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Six Swift Windmill, Kingston, near Lewes, Sussex, c1905. The only one of its kind in England, this windmill, also known as Ashcombe Mill, was destroyed in a storm in 1916.. [Shureys Publications]
Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric station, USSR, 1970s. Built on the Yenisei River in southern Siberia, the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectic plant is the sixth largest hydrolectric plant in the world
White Horse, 19th century. Artist: Eugene DelacroixWhite Horse, 19th century. From the collection of the Muesum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Les Bayaderes, 1838. Representation of the dress worn by a group of five Hindu temple dancers, also known as The Dancing Priestesses of Pondicherry, accompanied by three male musicians
Ce qu ons amuser aved les nombres astronomiques!!, c1914. Artist: Guillaume ApollinaireCe qu ons amuser aved les nombres astronomiques!!, c1914
Popular festivities, mid 19th century. A young couple dance round a garlanded pole (Maypole) while a second couple wait outside the inn to take their turn
Spanish dancers, mid 19th century. Dancers in traditional costume and using castanets are accompanied by guitar and violin players
Bacchus and Ariadne, 1523-1525. Artist: TitianBacchus and Ariadne, 1523-1525. From the National Gallery, London
Ephebe, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Artist: Leon BakstEphebe (adolescent), costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection
Hercules and Diomede, c mid 16th century (?). Artist: Vicenzo di Raffaello de RossiHercules and Diomede, c mid 16th century (?). From the Room of the 500, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy
Christ Drives the Money-Changers from the Temple, 1626. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnChrist Drives the Money-Changers from the Temple, 1626. From the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow
The Waterfall at Tivoli, 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Hubert RobertThe Waterfall at Tivoli, 18th/early 19th century. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris
Jacob Fights the Angel, 1660. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnJacob Fights the Angel, 1660. From the Gemaldegalerie, Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Hercules and Cerberus, c1634. Artist: Francisco de ZurbaranHercules and Cerberus, c1634. From a private collection
Winter Scene with Ice Skaters, c1608. Artist: Hendrick AvercampWinter Scene with Ice Skaters, c1608. Busy frozen winter townscape. From the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Winter Landscape, 1630-1634. Artist: Hendrick AvercampWinter Landscape, 1630-1634. On a flooded frozen landscape people are skating, playing golf, fishing for eels, as well as going about their day-to-day occupations
Rumfords calorimeter, 1887. During his work in determining the efficiency of different fuels the Anglo-American scientist Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753-1814)
Gustav Robert Kirchhoff, German physicist, 1873. Kirchhoff (1824-1887) is known for his work on electricity, heat and optics
Gustav Robert Kirchhoff, German physicist, 1876. Kirchhoff (1824-1887) is known for his work on electricity, heat and optics
Solar motor by Aubrey Eneas of Boston, c1905 (c1910). Demonstrated at Edwin Cawstons ostrich farm Pasadena, California. A reflector 33 feet (10.05 metres)
Abel Pifres solar-powered printing press, c1894 ([c1927). This used Augustin Mouchots solar engine in which a mirror focused the Suns rays onto a small boiler (patented in 1861)
Leclanche wet cell, an early storage battery, 1896. Invented by the French engineer Georges Leclanche (1839-1882), this was an early form of the zinc carbon (dry cell) battery
Leclanche wet cell, an early storage battery, 1887. Invented by the French engineer Georges Leclanche (1839-1882), this was an early form of the zinc carbon (dry cell) battery
Voltaic battery (pile), 1887. A battery of the type invented by Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827). It consists of a disc of zinc, a disc of copper, a disc of cloth moistened with acid
Leclanche wet cell, an early storage battery, 20th century. Invented by the French engineer Georges Leclanche (1839-1882), this was an early form of the zinc carbon (dry cell) battery
Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), Nobel prize-winning atomic physicist, c1908Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), New Zealand atomic physicist, c1908. Awarded 1908 Nobel prize for chemistry. Is considered by many to have laid the groundwork for the development of modern nuclear
Electricity, c1850. Various aspects of electricity and electrical apparatus, including attraction and repulsion (1, 2), Leyden jar and condenser (6, 7)
Remnant of Supernova 1987A. Photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope, Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. Supernovae are massive stellar explosions which throw the outer layers of a star off into space
Enrico Fermi, Italian-born American nuclear physicist, c1942. Fermi (1901-1954) constructed the first working nuclear reactor, in a squash court at the University of Chicago in 1942
Joules apparatus for determining the mechanical equivalent of heat, 1881Joules apparatus for determining the mechanical equivalent of heat, 1872. A vessel of water, oil or mercury encloses vanes attached to a spindle. Cord is wound round the cylinder and drum
Steam engine by James Watt, 1915. Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor, greatly improved the efficiency of the steam engine by inventing the separate condenser
Two sugar mills, West Indies, 1764. A mule-powered mill with vertical rollers (top) and one with vertical rollers powered by an overshot waterwheel (bottom) West Indies
Two horizontal water wheels, 1673. The left-hand wheel with highly curved blades, an early form of turbine, was more efficient than the one with flat blades on the right
Chinese Jade Lion, symbolises energy for Taoists
Draining a mine using a series of suction pumps powered by a water wheel, 1556. From De re metallica by Georgius Agricola. (Basel, 1556)
A gusher in the Pennsylvanian oilfields, USA, 1886. Edwin L Drake drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania near Titusville in 1859
Rumfords fireplace, c1880. Devised by Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753-1814), Anglo-American scientist and administrator
The Tunspit, 1790. These short-legged dogs were bred especially to work in wheels turning cooking spits. By 1800 the breed had almost disappeared
Turnspit dog at work, c1880. These short-legged dogs were bred especially to work in wheels turning cooking spits. By 1800 the breed had almost disappeared
Turnspit dog at work in the inn at Newcastle, Carmarthen, Wales, c1800 (1869). These short-legged dogs were bred especially to work in wheels turning cooking spits
Presumed view of an Amsterdam gate in winter, 1622. Artist: Abrahamsz BeerstratenPresumed view of an Amsterdam gate in winter, 1622
Bellows operated by a camshaft powered by a water wheel, 1540. This application of the medieval invention of the cam enabled both bellows to be powered by the same water wheel
Bellows supplying draught to a smelting furnace, 1556. The bellows are operated by a camshaft powered by a water wheel (just visible at extreme right)
Forge with bellows driven by an undershot water wheel through cranks, 1673. From Theatrum Machinarum Novum by Georg Andreas Bockler. (Nuremberg, 1673)
Charcoal burning, 1540. Building a pyramid of wood (right) to be covered with bracken and earth, then slowly burned (left) to produce charcoal
A mine being drained by a rag-and-chain pump powered by an overshot water wheel, 1556. At the right of the image is a detail of section of pipe K. From De re metallica by Georgius Agricola
Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) Italian physicist. On the table are two of his inventions, the Voltaic pile (wet battery) on the left, and the electrophorus
Four studies of horses legs, c1500. Artist: Leonardo da VinciFour studies of horses legs, c1500. From the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary