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Von Guerickes demonstration of the strength of air pressure, 1672. In the mid 17th century Otto von Guericke used an air-pump to remove the air from between two large close-fitting copper
Euclid, Ancient Greek mathematician, demonstrating to his students, 1806. Artist: James Basire IIEuclid, Ancient Greek mathematician, demonstrating to his students, 1806. Euclids (fl300 BC) main achievements in mathematics were in the field of geometry. Frontispiece of Euclids Opus Elementorum
Hypnosis, 1889. Placing a patient under the influence of hypnotism, top, and releasing him from that influence, bottom. From The Illustrated Practical Mesmerist by William Davey. (London, 1889)
Hypnosis: introvision (power of looking into a body), 1889. The most practical and valuable aspect of supersensuous perception, is known as introvision
Jean Martin Charcot demonstrating hypnosis, 1879. Charcot (1825-1893), French neurologist and pathologist, demonstrating the production of hypnosis using beam of light from a magic lantern
Hypnosis subject suffering from imaginary toothache, 1891. An Irish physician using the pseudonym Dr Stanley gave a demonstration of hypnosis using the methods of French neurologist Jean Martin
Subject going into a hypnotic trance, 1891. An Irish physician using the pseudonym Dr Stanley gave a demonstration of hypnosis using the methods of French neurologist Jean Martin Charcot (1825-1893)
Subjects hypnotised by the sound of a gong, 1891. An Irish physician using the pseudonym Dr Stanley gave a demonstration of hypnosis using the methods of French neurologist Jean Martin Charcot
Hypnotised subject in a state of catalepsy, 1891. An Irish physician using the pseudonym Dr Stanley gave a demonstration of hypnosis using the methods of French neurologist Jean Martin Charcot
Hypnotised subjects attracted by a matchbox, 1891. An Irish physician using the pseudonym Dr Stanley giving a demonstration of hypnosis using the methods of French neurologist Jean Martin Charcot
William Harvey demonstrating to King Charles I his theory of the circulation of the blood, 1851. Artist: H LemonWilliam Harvey demonstrating to King Charles I his theory of the circulation of the blood, 1851. The English physician William Harvey MD, FRCP, was attached to St Bartholomews Hospital
Demonstration of a Testudo, a formation of shields by Roman soldiers based on details from Trajans column
USSR. Catalogue of the Soviet pavilion at the International Press Exhibition, Cologne, 1928. From a private collection
London Dockers Strike, September 1889. Among the aims of the strike was the establishment of a minimum wage of 6d (2.5 pence per hour) but it failed
King Canute trying to turn back the tide, early 11th century (early 20th century). Canute (Sveinsson Knut) (d1035) was King of England from 1016, Denmark from 1018 and Norway from 1030
Foucault using his pendulum to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth, Paris, 1851 (1887). Leon Foucault (1819-1868) demonstrating the rotation of the earth using a freely suspended pendulum in
Marchers in St Petersburg, Russian Revolution, 1917. A large demonstration on the streets of St Petersburg, where the Russian Revolution began
Demonstration in Copenhagen Fields, London 21 April 1834. Artist: W SummersDemonstration in Copenhagen Fields, London 21 April 1834. This was a protest against the deportation of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, the Dorset agricultural workers deported to Australia for association
Demonstration against Joseph Chamberlain, Ireland, 1899. Artist: Oswaldo TofaniDemonstration against Joseph Chamberlain, Ireland, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 31st December 1899
Torsten Nordenfeldts steam-powered submarine, 1885. Torsten Nordenfeldts steam powered submarine being demonstrated off Landskrona, Sweden
Print satirising Franz Anton Mesmer, 1784Print satirising Mesmer, 1784. In 1779, soon after the publication of his treatise Memoire sur la decouverte de magnetism animal, Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), the founder of Mesmerism
Title page of Andreas Vesalius De Humani Corporis Fabrica, showing Vesalius dissecting body, 1543Title page of Andreas Vesalius De Humani Corporis Fabrica, showing Vesalius dissecting a body, 1543
Alessandro Volta, demonstrating his pile (battery) to Napoleon, (c1800) 1901Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) Italian physicist, demonstrating his pile (battery) to Napoleon. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 1901
Foucaults pendulum in the Pantheon, Paris, 1851 (1887). Jean Bernard Leon Foucault used this pendulum to demonstrate both the rotation of the Earth and the concept of inertia
Repeat of Foucaults demonstration of the Earths rotation, May 1851 (c1890)Repeat of Foucaults demonstration of the Earths rotation made at the Polytechnic Institution, London in May 1851 by Dr Bachhoffner. Engraving published c1890
Demonstrating the Earths rotation using Foucaults pendulum in a church, 1881
Treatment of Tuberculosis using electricity, 1901. Francisque Crotte demonstrating his cure for tuberculosis using electricity produced by an electrostatic machine
John Logie Bairds first television demonstration, 1926. Photograph taken from the screen of his first Televisor