Vision Gallery

Letter from Sir Issac Newton to William Briggs, 20th June 1682.Artist: Isaac Newton

Letter from Sir Issac Newton to William Briggs, 20th June 1682. Letter written from Trinity College, Cambridge by Newton to William Briggs, MD, commending his New Theory of Vision but dissenting from some of his conclusions. The New Theory of Vision was published in Robert Hooke's Philisophical Collections, No 6, 1682., and a Latin version, made by Newton's advice and accompanied by a commendatory letter from him to the author, appeared in 1685. From the third series of Facsimiles of royal, historical, literary and other autographs in the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: Series I-V, (London, 1899)

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Frederick William I builds Berlin, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Frederick William I builds Berlin, (1936). Friedrich Wilhelm I Baut Berlin'. Frederick William I of Prussia had many famous buildings constructed in Berlin, most of which still exist. Frederick William I (1688-1740) was King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death, as well as the father of Frederick the Great. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]

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On the gun-sites, 1940

On the gun-sites, 1940. From Life in the A.T.S., booklet on the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), in Tuck's Better Little Book series. The ATS was the women's branch of the British Army during the Second World War, and women serving received two thirds the pay of male soldiers. Initially their duties as were cooks, clerks and storekeepers, but these were expanded to create roles as orderlies, drivers, postal workers and ammunition inspectors. [Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, London, 1940]

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