Discovered Collection (page 4)

Dr Slade: spirit writing trial
Sketches of the trial of Henry Slade, showing Slade in the centre. Slade first practised his spirit communication in America before travelling to England where he gave seances from his lodgings in

Louis Pasteur in his laboratory
Born in 1822, he studied chemistry under Delafosse. He discovered the nature of the fermentation and went on to research his germ theory of disease

Louis Pasteur experimenting on a chloroformed rabbit
Born in 1822, he studied chemistry under Delafosse. He discovered the nature of the fermentation and went on to research his germ theory of disease

Italy Villa Found
Archeologists discover a Roman villa in the villa Prisco in Bosco Reale near Vesuvius

The Mayor of Vancouver visiting the grave of George Vancouve
Photograph showing the Mayor of Vancouver, Mr. G. McGreer, laying a wreath on the grave of Captain George Vancouver in the graveyard of the Parish Church of Petersham, London, 11th October 1936

Sir Francis Edward Younghusband (1863-1942)
Photographic portrait of Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, the British explorer, who discovered the Murtagh Pass, opened up Tibet to the Western world and was founder of the World Congress of Faiths

Sir Francis Younghusband and the American Ambassador, 1922
Photograph showing the American Ambassador to Great Britain, Mr. Harvey (on left), presenting an American Geographical Society Medal to Sir Francis Younghusband; London, 1922

Colorado Vanished
Remains of a city dating back to prehistoric times have been discovered in Colorado, USA

KLAPROTH (1743 - 1817)
MARTIN HEINRICH KLAPROTH German chemist. Discovered uranium in 1789. Spent his later years studying Asiatic languages

Portrait of Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur (1822-95) studied chemistry under Delafosse. He discovered the nature of the fermentation and went on to research his germ theory of disease

Portrait of Sir Ronald Ross
Sir Ronald Ross discovered the scientific link between mosquitoes and human malaria. In 1899 he became Professor of Tropical Medicine at the University of Liverpool

Caught
Children discovered in a larder or pantry by their parents and a horrified housekeeper or nanny eating jam out of a huge jar

Io Human Again
Io was transformed into a heifer when Juno discovered she was having an affair with her husband Zeus; later Zeus begs for her to be changed back, and Juno relents

Machu Picchu / Peru 1982
View of MACHU PICCHU, the ancient inca city built in the 15th century. The Pre- columbian town was discovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, a Yale historian and explorer

Nilometer / Cairo
Nilometer, Cairo. Used to measure the height of the Nile at flood. Also the site traditionally believed to be where Miriam discovered Moses

Musschenbroek / Leyden Jar
Pieter van Musschenbroek, Dutch mathematician and physicist, performs electrical experiments at Leide, where he is a Professor. He discovered the principle of Leyden jar

Tarxien Temple / Large Pot
A large storage pot discovered at the site of the Tarxien Temples - dated to circa 2500 BC - at Paola, Malta

Venus De Milo Discovered
French navigator Dumont Durville discovers the Venus de Milo on the island of Melos, in the Aegean; it is brought to France and installed in the Louvre

Greece Mycenae
A view of the ruins of the Early greek city state of Mycenae, famed for its shaft grave deposits discovered by Heinrich Schliemann

Niagara Burning Spring
The burning springs at McGill Mills, Bridgewater, above the Niagara Falls, are a popular tourist attraction : they are due to natural gas and can be ignited with a candle

Poes the Gold Bug
THE GOLD BUG We dug steadily for two hours ; the treasure is discovered

Arms in Bulgaria
Arms are discovered in a Greek convent at Bagna in eastern Rumelia, a region vainly coveted by Russia : the priests have no idea how they could have got there

Dante / Tomb / Ravenna / Ils
DANTE ALIGHIERI Italian poets remains discovered at Ravenna

Bubonic Plague Bacillus
Bacillus of bubonic plague - smear and culture : discovered by Yersin at Hong- Kong, 1894

Maria Silbert Psychic
Austrian medium Maria Silbert (died 1936) who produced many remarkable phenomena but was discovered by Harry Price to use trickery on occasion

Grandma & Daughter / G way
A naughty Victorian girl is discovered by her grandmother

Restif - Elephantmen
LES HOMMES-ELEFANS: Elephant-Men discovered by the flying men in the southern hemisphere

London Wall Newgate 1903
A 20-metre length of Londons Roman Wall, discovered when Newgate Prison was demolished, and subsequently demolished in its turn

Rontgen / Colour
WILHELM CONRAD RONTGEN German physicist who discovered X-rays, 1895, Nobel prizewinner, 1901

Gunpowder / I See & Smile
I see and smile The barrels of gunpower are discovered

Holy Lance Discovered
Crusaders on their way to the Holy Land, stopping off at Antioch (in todays Turkey) are thrilled to discover the lance that was used to pierce the side of crucified Jesus

Anarchist Leader, Most
The influential anarchist leader, Johann Most, is discovered in hiding under a bed, and arrested

Matthew / Wills Cig Card
John Cabot set sail in the Matthew from Bristol on 2 May 1497, and discovered Newfoundland the following month

Poniatowski Star Map
The Polish astronomer Poniatowski, with the Taurus the bull, shield and serpent constellation he discovered in the 18th century

Josiah and the Book
During the reign of this king of Judah an ancient book of Judaic law is discovered (probably Deuteronomy) and he has it made part of the law of the land

Clozel, Explorer
CLOZEL French explorer who in 1893 discovered a new route to Lake Tchad via the Ouom River

Pierre Gabriel Bonvalot
PIERRE GABRIEL BONVALOT French explorer, notably in central Asia and Siberia : discovered important ruins in Turkestan (1882)

Mile-Stone - Chesterholm
A mile stone at Chesterholm, the site of the Roman fort of Vindolanda. Recent excavations at Vindolanda have discovered a unique set of wooden Roman writing tablets from c.AD100

X-Ray Apparatus / 1895
X-Ray apparatus, in the year X-Rays were discovered

Philae, Egypt
At Philae, a duplicate of the Rosetta inscription was discovered by Salt in a temple at Philae, although badly defaced and overwritten with other hieroglyphics

Rosetta Stone Findplace
The Bastion de Saint Julien at Rosetta (today Rashid) in the Nile delta, where the Rosetta Stone was discovered by Bussard, one of Napoleons officers

Simpson / Chloroform / 1847
James Young Simpson experiments with chloroform and is discovered by a colleague

HOWARD CARTER 1873-1939
HOWARD CARTER English archaeologist. Discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen with Lord Carnarvon in 1922

Events / Africa / Ethiopia
The body of King Theodore is discovered after the attack on Magdala

Early Christians Harassd
Early Christians in Rome, holding their services in the Catacombs, are discovered and harassed by soldiers

Thorvalds Expeditions
The son of Leif Eriksson, Thorvald, enters Boston Harbour on his own exploration of the newly discovered North American coast

Tahiti Discovered
Captain Samuel Wallis, of the Royal Navy, discovers Tahiti, in the Society Islands, but is attacked by the natives in their boats as he anchors off the shore

Moses Cast Adrift
The infant Moses is cast adrift upon the waters of the Nile but is fortunately discovered among the bullrushes by Pharaohs daughter

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