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Fashion house, 1751-1777. A print from a supplement of the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection
Patisserie, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection
Mosaic makers, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection
Distillers, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis DiderotDistillers of brandy, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection
Nailsmith, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection
Embossed fabric maker, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection
Diamond cutter, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection
Lace makers, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection
Feather-dresser, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection
Furriers shop with muff-lined walls and pelts hung from the rafters, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis DiderotFurriers shop with muff-lined walls and pelts hung from the rafters, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert
Shoe tree makers, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis DiderotShoe tree makers, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection
Case-makers, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis DiderotCase-makers, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection
Interior of a Confectioner, 1751-1777. Artist: Valentina BarattiInterior of a Confectioner, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection
Interior of a Ironmongers, and plans of instruments, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis DiderotInterior of a Ironmongers, and plans of instruments, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777
Interior of a Printing Works and Plan of a Press, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777
Interior of a Printing Works, wetting room, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777
Interior of a Printing Works, type setting, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis DiderotInterior of a Printing Works, type setting, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777
Chemistry, furnace utensils, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis DiderotChemistry, furnace utensils, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection
Newcomen steam engine, 1737. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed his atmospheric or steam engine in 1712. Water was heated in the boiler and the resulting steam was let into the cylinder
Sectional view of Strutts model cotton mills, Belper, Derbyshire, England, 1820. Artist: William LowrySectional view of Strutts model cotton mills, Belper, Derbyshire, England, 1820. Power was generated by the water wheel and distributed via a shaft and belting
Newcomen steam engine, 1747. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed his atmospheric or steam engine in 1712. Water was heated in the boiler and the resulting steam was let into the cylinder
Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza as an astronomical observatory. Diagram showing how the passage to the subterranean chamber (not shown) acted as an observing tube
Anatomy of the eye, 1572. Illustration showing the structure of the eye from an edition of Optica thesaurus a work on optics by the Arab mathematician Alhazen (Abu Ali al-Hasan Ibn Alhasan)
Refrigeration: sectional view of an ice house. It consists of a pit dug and lined with brick, which is a poor conductor of heat, and roofed with thatch for the same reason
Edison carbon telephone, 1879. Wood engraving
Drawings of ship gun carriages.. Left, Traversing Carronade carriage. Carronade, short piece of naval ordnance with large calibre chamber, like a mortar
Geology and Palaeontology, c1880. Diagram showing geological eras and periods with the rock strata associated with each (right) as well as the types of flora and fauna alive at the time
Centrifuge, 1882. Centrifuges are used to separate liquids from solids, or liquids from liquids of different density such as cream from milk. From Physics in Pictures by Theodore Eckardt
Distillation, 1882. Cross-section showing a furnace heating a still. Matter distilled is discharged through the beak of the alembic and is condensed in the worm that runs through the refrigerator
Galileos diagram of the Copernican system of the universe, (1632). Artist: Galileo GalileiGalileos diagram of the Copernican (heliocentric) system of the universe. Also showing his own discovery, the four satellites (moons) of Jupiter. From Galileo Galilei Dialogo, Florence, 1632
Archimedean Screws for raising water from one level to another, 1805Archimedean Screws for raising water from one level to another. The thread could be either external (as in Fig. 3), or the more conventional internal spiral in Fig. 2
Diagram showing mans position in the universe, 1617-19. Artist: Robert FluddDiagram showing mans position in the universe, 1617-19. Relation of man (the microcosm), with the universe (the macrocosm), showing spheres of Sun, Moon and planets
Haeckels comparision of embryos of Pig, Cow, Rabbit and Man. Artist: Ernst HaeckelHaeckels comparision of embryos of Pig, Cow, Rabbit and Man. Top row, all embryos show gill slit at O, demonstrating his Recapitulation theory
Mammal embryos, 1910. Artist: Ernst HaeckelMammal embryos, 1910. From Ernst Haeckel The Evolution of Man, fifth edition, London, 1910
Sauropsid embryos, 1910. Artist: Ernst HaeckelSauropsid embryos, 1910. From Ernst Haeckel The Evolution of Man, fifth edition, London, 1910
Paleontological tree of vertebrates, 1910. Artist: Ernst HaeckelPaleontological tree of vertebrates, 1910. From Ernst Haeckel The Evolution of Man, fifth edition, London, 1910
Haeckels scheme of evolution displayed in the form of a tree, 1910. Artist: Ernst HaeckelHaeckels scheme of evolution displayed in the form of a tree, 1910. From Ernst Haeckel The Evolution of Man fifth edition, London, 1910
Sectional view of the Colt revolver, c1880. The Colt revolver, invented by Samuel Colt (1814-1862). After the Mexican war of 1846-1848, Colts weapon was adopted by the US army
Foucaults pendulum which demonstrated the Earths rotation and the concept of inertia, c1895Foucaults pendulum which demonstrated both the rotation of the Earth and the concept of inertia, c1895
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
Evolution of the airfoil, 1908-1944. Creator: UnknownEvolution of the airfoil, 1908-1944. Diagrams showing the historical evolution of airfoil sections. The last two shapes are low-drag sections designed to have laminar flow over 60 to 70 percent of