Theory Collection

Prof. F.W. Taussig, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Prof. F.W. Taussig, 1917. Shows Frank William Taussig (1859-1940) who served as a U.S. economist and educator

Karl Kautsky, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Karl Kautsky, between c1915 and c1920

Harrington Emerson, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Harrington Emerson, between c1915 and c1920

Thucydides, (c460-400 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Thucydides, (c460-400 BC), 1830. Thucydides (c460-400 BC) Athenian historian and general with a reputation for impartiality, evidence-gathering and analysis

Portrait of Daniele Barbaro, 1556-1562. Creator: Paolo Veronese
Portrait of Daniele Barbaro, 1556-1562

Paul Serusier, 1903. Creator: Odilon Redon
Paul Serusier, 1903

Water (Phlegmaticus), from The Four Temperaments, 1596-97 Creator: Zacharias Dolendo
Water (Phlegmaticus), from The Four Temperaments, 1596-97

Theological Thesis of Antoine Talon, 1648. Creator: Claude Mellan
Theological Thesis of Antoine Talon, 1648

Locke, (1632-1704), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Locke, (1632-1704), 1830. John Locke (1632-1704) English philosopher and physician, influential of Enlightenment thinker, commonly known as the " Father of Liberalism

Sir I. Harrington, (1611-1677), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir I. Harrington, (1611-1677), 1830

Euler, (1707-1783), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Euler, (1707-1783), 1830. Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, geographer, logician and engineer. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

A. Durer, (1471-1528), 1830. Creator: Unknown
A. Durer, (1471-1528), 1830. Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Le Brun, (1619-1690), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Le Brun, (1619-1690), 1830. Charles Le Brun (1619-1690) French painter, physiognomist, art theorist and court painter to Louis XIV. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Chrysippus, (c279-206 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Chrysippus, (c279-206 BC), 1830. Chrysippus of Soli (c279-c206 BC) Greek Stoic philosopher and writer who excelled in logic, theory of knowledge, ethics, and physics

Edmund Burke, c1760, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Edmund Burke, c1760, (c1884). Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Anglo-Irish author, orator and liberal conservative political theorist and philosopher, educated at Trinity College Dublin

Diagram illustrating the theory of light and shade and sketches of figures illustrating the movements of the human body, c1472-c1519 (1883). From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol

Theory of a lunar eclipse, engraving from Astronomicon, published in Venice in 1485

Theory of the orbit of Mercury, engraving from Astronomicon, published in Venice in 1485

Solar theory, engraving from Astronomicon, published in Venice in 1485

Map showing Tycho Brahes system of planetary orbits, 1660-1661

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer, (1660-1661). Artist: Andreas Cellarius
Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer, (1660-1661). Detail from a map showing the Copernican system of planetary orbits (the Planisphaerium Copernicanum )

Map showing Tycho Brahes system of planetary orbits around the Earth, 1660-1661

Five drawings illustrating the theory of painting, c1472-c1519 (1883). From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. 1 by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR

Drawing of a male head, illustrating the practice of painting, c1472-c1519 (1883). From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. 1 by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR

Four drawings illustrating the practice of painting, c1472-c1519 (1883). From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. 1 by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR

Five drawings illustrating the elements of landscape painting, c1472-c1519 (1883). From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. 1 by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR

Four drawings illustrating the theory of the movements of the human figure, c1472-c1519 (1883). From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. 1 by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR

Drawings showing the movements of the human figure and warriors fighting
Drawing in red chalk illustrating the theory of the movements of the human figure and sketch in pen and ink of warriors fighting, c1472-c1519 (1883)

Sketches illustrating the theory of the proportions of the human figure, c1472-c1519 (1883). From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. 1 by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR

Drawing illustrating the theory of the proportions of the human figure, c1472-c1519 (1883). From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. 1 by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR

Drawing illustrating the theory of the proportions of the human figure, c1472-c1519 (1883). From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. 1 by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR

Five drawings illustrating the theory of the proportions of the human figure, c1472-c1519 (1883). From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. 1 by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR

Five diagrams illustrating the theory of light and shade, c1472-c1519 (1883). From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. 1 by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR

Diagrams illustrating the theories of linear perspective and of light and shade
Three diagrams illustrating the theories of linear perspective and of light and shade, c1472-c1519 (1883). From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. 1 by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR

Pythagoras (c560 - 480 BC), Greek philosopher and scientist. Mathematics. Acoustics. Engraving. (Colorised black and white print)

Atlantis: a map showing the location of the mythical continent, c1882 (1956)

Evolution of ManArtist: Karen Humpage
Evolution of Man

Wilhelm Richard Wagner, (1813-1883), German composer, conductor, music theorist, 1909

Geocentric or Earth-centred system of the universe, 1528

Illustration of Hookes Law on elasticity of materials, showing stretching of a spring, 1678

Keplers explanation of the structure of the planetary system, 1619. Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) used the five regular polyhedra between the spheres of the planets in the diagram of his explanation

Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, weighing and comparing systems of the universe, 1651. She is depicted giving greater weight to Tycho Brahes system, right, than to that of Copernicus

Jean Baptiste Lamarck, (1744-1829), French naturalist. Said to be the first to use the term biology

Thomas Young (1773-1829), Thin films illustrated by soap bubble, 1872
Thin films illustrated by a soap bubble. Surface tension of soapy water allows bubbles to form

Music of the Spheres, 1619

Descartes model of the Universe, 1668. Descartes Universe showing how matter which filled it was collected in vortices with a star at the centre of each, often orbiting planets

Keplers concept of an attractive force from the Sun - a virtue, early 16th century

Keplers illustration to explain his discovery of the elliptical orbit of Mars, 1609

Rene Descartes model of the structure of the Universe, 1668
Rene Descartes (1596-1650) model of the structure of the Universe, [1668]. Showing matter filling the Universe collected in vortices with a star at centre of each, often with orbiting planets

Transit of Venus, 1639, (1662). Artist: Johannes Hevelius
Transit of Venus, 1639, (1662). Polish astronmer Johannes Heveliuss engraving of Jeremiah Horrockss observations of the transit of Venus, 24 November 1639

Copernicus heliocentric model of the Universe, 1543. Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) is considered to be the father of modern astronomy and founder of heliocentric cosmology

Title page of Copernicus De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, 1543

Title page of Newtons Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, 1687

Title page of Opticks by English scientist and mathematician Isaac Newton, 1794. Newtons (1642-1727) discoveries were prolific and exerted a huge influence on science and thought

Coral island and circling coral reef creating a lagoon. From Charles Darwin The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, London, 1842

George Boole, English mathematician and logician, 1865
George Boole (1815-65). English mathematician and logician, 1865. Wood engraving

Pythagoras (560-480 BC), Greek philosopher and scientist, demonstrating mathematical relationships

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