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New Tube Railway for Mail by G H DavisA diagram giving the details of the post office tube between Paddington and Whitechapel, built at the time at a cost of 1, 500, 000
Luminous Deep-Sea Fish by G H DavisVarious fish capable of luminescence, along with a diagram of the organs that the fish possess that cause this luminescence. Date: 1927
Explanation of Flying Lessons by G. H. DavisA diagram detailing how one learns to fly a light aeroplane. With the rise in popularity of owning a plane, flying lessons also became more popular. Here, the lessons are explained in detail
Transatlantic telephone system by G. H. DavisA step-by-step diagram demonstrating the new transatlantic telephone system between Britain and the United States in 1927
The Croxton outrage by G. H. DavisOne of several German attacks on North Sea fishing trawlers, later countered by arming them: the Croxton outrage. How the unarmed Croxton was machine-gunned and bombed until she sank
The Planetarium by G. H. DavisA device for the teaching of astronomy: the planetarium. How the courses of stars and planets are projected onto an artificial sky : a planetarium in diagram. Date: 1927
Sailing without sails by G. H. DavisSailing without sails: wind action on rotating cylinder masts. Partly driven and partly drawn forward by the action of wind on rapidly revolving cylinders
Home-made toys for Christmas 1942Everyone is making toys. Noah never saw so many animals as are coming out of scrap-bags in every household for Christmas. The diagram given for the four animals shown are easy to follow. 1942
Home-made dolly for Christmas 1944A cutie to make at home. Cut out pattern for a home-made dolly. 1944
Festival of Empire exhibition, 1911The Empire at the Palace: a one-and-a-half mile worlds tour. The Festival of Empire at the Crystal Palace (held from May to October 1911), featured the All-Red route
Silhouette of German cruisers 1914Silhouettes showing the appearance of some of the well-know German cruisers which were roaming the seas in search of British merchantmen. Date: 1914
Taking thread: Sound-Waves on a Cord 1922Mr. W F Croll, who holds the parent, of a method of recording and reproducing sound-waves by means of a cellulose thread instead of by the generally known disc or cylinder record
Make-Up SchoolA teacher draws a diagram on a blackboard, illustrating the proper way to apply make-up to her class of female students. Date: early 1930s
Reduced facsimile of a Chart of Physical Exercises (supplied with Cassells Physical Educator). Date: circa 1910s
Diagram of a canopied parachute 1809Fig. 1 Diagram of a canopied parachute, 1809. Fig. 2 Diagram of a diehedral parachute
Conservators diagram of the Lawrence Hargrave Box-Kite model
Space Shuttle OrbiterDiagram of typical mission profile of the Space Shuttle Orbiter
Diagram of access panals on the Tornado aircraft
Gloucester E28. diagram
Diagram of flight path, 1930s, IMechE Proc. Date: 1930s
Diagram of Welch rim bicycle tyre, 1890 Date: 1890
Diagram of Thompson?s multi tube bicycle tyre, 1845 Date: 1845
Diagram of Thompson?s pneumatic bicycle tyre, 1845 Date: 1845
Drawing of a seal intestine by Edward Wilson. Drawn during the Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole 1910-1913
Illustration of a seal intestineDrawing of a seal intestine by Edward Wilson. Drawn during the Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole 1910-1913
Sketch of the Bounty by Joseph BanksFrom Blighs Voyage to the South Sea
Geological timescaleA diagram showing geological time on earth as expressed in a spiral starting with earth in a molten state and progressing through deserts to the rise of mountain ranges and volcanoes
Nectaries from various flowersPlate 8 from Le Regne Vegetal. Vol 4 Botanique Atlas 2 (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Junction of granite and limestoneFig 88 from Principles of Geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the Earths surface. Vol. 3 1832-33 by Charles Lyell (1797-1875)
Dinosaur skeletons comparing hip pelvic structureThe pelvis consists of three bones on each side. Top, a Saurischian dinosaur. Middle, an early Ornithischian dinosaur. Bottom, a Later Ornithischian dinosaur
Chart of oceanic section, Tenerife to SombreroA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Chart of oceanic section, Bermuda to AzoresA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Chart of oceanic section, to St. Pauls Rocks
Chart of oceanic section, Tristan D Acunha to Cape of Good HA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Chart of oceanic section, Halifax, BermudaA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Diagrammatic section of the Earths crustFold-out plate from Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology (1836) by William Buckland
Section through volcano crater lakeIllustration shows a section through volcano crater lake and also the system of tunnels at Kelut, Java, which drain the crater lake
Section through the Earths crustSection showing the two main types of the Earths crust: oceanic and continental
Ocean floorDiagram of the main features of the ocean floor, including an oceanic ridge, island arc and sea mounts
Diagram showing the Earths interiorCrust - continents 35km, oceans 6km. Mantle - peridotite 2900km. Outer core - iron (liquid) 2000km. Inner core - iron (solid) 1370km
Volcano typesBlock diagram showing: (top left) Glowing cloud eruption, (top right) a shield volcano and (Bottom) a strato-volcano
Submarine volcanic eruptionA submarine volcanic eruption may often produce a Tsunami or trigger earthquakes. One of a series (including image numbers 185 to 190) showing various forms of volcanic eruption
Cornubian granite batholithThe Cornubian granite batholith and its main outcrops in the Cornwall and Devon area, Southwest England. From Britain Before Man 1978, by F W Dunning
Volcanic ActivityBlock diagram showing various types of volcanic activity. One of a series of diagrams (including image numbers 185 to 190) showing volcanic activity
Igneous activityA block diagram depicting various types of igneous activity. Fig 65 from The Story of the Earth (1977), a Geological Museum booklet
Origin of Gem MineralsA diagram showing cross sections through the earths continental crust to a depth of 40kms. Many gemstones form within the crust at different levels and at different temperatures
Oceanic and continental crustA cross section of the Earths surface showing the continental crust on the left and oceanic crust on the right. Beneath the surface layer lies the Basaltic layer (in green) and the Mantle (in grey)
Section of the plains of Patagonia diagramSection of the plains of Patagonia, on the banks of the S.Cruz cross-section diagram (p.114) from Charles Darwins Geological Observations on South America, 1846