Natural Phenomena Collection (page 41)

Discharge in Geissler tubes containing rarefied gases, 1887
Discharge in Geissler tubes containing rarefied gases. Investigations of these phenomena led to the discovery of cathode rays, x-rays and electrons. From A. Ganot Natural Philosophy. (London, 1887)

Diagram of Mrs Anne Edson Taylor in the barrel in which she plunged over the Niagara Falls, 1901
Diagram of Mrs Anne Edson Taylor in the barrel in which she plunged over the Niagara Falls on 25 October 1901, her forty-third birthday. She was the first person to survive such a journey

Rain of frogs recorded in 1355 (1557). Accounts of deluges of frogs and fish date back to biblical times. The phenomenon ocurs when a waterspout or tornado passes over a body of water

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by earthquake, 1493. Fifteenth century depiction of a biblical event thought to have occurred c1900 BC

Observing a solar eclipse, 1673. Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687), a wealthy Polish brewer and councillor of Danzig, devoted much time and money to astronomy

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French political author, 1787
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) contemplating the natural beauty of Switzerland. French political author, educationalist and philosopher, 1787. Engraving

Eruption of Vesuvius, 1770s. Artist: Pierre-Jacques Volaire
Eruption of Vesuvius, 1770s. Vesuvius, the volcano most famous for its eruption of 79 AD which destroyed Pompeii, erupted several times in the 1770s

Whos to Blame?, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain
Whos to Blame?, 1876. Father Thames is being buffeted by the waters of the capitals river, whilst London tries to lift her dripping skirts out of the waters reach

A Perilous Passage, 1869. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Perilous Passage, 1869. Napoleon III of France was struggling against a wave of unpopularity at the time. He had introduced a number of measures to try and calm the situation

Blondin Outdone, 1859. Palmerston, dressed in contemporary circus costume, wheeling a nervous looking Lord John Russell across a tightrope with Niagara Falls in the background

The Falls at Aoigaoka in the Eastern Capital (Toto Aoigaoka no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)

The Great Cascatella at Tivoli, plate thirteen from the Ruins of Rome, published February 20, 1798

Cascade of Tivoli, plate thirty-nine from the Ruins of Rome, published February 1, 1798

The Cascatelle and Stables of Mecenas, plate thirty-three from the Ruins of Rome, published April 21, 1798

Lady Fall, Vale of Heath, and Fall on the Brent, from Picturesque Selections, 1860

Cascade of Terni, plate fourteen from the Ruins of Rome, March 28, 1798
Cascade of Terni, plate fourteen from the Ruins of Rome, published March 28, 1798

Waterfall after Breenberg, 1764. Creator: Jean-Jacques de Boissieu
Waterfall after Breenberg, 1764

Aegyptus Hodierna, Map of Egypt, ca. 1720. Creator: Johann Baptista Homann
Aegyptus Hodierna, Map of Egypt, ca. 1720

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