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John D Rockefeller, American industrialist, late 19th century (1956). Rockefeller (1839-1937) made his fortune in the petroleum industry

Otto Lilienthal makes one of his last flights, 1896 (1956). Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896) German gliding pioneer and aeronautical inventor, flying one of his gliders

Frederic Joliot and Irene Joliot-Curie, French scientists, 1935. Joliot (1900-1958) became assistant to Marie Curie in 1925

Original Sin: The Fall of Adam and Eve, c1467-1468 (1956). From the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things

Death mask of Lorenzo de Medici, ruler of Florence, 1492 (1956). Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-1492) ruled the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance

Franz Peter Schubert, Austrian composer, 1825 (1956). Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was a prolific composer. Interest in his work increased in the last year of his life

Robert Owen, Welsh-born industrialist, philanthropist and socialist, 1851 (1956). Owens (1771-1858) New Lanark Mills in Scotland, which he bought in c1799

Christmas scene from King Nutcracker by Heinrich Hoffmann, 1853 (1956). King Nutcracker (Konig Nussknacker) is a childrens book written by Hoffmann (1809-1894), a German psychiatrist and author

The Red Water Ordeal, as Practised Among the Nations of Northern Guinea. Artist: J Le Conte
The Red Water Ordeal, as Practised Among the Nations of Northern Guinea. A print from The Faiths of the World, A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects, Volume II, by Reverend James Gardner

The Trimurti or Hindu Trinity. Artist: Andrew Thomas
The Trimurti or Hindu Trinity. The Trimurti represents the cosmic forces of creation, maintenance and destruction, personified by the Gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva

The Temple of Ten Thousand Idols in Japan, c1860. Artist: A Thom
The Temple of Ten Thousand Idols in Japan, c1860. A print from The Faiths of the World, a Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects Their Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies and Customs, Vol I

The Thames, Twickenham, c1762 (1956). From the National Gallery, London

St Helena, in Napoleons Time, 19th century (1956). After his defeat at Waterloo in 1815 and his subsequent surrender to the British

Snowdon, an Approaching Storm, 1853 (1956). Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales (3560ft). From the Mrs Thomas Lowinsky Collection

Fingals Cave, Staffa, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. 1814 (1956). The distinctive rock formations of Fingals Cave are formed by the same geological processes as those at the Giants Causeway on the other

Jerusalem, 1854-1855 (1956). From the Tate Gallery, London. A print from Places, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential

Pont du Gard, Roman aqueduct, Nimes, France, (1956). This Roman aqueduct was built in c18 BC. No cement was used in its construction

Mont Fuji, Japan, c1823 (1956). Titled South Wind, Clear Sky, but popularly known as Red Fuji, this is one of Hokusais famous series of 36 woodblock prints, Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

Gordale Scar, West Yorkshire, c1811 (1956). From the Tate Gallery, London. A print from Places, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

Interior of a cave temple, Ellora, Maharashtra, India, 19th century (1956). Ellora is famous for its rock temples, a series of caves carved out of the rocky hillside, one and a quarter miles long

The Gate of El Metwalli, Cairo, Egypt, c1829 (1956). The gate was built by the Fatimids in the 1090s. A print from Places, a volume about the origin and early history of many things

Toledo, Spain, 1597-1599 (1956). From the Metropolitan Museum, New York. A print from Places, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

The Piazza, Venice, c1756 (1956). A view of St Marks Square with the basilica and campanile in the background. From the National Gallery, London

Witch hunt: witches, c1799 (1956). A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential, by Readers Union

Witch hunt: The Bewitched Groom, 16th century (1956). From the Musee des Beaux Arts de Basle. A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

Vitalism: Henri Bergson, French philosopher, early 20th century, (1956). Bergson (1859-1941) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1927. From the Picture Post Library

Wide open spaces: James Fenimore Cooper, American author, 19th century (1956). Cooper (1789-1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century

Total war: What Old Mirrors They Make Nowadays, 1868 (1956). A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential

Universal language: the first page of the Bible in Esperanto, 1956. Esperanto was invented by LL Zamenhof (1859-1917), a Polish opthalmologist and philologist, in 1887

The birth of the Virgin, c1520 (1956). Dutch School. From the National Gallery, London. A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

Asceticism: a group of Mughal ascetics, (1956). From the British Museum, London. A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

Nihilism: Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher, 19th century (1956). In his most important work, The World as Will and Representation, Schopenhauer (1788-1860) proposed that mans emotional

Chivalry and courtly love: Flemish parade shield, c1400 (1956). From the British Museum, London. A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things

Hero worship: detail from The Intervention of the Sabine Women, 1799 (1956). From the Louvre, Paris. A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things

Nemesis or Good Fortune, c1502 (1956). Durer took this female goddess figure from Manto, a poem by the Italian poet Poliziano

Nature: cloud study, c1822 (1956). In 1822, Constable produced about 50 studies of skies and clouds. From the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Mrs Grundy : portrait of a Londoner, 19th century (1956). A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential

Freedom of the press: title page from the Areopagitica by John Milton, 1644 (1956). The Areopagitica was a speech delivered by Milton in the House of Commons in favour of the liberty of unlicensed

Elixir of Life: The Alchemist, 1558 (1956). From the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin. A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

Sanctity: St Francis in Meditation, 1635-1639 (1956). St Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), founder of the Franciscan order of monks. From the National Gallery, London

Deism: Lord Herbert of Cherbury, c1603-1605 (1956). Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583-1648) was a British soldier, diplomat, poet, historian and religious philosopher

Enthusiasm: Edward Irving, Scottish clerygyman, 19th century, (1956). Irving (1792-1834), seen here preaching, was the a forerunner of what became the Catholic Apostolic Church

Dramatic unities: Euripides, Greek playwright, 5th century BC (1956). Euripides (c485-406 BC) is regarded as one of the greatest Greek playrights. Statue from the Vatican, Rome

Royal prerogative: title page from Eikon Basilike, 1649 (1956). Eikon Basilike is an autobiography attributed to King Charles I of England. It was published ten days after Charles execution

Equality of the sexes: Les Bas Bleus, 19th century (1956). Goodbye my dear, I am going to see my publishers and shall most likely be late home. Don t forget to give Dodore his pap twice again

Inspiration: The Inspiration of the Poet, c1630 (1956). From the Louvre, Paris. A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

Miracles: the legend of the Wolf of Gubbio, c1437-1444 (1956). According to legend, a wolf terrorised the Italian city of Gubbio until it was tamed by St Francis of Assisi

Cult of the individual: Salvator Rosa, Italian Baroque artist, 1640 (1956). A self-portrait of Rosa (1615-1673), a painter, printmaker and poet. From the National Gallery, London

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