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Projecting PraxinoscopeReynauds praxinoscope adapted for projection onto a screen : later he would adapt it for projection in a large hall
Tudor houses on the corner of Chancery Lane, Fleet Street, 1789. External specimen of the Grotesque Bracketed Front and Projecting Stories of the reign of Edward VI. Demolished 1799
Work SimplifiedThis series of illustrations comically shows a sketch in which some workers are struggling to get a large, heavy pipe into a trench by the end of the day
Bennane Head, Ballantrae Bay, ScotlandBennane Head - a tapering piece of land formed of hard rock projecting into the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, at the northern end of Ballantrae Bay, southwest of Girvan. Date: circa 1940s
The catapulta. Ancient machine for projecting darts. From Mr. Newtons Designs for Vitruvius. Copperplate engraving by N.C
The balista. Ancient machine for projecting stones. From Mr. Newtons Designs for Vitruvius. Copperplate engraving by N.C. Goodnight from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of
A member of the MacGillivray clan, in his tartan kilt, and feathered bonnet, his buckler with its projecting spike, his sword, and his dagger tucked into his stockings Date: circa 1850
The Wall Kiosk of Osman III - Topkapi Palace, Istanbul. Date: 1802
Reynaud Projecting ZootropeReynauds Projecting Zootrope, a very sophisticated device, but also, doomed to be made obsolete by the praxinoscope and even more so by the first cinematograph projects. Date: 1890
SCHEINER, Christoph (1575-1650). Physicist and astronomer in Ingolstadt. Projecting the image of the Sun through a refracting telescope on to a screen in order to study sunpots. Engraving
Queen Mary ocean liner: Innovations on the bridgeNew methods of wind-deflection; How the watch-keeping officers on the bridge will be protected from the weather by a screen of high-pressure air
The Arch of Hadrian, Athens, GreeceThe Arch of Hadrian - a monumental gateway which spanned an ancient road from the centre of Athens, Greece, to the complex of structures on the eastern side of the city
Old Houses at Lannion, Brittany, FranceOld Houses in the Central Square at Lannion, Brittany, France - displaying cantilever upper flooers, projecting out from the lower levels of a building
French ExtravaganceThe ladys bustle is big enough for someone to ride pillion; her elegant companion might admire her hat, but his eyes are on her prominently projecting bosom
Projecting Praxinoscope2Reynauds praxinoscope or Theatre Optique gives the illusion of movement by a rapid succession of images : the audience are seated on the other side of the screen
Syrian War ChariotA warrior shoots his bow from the rear seat of an ancient Syrian war chariot : note the blades on the wheels, and the spears projecting in front
Festival Radio TelescopeThe huge " Radio Telescope", visible for miles, a futuristic lighthouse for projecting messages to the moon. It was actually the Shot Tower, an old London landmark