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Sensory homunculusThis model shows what a mans body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its sensory perception
Motor homunculusThis model shows what a mans body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its movement
Garden Paintings from the so-called Villa of Livia, Primaporta, Rome, c.20 BC. Roman art. Fresco
LiverScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a section through a liver (x 7000), an organ that has over 500 functions in the human body (x 800)
Human cellIllustration of a highly magnified section through a human cell. Page 8 from Human Biology, 1977
Under the Microscope / C18Animacules : microscopic creatures as seen under a microscope; the last two rows are human sperm
Carlos Juan Finlay, Cuban biologistCarlos Juan Finlay (1833-1915), Cuban biologist noted for work on yellow fever. Date: circa 1900
Hylobates sp. Pongo pygmaeus, Pan troglodytes, Gorilla goriGibbon, orangutan, chimpanzee, gorilla and human. Evidence as to Mans Place in Nature. Illustration published in Mans Place in Nature, Vol. 7 from a collection of essays by Thomas Henry Huxley, 1863
Theodor Schwann, German physiologist who made many contributions to biology and coined the term metabolism
Study of plants and flowers. Renaissance art. Drawing
Futuristic underwater exploration, with two men in diving gear observing an array of strange creatures
Dr Deijmans Anatomy LessonEngraving after a painting by Rembrandt, showing a physician looking in detail at deceased mans brain
Tiger Skeleton, Lateral View, in Walking Posture Date: 1800
Tiger Skeleton, Lateral View Date: 1800
Explaining theory of circulation to King Charles I
Dr C. Thomas frightens birds with flare, Manchester AirportDr (now Professor) Callum Thomas, in 1987 the countrys only full-time bird scarer, fires a maroon flare to frighten birds at Manchester Airport
The Muscular System of the Human Body - from the front and the rear. Date: circa 1790
Charles Darwin - English NaturalistCharles Darwin (1809-1882) - English Naturalist and Geologist - pioneer of Evolutionary Theory. Date: circa 1870
AnimalculesAt this time, it is thought that all living things - even including sperm and beasties found in dunghill water - are creatures in their own right, little animals or animalcules
DNA. Deoxyribonucleic acid, model
Lyall Watson, South African scientist and authorLyall Watson (1939-2008), South African botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and author. Through his work he attempted to make sense of natural
GOUTDiagram to show how various parts of the body are affected by the inflammatory symptoms of gout
Cross section of a heartCross section of a human heart showing the various chambers and valves. Date: 1910
Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). Engraving. ColoredCarl Linnaeus (1707-1778). Swedish physician and botanist. Engraving by G. Neumann in Our Century, 1883. Colored
William Henry DallingerWILLIAM HENRY DALLINGER Churchman and naturalist, who sought to reconcile theology and biology. Date: 1842 - 1909
Dallingers LaboratoryThe rev William DALLINGERs laboratory, where he sought to reconcile theology and biology. Date: 1888
Henry Wentworth AclandSir HENRY WENTWORTH ACLAND Prominent medical figure, Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford, Fellow Royal Society, promoted teaching of biology and chemistry. Date: 1815 - 1900
UCLA - University of California Los Angeles, USABiology and Physics Library (now Kinsey Hall), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Westwood, California, USA. Seen here while still under construction. circa 1929
Mendel, Gregor Johann (1822-1884). Austrian biologist. Mendelian inheritance. Oil
BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc, count de (1707-1788). French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopedic author. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona
AZARA, F鬩x de (1746-1821). Spanish explorer, naturalistAZARA, F鬩 x de (1746-1821). Spanish explorer, naturalist, engineer and cartographer. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
Ursus speleaus, great cave bearFig. 28 from A History of British Fossil Mammals and Birds, by Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892), published in 12 parts, 1844-1846
Homo sapiens, human and Gorilla gorilla, western gorillaDrawing of a human skeleton and a gorilla skeleton. Published in Transactions of the Zoological Society of London Vol. 5, Part 1 by Richard Owen, 1866
Human Brain Display
Exhibit from the Human Biology galleryClose up of exhibit in the Human Biology gallery. A model of a human head illustrating the computing functions of the human brain
Human biologyFind out about the different kinds of memory we use, the Human biology gallery
Medical plants. Poppy (Papaver somniferum). Engraving
HAECKEL, Ernest (1834-1919). German biologist. Engraving
Bullfrog. Ranidae amphibian. Engraving from a painting by F.Padr ngraving
Chimaera (Chimaera arctica). Engraving after a drawing by a F.Padr ngraving
Anatomical studyA study of female anatomy by Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519)
Children Study PondlifeChildren catching things in a pond during a biology lesson Date: 1950s
Human Biology ClassFifth year C.S.E. class study Human Biology at Manor School, Eastcombe
Futuristic study of microbesA scientist studies microbes magnified on a screen