Maths Collection (page 3)

The Geographer, 1669, (1911). Artist: Jan Vermeer
The Geographer, 1669, (1911). Painting held at the Stadel Museum, Frankfurt. From Bibbys Annual 1911. [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1911]

Statue of Sir Isaac Newton in the chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge, c1850. Newtons discoveries were prolific and exerted a huge influence on science and thought

Galileo facing the Inquisition, Rome, 1633 (1870). Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian astronomer, mathematician and physicist

Babylonian clay tablet with Geometrical Problems
Babylonian Clay table with Geometrical problems in cuniform script, from the British Museums collection.Babylonian clay tablet with Geometrical problems in cuniform script

Countess Augusta Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), English mathematician and writer. Artist: Margaret Carpenter
Countess Augusta Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), English mathematician and writer. The daughter of Byron and friend of Charles Babbage, she devised the programme for Babbages analytical Engine

Portrait of Adam Olearius, Librarian to the Court at Gottorp, 1669. Creator: Jurgen Ovens
Portrait of Adam Olearius, Librarian to the Court at Gottorp, 1669

Mr. George P. Bidder, C.E. - from a daguerreotype by Mayall, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Mr. George P. Bidder, C.E. - from a daguerreotype by Mayall, 1856. Civil engineer. Mr. Bidder is convinced that Mental Calculation can be taught to children

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis: section in mathematics, (1902?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis: section in mathematics, (1902?)

Children in school in Washington, D.C. - studying mathematics, (1899?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Children in school in Washington, D.C. - studying mathematics, (1899?)

Washington, D.C. public school classroom scenes - "mathematical geography", (1899?). Students examining globes

6th Division mathematics class on a street paving problem, (1899?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
6th Division mathematics class on a street paving problem, (1899?)

Arithmetic class, 6th Division, (1899?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Arithmetic class, 6th Division, (1899?)

A class in mathematical geography studying earth's rotation... Hampton Institute, Virginia, 1899
A class in mathematical geography studying earth's rotation around the sun, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, 1899

Girls measuring piece of ground in arithmetic class at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. 1899 or 1900

Monument to the late Rev. D. Butler, in Harrow Church, 1854. Creator: Williams
Monument to the late Rev. D. Butler, in Harrow Church, 1854. Memorial plaque of George Butler, Headmaster of Harrow School and Dean of Peterborough, in St Mary's Church, Harrow on the Hill

Men of Fort Story operate an azimuth instrument, to measure the angle... Fort Story, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Men of Fort Story operate an azimuth instrument, to measure the angle of splash in sea-target practice, Fort Story, Va

Rev. John McClintock, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Rev. McClintock, between 1855 and 1865. [Methodist Episcopal theologian, writer and educationalist]

Phillip Francis Thomas of Maryland, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Francis Thomas of MD. between 1855 and 1865. [Lawyer, mathematician and politician: Governor of Maryland; Secretary of the Treasury]

Philip Francis Thomas of Maryland, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Philip Francis Thomas of Md. between 1855 and 1865. [Lawyer, mathematician and politician: US Secretary of the Treasury; Governor of Maryland]

General John Gross Barnard, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Gen. J.G. Barnard, between 1855 and 1865. [Army officer, scientist, engineer, mathematician, historian and author]

Bishop Horatio Potter, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Bishop Horatio Potter, between 1855 and 1865. [Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York; professor of mathematics and natural philosophy]

Phillip Francis Thomas of Maryland, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Phillip Francis Thomas of Maryland, between 1860 and 1875. [Lawyer, mathematician and politician: Governor of Maryland; Secretary of the Treasury]

Professor James Henry Coffin, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Prof. J.H. Coffin, between 1860 and 1875. [Mathematician and meteorologist]

Divina proportione, June 1, 1509. Creator: Unknown
Divina proportione, June 1, 1509

Libro de Geometria, Practica y Traca, 1589. Creator: Juan de Alcega
Libro de Geometria, Practica y Traca, 1589

General Benjamin Alvord, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
General Benjamin Alvord, 1865-1880. Alvord, Gen. Benj. between 1865 and 1880. [Soldier, mathematician, and botanist]

Caritat de Condorcet, Deputy at the National Convention, from Tableaux historiques de... 1798–1804
Caritat de Condorcet, Deputy at the National Convention, from Tableaux historiques de la Revolution Francaise, 1798-1804

J. S. Bailly, Deputy States General, from Tableaux historiques de la Revolution Franc... 1798–1804
J. S. Bailly, Deputy States General, from Tableaux historiques de la Revolution Francaise, 1798-1804

The "ChineseQuartermaster, Japan, 1765. Creator: Komatsuya Hyakki
The " Chinese" Quartermaster, Japan, 1765

Geometry, n. d. Creator: Etienne Delaune
Geometry, n.d

Arithmetic, n. d. Creator: Etienne Delaune
Arithmetic, n.d

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Commodus, 180, issued by Commodus. Creator: Unknown
Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Commodus, 180, issued by Commodus. Reverse: Liberalitas holding an abacus and cornucopia. Minted in Rome

Prudentia (Prudence), from Los Honores, Flanders, 1525 / 32
Prudentia (Prudence), from Los Honores, Flanders, 1525/32. Presumably after a design by Bernard van Orley. Left side possibly produced at the workshop of Pieter van Aelst. Right half was rewoven

Chief Tja-Yo-Ni, 1904. Creator: Edward Warren Sawyer
Chief Chief Tja-Yo-Ni, 1904. Profile medallion of a Native American man

Sir John Herschel, 1867, printed c. 1893. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Sir John Herschel, 1867, printed c. 1893. Photogravure, plate 11 from the album " Lord Tennyson and his friends" (1893); edition 138/140

Leverrier, 1875 / 79. Creator: Goupil and Co
Leverrier, 1875/79. [Portrait of French astronomer and mathematician Urbain Le Verrier. Woodburytype, from the periodical " Galerie Contemporaine Litteraire, Artistique" (1879), volume 7

Cloth with Numeration Table, 1941. Creator: Marie Lutrell
Cloth with Numeration Table, 1941

Portrait of Thomas Hill (1818-1891), 1867. Creator: John Adams Whipple
Portrait of Thomas Hill (1818-1891), 1867

Portrait of John Daniel Runkle (1822-1902), Between 1865 and 1873

The Philosopher, from the Scherzi, ca. 1740. Creator: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The Philosopher, from the Scherzi, ca. 1740

Study for a pendentive depicting Justice and Charity, 1630-50

Sir John Herschel, 1867, printed October 1890. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Sir John Herschel, 1867, printed October 1890. A work made of photogravure, from " sun artists, number 5" (1890)

Sir John Herschel, 1867, printed 1875. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Sir John Herschel, 1867, printed 1875. A work made of carbon print

Circular Slide Rule, William J. Powell, 1935. Creator: Unknown
During the 1920s William J. Powell led a small group of black air enthusiasts in Los Angeles. He established the Bessie Coleman Flying Club in 1929

Protractor, Model 3-B, United States Army Air Force. Creator: Unknown
Black metal navigation tool with two protractor arms and ruler

Slide Rule, William J. Powell, ca. 1930s. Creator: Keuffel & Esser Co
During the 1920s William J. Powell led a small group of black air enthusiasts in Los Angeles. He established the Bessie Coleman Flying Club in 1929

Drafting pen owned by William J. Powell, ca. 1920s. Creator: Unknown
Drafting pen owned by William J. Powell, ca. 1920s. During the 1920s, African-American engineer, soldier, civil aviator and author William J

Dead reckoning computer owned by Sally Ride. Creator: Telex Communications Inc
This TELEX E-6B dead reckoning computer belonged to Dr. Sally K. Ride. It is a circular slide rule used in aviation for calculating factors such as fuel burn, wind correction, ground speed

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