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Chemical lecture, 1802. Artist: James GillrayChemical lecture; Scientific Researches! - New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! or - an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air!, 1802
For Better or Worse, 1866. Father Neptune blessing Britannia and Uncle Sam on the successful laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, civil engineer, c1850sIsambard Kingdom Brunel, English engineer, c1850s. Brunel surrounded by vignettes of some of his most significant projects - the steamships Great Eastern, Great Britain
William Gilbert, English physician, late 16th century. Pictured with his hand resting on a globe. Gilbert established the magnetic nature of the Earth in De Magnete (1600)
Six early forms of bicycles and tricycles, 19th century. The cycles shown are the Otto Dicycle, the Rover Safety, Singers Special Safety, the King of Clubs
Agricultural, c 1845. Artist: Robert Kent ThomasAgricultural, c1845. Showing a farmer lying on top of a haywagon led by two oxen. Plate from Graphic Illustrations of Animals - Showing Their Utility to Man
Pythagoras, Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher, 6th century BC. Portrait bust. As a philosopher, Pythagoras (c580-c500 BC) promoted the doctrine of the transmigration of souls
Lambeth Gas Works, 1872. Artist: Gustave DoreLambeth Gas Works, 1872. Showing gas retorts, coal pods and workers. From the 19th century, manufactured gas was made by the distillation of coal
Grey drone-fly, observation XXXIX from Hookes Micrographia, 1664. Artist: Robert HookeGrey drone-fly, observation XXXIX from Hookes Micrographia, 1664. Micrographica contains prints of some of the specimens Hooke viewed under the compound microscope that he designed
Solar and lunar eclipses, 1785. Diagrams illustrating the causes and results of lunar and solar eclipses. From Astronomy Explained upon Newtons Principles (1785) by James Ferguson
Camera obscura, 1646. A double camera obscura, rather out of scale, showing an image of a man burning in Hell. The image was produced by light from a lamp which travelled down the lens
Human sacrifice on Tahiti in the South Pacific, c1773. Artist: W WoollettHuman sacrifice on Tahiti in the South Pacific, c1773. Captain Cook and his officers watching a group of Tahitians chanting as a man
The Artist, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Artist, c1845. An artist is shown at his easel. He is surrounded by other works of art and a bust on its pedestal. From Graphic Illustrations of Animals Showing Their Utility to Man, (London)
La Salle des Illusions, Paris, September 1900. Illustration showing the electrical illuminations in the Hall of Illusions at the International Exhibition
The Illuminations at the International Inventions Exhibition, 8th August 1885. Artist: Riddle and CouchmanThe Illuminations at the International Inventions Exhibition, 8th August 1885. Showing the large firework display that took place during the exhibition
Brick Maker, 1808. Artist: William Henry PyneBrick Maker, 1808. A woman with a handcart goes to get clay; a man dumps his clay into a stirring mechanism which mixes the clay before it is shaped into bricks
The Fife cantilever, c1880s. Showing the construction of the Forth Railway Bridge in Scotland. The bridge crosses the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh
Falls View Suspension Bridge, Niagara, North America, c1869-c1889. It was the first bridge to be built below the Falls, on a site known as Falls View
The aqueduct at Barton, near Manchester, 1793. Artist: William OrmeThe aqueduct at Barton, near Manchester, 1793. A man and woman watch a boat being pulled over the aqueduct by a horse; their little boy plays with a dog
Le Chirugien de Campagne ( The Country Surgeon ), c1747. Artist: Thomas MajorLe Chirugien de Campagne ( The Country Surgeon ), c1747. Engraving by Thomas Major after David Teniers, showing the interior of a doctors rooms
La Pharmacie Rustique, c1775. Artist: Barthelemi HubnerLa Pharmacie Rustique, c1775. After a painting done in 1774 by G Locher, the composition shows a visit to a country chemist
Mammal embryos, 1905. Dog, bat, hare and human embryos at various stages of development. Illustration from Ernst Haeckels book; one of the first to sketch the genealogical tree of animals
Alexander Fleming Prix Nobel 1945. Nobel prize medal awarded to bacteriologist Alexander Fleming. Fleming is shown in profile, in relief, with French text round the edge
John Harrison, c1835. Artist: William HollJohn Harrison, c1835. Portrait of the English inventor and horologist wearing a wig. Harrison became famous for resolving one of the most problematic issues of his day - how to determine longitude
William Harvey demonstrating to King Charles I his theory of the circulation of the blood, 1851. Artist: H LemonWilliam Harvey demonstrating to King Charles I his theory of the circulation of the blood, 1851. The English physician William Harvey MD, FRCP, was attached to St Bartholomews Hospital
Thomas Linacre, MD, 1847. Artist: H CookThomas Linacre, MD, 1847. Portrait of the physician to Henry VIII who founded the Royal College of Physicians in 1518. He was also a classical scholar, a translator from Greek
John Hunter, FRS, (c1850-c1870?). Artist: William HollJohn Hunter, FRS, (c1850-c1870?). Portrait of the Scottish surgeon and anatomist. His unique series of lectures on the theory and practice of surgery attracted numerous students
Dr Lyon Playfair, (c1850-c1880?). Artist: G CookDr Lyon Playfair, (c1850-c1880?). This eminent Victorian rose from being a chemist in the Geological Survey in 1845, to become Secretary for Science and Art in 1855
Indians Fishing, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsIndians Fishing, c1845. Two men in a boat, one of them standing posied with a spear in their hand, ready to spear a fish. The boat has a lighted torch at the front of it in order to increase
Agriculture, for Manure, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsAgriculture, for Manure, c1845. A man pulls manure from a cart with a rake; a shire horse stands on the right. Plate from Graphic Illustrations of Animals - Showing Their Utility to Man
Garrett & Sons Double-Cylinder Steam Ploughing Engine and Tackle, c1862. Men lay out a system of ropes or cords connected to a steam engine
Bells improved reaping machine by Crosskill, c1840s. Artist: Joseph Wilson LowryBells improved reaping machine by Crosskill, c1840s. A farmer operates the machine by guiding two horses behind which push the harvester forward
The Kew heliograph being used in an eclipse-viewing expedition to Spain, 1860The Kew heliograph being used in an eclipse- viewing expedition to Spain, 1860. Depicting a temporary observation point with the Kew heliograph inside, surrounded by astronomers
Principal Observatory, Siam, 1875. Illustrating the observatory at Chulai Point, in modern day Thailand, used to examine the Transit of Venus in November 1875
Public witness of the solar eclipse, London, c1870. Depicting a street scene with a crowd of people all gazing up at the sky. This plate was taken from Illustrated London News, Vol 57
Solar Eclipse Observatory, Nicobar Islands, c1875. Showing various illustrations including The Equatorial Camera, Brownings Reflector and Spectroscopic Camera and Sig Tacchinis Observatory
Solar eclipse seen over the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1858. The picture, viewed from the Isle of Dogs, shows the Royal Naval College and River Thames in the foreground
Systeme de Descartes, 1761. Artist: Rene DescartesSysteme de Descartes, 1761. A hand- coloured engraving showing a chart of Descartes planetary system c1600s. Rene Descartes was a French philosopher and mathematician
Experiments with Fairlies steam carriage for short distances, August 1869. A steam carriage designed and built by the Scottish locomotive engineer Robert Fairlie (1831-1885)
Galileos thermometer, 1592. Artist: Galileo GalileiGalileos thermometer, 1592. A 1994 copy of the air thermometer made by Galileo Galilei, the celebrated Italian scientist. This was probably the first instrument made for the measurement of
Model of a joiners hand saw, c1816. The saw is marked with a crown and WR patent, and has a steel blade and brass handle. Photographed with a coin for scale
Break of Gauge at Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 6th June 1846. Artist: WJ LintonBreak of Gauge at Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 6th June 1846. Plate taken from the Illustrated London News (6 June 1846) showing passengers
Warehousing in the City, 1872. Artist: Adolphe Francois PannemakerWarehousing in the City, 1872; showing warehouse workers using rope pulleys to hoist barrels and packages at a warehouse in the City of London
The Great Western Railway disaster at Thorpe near Norwich, 10 September 1874. Front page illustration taken from the Illustrated London News, (Vol 65, 19 September, 1874)
Tay Bridge disaster, Scotland, 28 December 1879. Artist: Frank DaddTay Bridge disaster, Scotland, 28 December 1879. Illustration taken from the Illustrated London News, (3 January 1880), entitled View of the broken bridge from the north end
Pewter-making, c1750s. Plate taken from volume VIII of Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne de Science, des Arts et des Metiers
Cutlery-making, c1750s. Plate taken from volume II of Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne de Science, des Arts et des Metiers
Natives of the Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, slaughtering swine before Captain Cook, c1778. Captain James Cook, the famed navigator and hydrographer, transformed our knowledge of the Pacific region
