Images Dated 4th August 2005 (page 26)

Lord Kelvin, Scottish physicist and mathematician, 1897. Artist: Spy
Lord Kelvin, Scottish physicist and mathematician, 1897. Born William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) was educated at Glasgow and Cambridge

Henry Bessemer, British engineer, inventor and industrialist, 1880. Artist: Spy
Henry Bessemer, British engineer, inventor and industrialist, 1880. Bessemer (1813-1898) was a prolific inventor, but is best known for discovering the Bessemer Process for manufacturing steel

Henry Cole, British designer, civil servant and writer, 1871. Cole (1808-1882) assisted Rowland Hill in designing the worlds first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black

William Crookes, British physicist and chemist, 1903. Artist: Spy
William Crookes, British physicist and chemist, 1903. Crookes (1832-1919) holding the discharge tube which carries his name

Pierre and Marie Curie, French physicists, 1904. Polish-born Marie Curie and her husband Pierre continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

Louis Pasteur, French chemist and founder of modern bacteriology, 1887. Pasteur (1822-1895) holding rabbits used in his work on hydrophobia (rabies)

Richard Owen, British zoologist, 1873. Artist: Spy
Richard Owen, British zoologist, 1873. After qualifying and practising as a surgeon, Owen (1804-1892) made major contributions in the fields of anatomy and paleontology

John Tyndall, Irish-born British physicist, 1872. Tyndall (1820-1893) was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution, London in 1854

John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, British scientist, 1899. Lord Rayleigh (1842-1919) isolated the element Argon, one of the noble (inert) gases

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

God creating Eve from Adams rib, 1508. Scene from the Bible (Genesis). It illustrates Thales concept of the universe based on the four Greek elements with a flat earth floating on water with air

Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist, c1930s. Fleming (1881-1955) discovered the first antibiotic drug, penicillin, in 1928

John Lubbock, first Baron Avebury, English banker, archaeologist, naturalist and politician, 1882. Lubbocks (1834-1913) Prehistoric Times, first published in 1865

Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish naturalist, early 19th century. Linnaeus (Carl von Linne) (1707-1778) founded the modern system of plant and animal nomenclature

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 18th century French chemist, investigating respiration. Regarded as the founder of the modern science of chemistry, Lavoisier (1743-1794) discovered oxygen

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, French chemist, investigating the existence of oxygen in the air, 1873
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 18th century French chemist, investigating the existence of oxygen in the air, 1873. This was the experiment in which Lavoisier (1743-1794)

Lazaro Spallanzani, 18th century Italian naturalist and biologist, 1874
Lazzaro Spallanzani, 18th century Italian naturalist and biologist, 1874. Spallanzani (1729-1799) watching an eruption of Etna, Sicily

Andreas Vesalius, 16th century Flemish anatomist. Vesalius (1514-1564) great work on anatomy De Humani Corporis Fabrica (On the Structure of the Human Body) (1543) was a landmark

John Lubbock, first Baron Avebury, English banker, archaeologist, naturalist and politician, c1880. Lubbocks (1834-1913) Prehistoric Times, first published in 1865

Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish naturalist. Artist: W Evans
Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish naturalist. Linnaeus (Carl von Linne) (1707-1778) founded the modern system of plant and animal nomenclature

Isaac Newton, English scientist and mathematician, 1874. Newtons (1642-1727) dog knocking over a candle and setting fire to his papers

Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist in his laboratory, 1930s. Fleming (1881-1955) discovered the first antibiotic drug, penicillin, in 1928

Battle of Marengo, 14 June, 1800
Battle of Marengo, 14th June, 1800. Death of General Louis Desaix (1768-1800) who saved Bonaparte at Marengo. Desaix had been sent with two divisions to block the Austrian armys escape when he heard

Battle of Marengo, 14 June, 1800. Commanded by the First Consul, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) in person. The French won the day as the Austrians broke and fled leaving behind 14, 000 casualties

Cardinal Richelieu, French prelate and statesman, c1642. Artist: Philippe de Champaigne
Cardinal Richelieu, French prelate and statesman, c1642. Triple portrait of Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642) who was made a cardinal in 1622

Battle of Lutzen, 2 May 1813. Popular image of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) at the Battle of Lutzen in Germany against the Prusso-Russian army of some 100, 000 men

Marriage a la Mode: 1, The Marriage Contract, 1743. Artist: William Hogarth
Marriage a la Mode: 1, The Marriage Contract, 1743. The ageing Earl Squander, proud of his family tree but in need of money to maintain his position

Battle of Marengo, 14 June 1800. The talented General Louis Desaix (1768-1800) heard the cannons firing, turned around his divisions and marched to the sound of the guns

Great Eastern on the stocks at Millwall on the Thames, 1857. Broadside view from the river showing the vessel in John Scott Russells (1808-1882) yard

Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, 1880. Artist: Eugene Pirou
Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, 1880. Eiffels (1832-1923) most historic and best-known work is the Eiffel Tower, built for the Paris Exposition of 1889

Rene Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician, 1672. Regarded as one of the great figures in the history of Western thought

Experimental barometers used by the Accademia dell Cimento, Florence, Italy, 1691. Two designs of barometer using mercury

Experimental barometers used by the Accademia dell Cimento, Florence, Italy, 1691. Fig XVIII (left) is a mercury barometer

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 18th century French chemist, in his laboratory, 1814. Lavoisier (1743-1793) is at a distillation furnace and through the open door can be seen the guillotine

Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss physiognomist and theologian, c1830. Artist: Delpech
Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss physiognomist and theologian, c1830. Physiognomy is the art of reading psychological traits from physical characteristics

Pierre Simon Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer, 1833. Laplaces (1749-1827) five volume Mecanique celeste (1799-1825) was the greatest work on celestial mechanics since Newtons Principia

Pierre Simon Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer, 1881. Laplaces (1749-1827) five volume Mecanique celeste (1799-1825) was the greatest work on celestial mechanics since Newtons Principia

Edward Jenner, English physician, vaccinating his son, c1796 (c1900). Artist: Giulio Monteverde
Edward Jenner, English physician, vaccinating his son, c1796 (c1900). Edward Jenner (1749-1823) practiced as a country doctor in his native Gloucestershire

Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert, Baron Cuvier, French anatomist, 19th century. Cuvier (1769-1832) was a founder of comparative anatomy and father of paleontology

Edward Jenner, English physician, 1800. Jenner (1749-1823) practiced as a country doctor in his native Gloucestershire. He noted immunity to smallpox was given by cow-pox

Pierre and Marie Curie, French physicists. From a commemorative plaquette. Polish-born Marie Curie (1867-1934) and her husband Pierre (1859-1906)

Edgar Berillon, French psychologist, 1929. Obverse of a medal struck to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Berillons (1854-1948)

Plaquette commemorating the death of Henri Poincare, French mathematician, 1912
Plaquette commemorating the death of Henri Poincare, French mathematician and philosopher, 1912. Poincare (1854-1912) is best remembered for his work on topology and celestial mechanics

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 18th century French chemist, 1948. Among other achievements, Lavoisier (1743-1794) was one of the discoverers of oxygen, and established the laws of chemical combination

Hydrotherapy treatments, c1902
Hydrotheraphy treatments, c1902. Walking foot bath, nasal douche, foot bath and head bath. One of the oldest forms of medical treatment

Hydrotherapy treatments, c1902
Hydrotheraphy treatments, c1902. Steam pack with hot water bottles shown open and closed (top ). Stimulating the larynx with cold water (middle). Full body douches and knee douche (bottom )

Hydrotherapy treatments, c1902. Wet packs for the treatment of the whole body and for specific areas. One of the oldest forms of medical treatment

Chinese agriculture, 1825-1835. Top: Husking rice. One person puts grain into a husker while three men move the crank mechanism. Bottom: Man filling wooden pails with water from a stream

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