Research Collection (page 8)

Steamer Hans Egede at Uummannaq, Greenland
The Steamer Hans Egede at Uummannaq - Qsuitsup, Greenland Date: circa 1910s

Hunting H126 jet flap research aircraft, XN714

Vickers VA-1 research hovercraft, G-15-252, at Vickers-Armstrongs South Marston Works, Swindon

Martin P5M-1 Marlin modified to become the M-270 research aircraft flying over Chesapeake Bay in 1952. The lower part of the hull and nose were removed

Leduc O-10 ramjet research aircraft on a Sud-Est SE161 Languedoc carrier aircraft

Weapons Research Est Aeolus upper atmosphere research
Weapons Research Establishment Aeolus upper atmosphere research rocket

Vickers Type 621 Viking C2 VL229 in use for de-icing
Vickers Type 621 Viking C2, VL229, in use for de-icing research

English Electric Canberra PR3 of the RAE meteorological research flight was used for high-level research, including dust sampling, between 1964 and 1981. Date: 1964

Fairey VTO delta-winged research missile under test at Woomera shortly after launch

Research model of a guided missile
Constructed for research in the worlds largest supersonic wind tunnel at NACAs Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory, this research model of a guided missile incorporates a ramjet engine buried in

The Martin Viking first US-designed high-altitude research r
The first US-designed high-altitude research rocket, the Martin Viking is launched, 3 May 1949, at the White Sands Proving Grounds, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Date: 1949

The USS Norton Sound - guided missile research ship
The USS Norton Sound, the US Navys guided missile research ship, from which a Martin Viking rocket was launched on 12 May 1950 to establish a new record for US-built

Hawker P1040 VP401 research aircraft
Hawker P1040, VP401, research aircraft which led to the Sea Hawk naval fighter

The Short SC 1 V. T. O. L. research aircraft
The Short SC 1 V.T.O.L. research aircraft making a transition from hovering to forward flight

Leyland research vehicle showing roof mounted cooling system, c.1979 Date: circa 1979

General Herbarium, Darwin Centre
A photograph of the General Herbarium in the Darwin Centre, showing examples of specimens from the collection. Photographed by Kevin Webb, May 2011

Drawer of botanical specimens from the Sir Hans Sloane collection. Held in the botany department at the Natural History Museum, London

Arapaimo gigas, giant arapaimo
Specimen of the giant arapaimo (Arapaimo gigas), the worlds largest fresh water fish growing up to 5m long. Found in Brazil, Guyana and Peru

Title page of Darwins Researches
Researches in Geology and Natural History (1839) by Charles Darwin (1809-1882) open at its title page

Scientists in Sri Lanka
Scientist searching for apple snails in a drain at Kabugannawa, Sri Lanka. Scientists on a trip that was part of a programme funded by the Darwin Initiative

Volunteer working at the Natural History Museum, London
Volunteer using microscope to examine zoological specimen

Kim Goodger with butterfly specimen
Kim Goodger a curator at The Natural History Museum, London. The specimen featured is a Papilio sp

Scientist working with parasitic worms
Museum scientist working with parasitic worms in a zoology laboratory

Collecting insects
A trap of funnels set out in the forest to collect insects as they fall from the trees after fogging

Taxonomic research in the fish section
Research on the fish collections at the Natural History Museum, London

Tommaso Salvadori (1835-1923)
Count Adelaro Tommaso Salvadori Paleotti was one of ten eminent ornithologists who assisted Richard Bowdler Sharpe, Head of the Bird Section. Image shows Tommaso working on flamingoes, c. 1890

Entomology Department
Entomology department at the Natural History Museum, London. The museum was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Scientist in Sri Lanka
Fred Naggs searching for land snails in low vegetation in an area of montane rainforest close to Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. The trip to Sri Lanka was part of a programme funded by the Darwin Initiative

Max Barclay with beetle specimen

Microbiology laboratory in the Darwin Centre
Scientists working in the microbiology laboratory in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Chart of oceanic section, Tenerife to Sombrero
A 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 Azores
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Apparatus from laboratory on board H. M. S. Challenger
Drawing made 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 H
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Mic-Mac Indian hut, Halifax (1873)
The voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) was funded by the British Government for scientific purposes and seems to have been the first expedition to carry an official photographer as well as an

Four species of Galapagos finch
With different beaks. From Charles Darwins Journal of Researches

Bird skins
Specimens from the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Collecting moths at light
Dr Gaden Robinson collecting moths at light, Rampayoh R. valley, Brunei

Analysing room on board H. M. S. Challenger
The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) was funded by the British Government for the purpose of scientific discovery

Palaeontologist at work
A palaeontologist unearths a fossil specimen using a geologists hammer

Scientist working in Entomology Department
Entomologist working with arachnid collection at the Natural History Museum, London

Antarctic Discovery Collections
Specimens preserved in toxic formalin carry clear hazard labels to alert researchers. This batch forms a very small part of the extensive Antartic Discovery Collections

Scientist at work at The Natural History Museum, London
Accurate identification of copepod crustaceans is a time consuming task for specialists, requiring meticulous sorting, dissection, and the use of high resolution microscopy

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