Images Dated 29th July 2005 (page 43)

Great Cattle Show, 1850. The Roman Bull that didn t get the prize. Mr Punch and John Bull viewing the Bull (Papal edict on the restoration of the English Roman Catholic Church) with distaste

Arabian travellers on camels, being greeted at the end of their journey. After a 13th century Arab manuscript

Christ mocked and the Crown of Thorns placed on his head. Artist: Gustave Dore
Christ mocked and the Crown of Thorns placed on his head. From Gustave Dores illustrated Bible, 1866

Christiaan Huygens, Dutch physicist, mathematician and astronomer, 1762. Huygens made important contributions in several scientific fields

Saturn, 1659. Diagram of Saturn and its orbit and the altering appearance of its rings from different angles. Dutch physicist

Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), Dutch physicist, mathematician and astronomer, c1870. Huygens made important contributions in several scientific fields

Refracting telescope without a tube, designed by Christiaan Huyghens c1650 (1724). From an edition of Huyghens Opera Varia, 1724

Heidelberg Castle and town viewed across the Neckar river, Germany, in 1620. Heidelberg was the home of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia (1619-1620) and Elizabeth

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881), British Conservative statesman, 1878. Disraeli was twice Prime Minister of Britain, first in 1868 and then again between 1874 and 1880

Hell, 12th century. Engraving after a miniature in a 12th century manuscript, Hortus deliciarum, produced in a monastery at Hohembourg

Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857), American naval surgeon and arctic explorer in arctic dress, 1862. Kane took part in two expeditions, in 1850 and 1853

Hubble Space Telescope above the Earth. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was put into orbit from the Space Shuttle Discovery, mission STS-31, on 24 April 1990

First part of the star chart of the Northern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations, 1747

Second part of the star chart of the Southern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations, 1747

First part of the star chart of the Southern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations, 1747

Amerigo Vespucci (1471-1512), Italian-born Spanish explorer. Vespucci observing the constellation of the Southern Cross. During his voyages

Copernican (heliocentric / Sun-centred) system of the Universe, 1761
Copernican (heliocentric/Sun-centred) system of the Universe, 1761. Illustration showing the orbits of the planets around the Sun. The orbits of the moons of Earth, Jupiter and Saturn are also shown

Relationship of the organs of the body, the Humours and signs of the Zodiac, 1508. For example, Leo sole house of the Sun governs the heart - hence the term Lion-Hearted

Ptolemy, Alexandrian Greek astronomer and geographer, 1508. Ptolemy (Claudius of Ptolemaeus) (c100-c170 AD), using a quadrant to observe the Moon and stars. Urania, Muse of Astronomy, instructs him

Ptolemaic (geocentric / Earth-centred) system of the Universe, 1708
Ptolemaic (geocentric/Earth-centred) system of the Universe, 1708. Illustration showing the position of the Sun, Moon and planets and the band of the ecliptic

Constellations of Andromeda and Triangula, c1820. Artist: Sidney Hall
Constellation of Andromeda and Triangula, c1820. Andromeda shown chained to the rock as told in the Greek legend. From Uranias Mirror. (London, c1820)

Constellations of Canis Major and Lepus, c1820. Artist: Sidney Hall
Constellations of Canis Major and Lepus, c1820. Canis Major contains Sirius, the Dog Star, the brightest star in the night sky. From Uranias Mirror. (London, c1820)

Two Chinese scenes, c1830. The top image shows two itinerant traders, one holding the hand of a child with a windmill toy. The lower picture is of three men planting rice in a paddy field

Transparent Solar System, educational plate, c1857. The chart shows the path of Halleys Comet in 1835, as well as the orbits of the planets and some of the asteroids (planetoids) discovered up to 1857

Miner pushing a trolley from a mine entrance, 1508. A miner wearing a traditional belted tunic and hood and collar, pushing a trolley filled with material. From Margarita Philosophica. (Basle, 1508)

Late Neolithic / early Bronze Age ceramic beaker, European, c4000 BC
Late Neolithic/early Bronze Age ceramic beaker, European, c4000 BC. Distinctive bell-shaped beaker with stamped geometric decoration

Clove, flower bud of Syzygium aromaticum (Eugenia carophyllata). Artist: D Blair
Clove, flower bud of Syzygium aromaticum (Eugenia carophyllata). Syzygium aromaticum is a tropical evergreen tree native to the Moluccas or Spice Islands, Indonesia

Greek statue of a male torso, 5th century BC

Roman copy of a Greek statue of a male torso

Slaves building a wall watched by a taskmaster, Roman. Fragment of a wall painting

Hoard of Roman gold coins found in England

Roman Latin inscription on stone from Spain. From the Archaeological Museum, Madrid

Ruins of the Forum and Temple of Saturn, Rome. The Forum was built as a place where business, trade and commerce were conducted and justice was administered

Sarcophagus, Middle Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian, c2040-1786 BC. Detail showing a cow being milked. Her calf is tethered to her leg. The calf behind her belongs to another cow

Herding cattle; Ancient Egyptian tomb model. From the Cairo Museum, Egypt

Model boat, Ancient Egyptian, 14th century BC. From the tomb of Tutankhamun (d1323 BC), Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty. It is preserved in the Cairo Museum, Egypt

Mycenean dagger with lion decoration, c1450-c1100 BC. Large numbers of weapons have been found in the tombs of Mycenean warriors, probably placed there as an indication of their prowess in battle

Roman farmers with sheep. Fragment of a wall painting

Ruins of the prehistoric Greek city of Mycenae
Site of the prehistoric Greek city of Mycenae. Mycenae was the home of Agamemnon and capital of the Achaean Greeks from c1450-c1100 BC

Strings of Cowrie shells. Through the ages, these have been widely used as a form of currency

Marble portrait bust of Perikles, Athenian statesman (c490-429 BC), Roman, 2nd century BC. Perikles (Pericles) led the democracy of Athens at the height of the citys power and influence

Administrative tablet of clay, Mesopotamian / Sumerian, 3100-2900 BC
Administrative tablet of clay, Mesopotamian/Sumerian, 3100-2900 BC. The earliest tablets with written inscriptions represent the work of administrators, perhaps of large temple institutions

Funerary tomb model of a bakery, Ancient Egyptian. From the Archaeological Antiquities Museum, Cairo

Artefacts (Sphinx figures) from Turkey, 1800 BC

Napoleon I Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France from 1804, c1830. Artist: Delpech
Napoleon I Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France from 1804, c1830. Napoleon enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Alexander I Russia and Napoleon I (Bonaparte) of France at Tilsit, 1807 (c1880)
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia and Napoleon I (Bonaparte) of France at Tilsit, 1807 (c1880). On 25 June 1807, Napoleon and Alexander met on a raft in the middle of the river Neman in Russia to

James, Duke of Monmouth (1649-1685), Pretender to throne of Scotland and England. Monmouth, the illegitimate son of Charles II and Lucy Walter launched a rebellion in 1685

William Morris (1834-1896), English socialist, artist, craftsman and poet
William Morris (1834-1896), English socialist, craftsman and poet. Morris, one of the founders of the Arts and Crafts Movement, was also a prominent early British socialist

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