Science Collection (page 18)

Hooknose, Agonus cataphractus (Pogge or armed bull-head, Cottus cataphractus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes

Flathead mullet, Mugil cephalus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808

Fivebeard rockling, Ciliata mustela (Five-bearded cod fish, Gadus mustela). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C

Coalfish or saithe, Pollachius virens (Gadus carbonarius). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus (Mackarel, Scomber scomber). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Striped red mullet, Mullus surmuletus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808

Conger eel, Conger conger (Muraena conger). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Piper, Trigla lyra. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808

Thickback sole, Microchirus variegatus (Variegated sole, Pleuronectes variegatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes

Atlantic saury, Scomberesox saurus saurus (Skipper pike, Esox saurus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C

Ide, Leuciscus idus (Chub, Cyprinus jeses). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Thorny skate, Amblyraja radiata. Vulnerable
Thorny skate, Amblyraja radiata (Starry ray, Raja radiata). Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C

Tench, Tinca tinca (Cyprinus tinca). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808

Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus alpinus (Salvelian charr, Salmo salvelinus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes

Rabbitfish or sea monster, Chimaera monstrosa. Near threatened. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Wild common carp, Cyprinus carpio. Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Northern pike, Esox lucius. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808

Porbeagle, Lamna nasus. Vulnerable. (Porbeagle shark, Squalus cornubicus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C

Greater weever, Trachinus draco (Greater weaver or sting-bull, Trachinus major). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes

Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua. Vulnerable
Atlantic cod or cod fish, Gadus morhua. Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Red bandfish, Cepola macrophthalma (Rubescent band-fish, Cepola rubescens). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C

Black goby, Gobius niger. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808

Brown skate or mirror ray, Raja miraletus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Common angler fish, Lophius piscatorius. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808

Longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus (Osseus gar fish, Esox osseus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Lumpsucker or lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna (Sappharine gurnard, Trigla hirundo). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C

Scientists in a lab examining specimens in jars, through a microscope, with bloated animal and bird corpses on the floor. Copperplate engraving by Daniel Chodowiecki, Berlin, 1787

Diagrams of magnets, magnetic fields, magnetism experiments, etc. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman

Costume of a French member of an Institute, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Lessons in elementary science at Whitechapel
Miss Kate M. Hall, the curator of the Whitechapel Free Library and Museum, giving a demonstration of working bees to Board School children with the aid of a observatory hive, invented and made by Mr

ILN cover - Dr. Mildred C. Rebstock
Chloromycetin synthesised for the first time by Dr. Mildred C. Rebstock. Chloromycetin was discovered to be a powerful means of fighting typhus and typhoid. On March 27th 1949, Parke, Davis and Co

When All the World is Young - The Elixir of Youth
Putting back the clock, some Voronoff possibilities of the future. Satirical cartoon by Will Owen lampooning the claims of transplant pioneer Dr

Man as Machine. Registering the Heat-Energy of the Body
Page from The Illustrated London News demonstrating the calorimeter experiment at Sheffield University whereby a man is installed in a chamber In order to observe the heat generated by his body

Sir William Huggins, President of the Royal Society
Sir William Huggins (1824-1910), President of the Royal Society (1900-1905), English astronomer. 1902

Atomic energy stand at British Industries Fair 1949
An atomic energy stand at the British Industries Fair at Olympia, which illustrated the application of radioactive isotopes. 1949. Date: 1949

River pollution and its problems, ILN January 1932
Page from the Illustrated London News, 23rd January 1932, on The World of Science, River Pollution and its Problems, by W P Pycraft

Spheres depicting the Earths orbit round the Sun. Date: 18th century

Armillary sphere with zodiac. Date: 1719

Armillary Sphere
An Armillary Sphere. Date: 18th century

Satirical cartoon, Blanchard landing in a field
Satirical cartoon, Blanchard the balloonist landing in a field, causing disruption to people and animals. Date: circa 1785

Satirical cartoon, Blanchard flying across the Channel
Satirical cartoon, Blanchard the balloonist flying with large wings, crossing the English Channel from Calais to Dover, carrying a ship. Date: circa 1785

Blanchard and Jeffries crossing the Channel in a balloon
Blanchard and Jeffries crossing the English Channel in a balloon, 7 January 1785 -- 100th anniversary commemoration. Date: 1785

Electric airship at Exposition of Electricity, Paris, 1881
Electric airship on display at the International Exposition of Electricity, Palais de l Industrie, Champs Elysees, Paris, France. Date: 1881

Use of anaesthetics in dentistry, Paris, France 1885
Use of anaesthetics in dentistry, Dental School, Odontotechnical Institute, Paris, France. Date: 1885

Woman making puppets dance using electricity 1885
Woman making puppets dance using electricity. Date: 1885

Grand procession with Edisons electric lamps, New York, USA
Grand procession lit by Edisons electric lamps, worn on the head, in a New York street, USA. Date: 1884

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