagramas. Abajo, barcos sobre líneas de horizonte muestran la luz curvándose en un espejismo.

Português: Flor de Mirabilis jalapa e diagramas de refração da miragem

Uma flor amarela de quatro pétalas de Mirabilis jalapa, com folhas verde-escuras e botões, surge acima de uma grade de pequenos diagramas. Abaixo, navios acima e abaixo de linhas de horizonte mostram a luz se curvando numa miragem.