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Electro-ballistic apparatus for measuring the speed of cannon-shot, 1864. Creator: UnknownElectro-ballistic apparatus for measuring the speed of cannon-shot, 1864. Apparatus invented by Major Navez, of the Belgian Artillery
Soyer's Barrack Cooking Apparatus, 1858. Creator: UnknownSoyer's Barrack Cooking Apparatus, 1858. Improved technology to improve soldiers diets during the Crimean War. The...kitchen was opened by the late much-lamented chef de cuisine, Alexis Soyer
Sabots elastiques, an apparatus for walking on water, 1860. Creator: UnknownSabots elastiques, an apparatus for walking on water, 1860. Engraving from the Manuscript department of the British Museum...accompanied by a brief specification, without date
Professor Faraday lecturing at the Royal Institution, before H.R.H. Prince Albert, the Prince of Wal Creator: UnknownProfessor Faraday lecturing at the Royal Institution, before H.R.H. Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and Prince Alfred - from a sketch by Alexander Blaikley
Charles Frederick Marvin, Chief, Weather Bureau, 1913. Creator: Harris & EwingCharles Frederick Marvin, Chief, Weather Bureau, 1913. Chief 1913-1934
Military Group, between 1909 and 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Military Group, between 1909 and 1914Military Group, between 1909 and 1914. USA. North Western Military Academy Signal Corps; Wireless No. 9'. Murdock Wireless Apparatus in use, powered by Exide battery
Perspective machine, 1525, (1936). Artist: Albrecht DurerPerspective machine, 1525, (1936). Draughsman making a perspective drawing of a woman. A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936
Girls in bloomers on climbing apparatus, Western High School, Washington, D.C. (1899?)
The patent cow-milker in the International Exhibition, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe patent cow-milker in the International Exhibition, 1862. A machine has been invented for milking cows, and is now on exhibition in the United States department of the International Exhibition
Coal feeders on tip of coke ovens... of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich. 1942. Creator: Arthurs SiegelCoal feeders on tip of coke ovens, Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit, Mich
Apparatus used at the laboratory at the C & NW RR s, 40th Street yards... Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack DelanoApparatus used at the laboratory at the C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s], 40th Street yards for analysing solutions of metals used in locomotives and the railroad plant
Bessemers Steel-converting Apparatus, c1917Bessemers Steel-converting Apparatus - aa Converters; b, hydraulic ram for revolving converter; c, ram to lift platform carrying ladle; d, crane; e, gear for revolving platform; f, hoods to chimneys
Tester or multimeter, device used for measurement of voltage, current and electrical resistance
Segments of the colon seen together after resection of the anterior wall of the abdomen and thorax
Gymnastic display at Elm Lodge Residential School for Elder Blind Girls, London, 1908Gymnastic display at Elm Lodge Residential School for Elder Blind Girls, West Norwood, Lambeth, London, 1908. Girls in the gymnasium pose in pyramid formation with flags; others sit on apparatus
X-ray room for ring worm, Woolwich School Treatment Centre, London, 1914. A young boy lying on his side, with the machinery positioned directly above his head
Crookes, Rontgen and Finsen - Using the Marvellous X-Rays Apparatus, c1925. Niels T. Finsen, (1860-1904). From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler
Major Battersby using the Localizing Apparatus, c1890, (1910). From The Strand Magazine. [George Newnes Ltd. London, 1910]
X-ray apparatus used for examination of suspected cases of heart or lung disease, c1935 (c1937)X-ray apparatus used at the Central Medical Board for examination of suspected cases of heart or lung disease in prospective commercial pilots, c1935 (c1937). From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol
Million volt X-ray tube, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]
Kimbereley Diamond Mine: apparatus for raising the diamantiferous earth, 1896Kimbereley Diamond Mine: apparatus for raising the diamantiferous earth. In 1887 and 1888 Cecil Rhodes amalgamated the diamond mines around Kimberley, which included De Beers
Indicator and Communicator, 1866
The Electric Light Apparatus, 1866
The Most Mysterious Substance in Nature - Radium, 1903. Artist: Alfred Hugh FisherThe Most Mysterious Substance in Nature - Radium, 1903. Experiments made in Paris by the discoverers, Pierre and Marie Curie
Electricity, c1891Electricity. Various aspects of electricity and electrical apparatus, including Edelmanns Quarter-Cylinder Electrometer (1), Leyden Jar (2), Wimshurst Influence Machine (3), Electrophorus (4, 5)
Apparatus for translating three-dimensional objects into two-dimensional drawings, 1525, (1936). Artist: Albrecht DurerApparatus for translating three-dimensional objects into two-dimensional drawings, 1525, (1936). Two scenes from the artists first technical book Introduction in the Art of Measurement with Compass
Interior of a Marconi radio transmitting station, 1915. Cigarette card showing transmitting apparatus, published in London in 1915
Lavoisiers investigation of the existence of oxygen in the air, late 18th century, (1894). French chemist Antoine Lavoisiers (1743-1794) experiment to demonstrate the existence of oxygen
Making Edison light bulbs, 1880. Vacuum apparatus used to exhaust Edison incandescent light bulbs at G (centre top). From Scientific American. (New York, 1880)
Spectroscopic apparatus used by Robert Wilhelm Bunsen and Gustav Robert Kirchhoff, c1895Spectroscopic apparatus used by Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (1811-1899) and Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (1824-1887). Discovered Spectrum Analysis (1859)
James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), Scottish theoretical physicist, 1882James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879). Scottish theoretical physicist. From Campbell & Garnett The Life of James Clerk Maxwell, 1882
James Clerk Maxwells (1831-1879) comparison apparatus, 1880James Clerk Maxwells (1831-1879) apparatus for the comparison of electrostatic and electromagnetic units, 1880. From A Physical Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by JEH Gordon, (London, 1880)
John Tyndall lecturing on electromagnetism at the Royal Institution, London. May 1870. Irish-born British physicist Tyndall (1820-1893)
Sir William Crookes, English physicist and chemist, c1900s. Artist: SpySir William Crookes, English physicist and chemist, c1900s. After studying at the Royal College of Chemistry, London, Crookes went on to make significant contributions in several fields of science
James Watt as a young man, c1769. Artist: James ScottJames Watt as a young man, c1769. Watt was a Scottish engineer and instrument maker who invented the modern steam engine which became the main source of power in Britains textile mills
Edison carbon telephone, 1879. Wood engraving
Sending and receiving apparatus with battery box at base, Edison carbon telephone, 1890. Solid metal diaphragm. Wood engraving
Robert Koch (1843-1910), German bacteriologist and physician in his laboratoryRobert Koch (1843-1910, German bacteriologist and physician in his laboratory. In 1890 Koch introduced Tuberculin which he thought a cure for Tuberculosis)
William Crookes, British physicist and chemist, 1903. Artist: SpyWilliam Crookes, British physicist and chemist, 1903. Crookes (1832-1919) holding the discharge tube which carries his name
YMCA gymnasium, Longacre, London, 1887Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) Gymnasium Longacre, London, 1887. Young men sprinting through the Maze. Wood engraving
YMCA gymnasium, Longacre, London, c1888Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) gymnasium, Longacre, London, c1888. Opened by the Prince of Wales, 16 June 1888. Men exercising using various apparatus. Wood engraving
Coffee or tea making machine heated by a small spirit lamp, 1900. A glamorous woman operating a complex-looking apparatus designed to make hot drinks. From a periodical on inventions. (Paris 1900)
Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), Italian physicist and radio pioneerGuglielmo Marconi, Italian physicist and radio pioneer. Marconi with typical apparatus, including 10-inch induction coil spark transmitter (right), morse inker and grasshopper key in centre
Sir Joseph John Thomson, physicist and inventor, 1900Sir Joseph John Thomson, British physicist and inventor, 1900. Thomson studied sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge. After graduating
