Science Collection (page 19)

Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, New York
Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, in a grand procession in New York, USA, 31 October 1884. Date: 1884

Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, Philadelphia
Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, and handing out prospectuses at the Philadelphia Exhibition, USA. Date: 1885

The Young Chemist or Young Scientist. 19th century

The Solar Microscope. Date: 18th century

Exact time, France 1880
The unification and distribution of time using pneumatic chronometers, France - scene in the shop where the clocks are sold. Date: 1880

Principal entrance to the Zoological Museum, London 1880
Principal entrance to the Zoological Museum (now the Natural History Museum), South Kensington, London. Date: 1880

Three illustrations in The Gentlemans Magazine
Three assorted illustrations in The Gentlemans Magazine - A phenomenon caused by haze at sea; New invented machine for drilling and hoeing; various items of stonework from a church

The improved Dynamometer of M Regnier. Date: 1803

The Galvanic Apparatus. Date: 1804

Electrical Apparatus - No. 2. Date: 1804

Electrical Apparatus - No. 1. Date: 1804

Tycho Brahe at work 1576
Tycho Brahe at work in his observatory at Uranienborg, Sweden 1576 Date: 1576

Greenwich Observatory - Great Equatorial
The great equatorial telescope in the dome, Greenwich Observatory. 1880

Columbus outlines project to The Council at Salamanca
Christopher Columbus outlines project to the Council at Salamanca Spain in January 1492, holding up a map as he explains his intended route across the Atlantic. Date: 1492

Columbus outlines journey to the Scientific Commission
Christopher Columbus outlines journey plans to the Scientific Commission at Salamanca. Columbus explains his project of discovery, pointing at a globe. Date: 1492

Astronomer looking at the sky from an attic room. Date: circa 1860s

Looking at the moon -- Evening Hours. Date: circa 1850s

Photograph of the moon exhibited
Engraving of a photograph of the moon exhibited to the British Association at Liverpool by Mr. Hartnup, astronomer of the Liverpool Observatory

Observatory in Peking (Beijing), China, East Asia, with brass instruments designed for studying the stars. Date: 1922

Piccards Feat - recovery on landing
Aftermath of the ascent by Professor Picard of Brussels University on August 18 1932, by balloon to around 10 1/2 miles, the greatest height achieved by a man at that point

Piccards feat - Atmospheric Exploration Illustrated
The Meaning of Piccards Feat: atmospheric exploration illustrated. Professor Piccard of Brussels University made a daring ascent on 18 August 1932 where he rose to approximately 16

The Crystal Palace aquarium 1871
Visitors at the Crystal Palace aquarium at Sydenham, 1871 1871

Wireless signals from the Eiffel Tower giving Greenwich time
Greenwich time communicated via wireless to a London home by means of an installation on the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The time could be received by anyone with the requisite receiving mechanism within

Cartoon, John Hare to business partner Kendal
Cartoon, the English actor and theatre manager Sir John Hare to his business partner William Hunter Kendal: If your Missus intends to make more social science speeches, Kendal

Saturn and his rings! only a penny 1856
Street telescope exhibitor in London. Attracting passers by to have a look through the telescope on a clear night for a penny. Date: 1856

Cartoon, Essence of Parliament (MPs)
Cartoon, Essence of Parliament -- Mr Punch shows members of the House of Commons as microscopic bugs in a petri dish. 1883

Cartoon, Phrenology - a popular pseudo-science at the time. early 19th century

War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells - First Publication
The narrator is invited to an astronomical observatory at Ottershaw, where he meets astronomer Ogilvy and they observe Mars. The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G

Robot Godfrey at Health of the People exhibition 1948
Front cover of the Illustrated London News, 15th May 1948 showing Godfrey, the mechanical man at the Health of the People exhibition at Marble Arch in 1948

Dr Deijmans Anatomy Lesson
Engraving after a painting by Rembrandt, showing a physician looking in detail at deceased mans brain

Retro Toy Walking Plastic Robot - Grey Body (1 / 2)
Retro Toy Walking Plastic Robot with grey body, big red eyes and red feet

Retro Toy Walking Plastic Robot - Yellow Body (1 / 3)
Retro Toy Walking Plastic Robot with yellow body, big red eyes, orange arms and blue feet

Poster, The British public is not to be sneezed at
Ministry of Health poster, The British public is not to be sneezed at -- coughs and sneezes spread diseases -- use your handkerchief to trap the germs and prevent droplet infection. circa 1950s

A look back at a Parisian High Street at Chicago Museum
A look back at a Yesterdays Parisian High Street (1900s) at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago - A store selling Gossard Corsets. Date: circa 1930s

HARRISONs FOURTH
Duplicate of John Harrisons number 4 timekeeper, made by Larcum Kendall and taken by Captain Cook on his second and third voyages Date: 1767

Weir W-2, at RAF Hendon on 19 July 1951. G. & J. Weir of Cathcart in Glasgow were an established engineering company, founded in 1871, which built aircraft during the First World War

Douglas DC-6A N6540C (msn 45368, line number 932), of the United States Department of Commerce, attached to the Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA), Research Flight Facility (RFF)

Traction engine model on running board of a full size engine
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Traction engine model on the running board of a full size engine Date: 1969

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive The Rover J3471
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive, regn

Aveling & Porter Road Roller Desperate Dan NX 6283
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Aveling & Porter F class Road Roller, regn. NX 6283, number 10893, Desperate Dan

Marshall General Purpose Engine Henry E 9624
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Loaded on the flat bed trailer for the trip home is Marshall General Purpose Engine, regn

McLaren General Purpose Engine Apollo AI 3029
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- McLaren General Purpose Engine, regn. AI 3029, number 757, Apollo

Fowler Road Roller, regn. FF 4913
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Fowler T3A2 class Road Roller, regn. FF 4913, number 21629. Built in 1937 by John Fowler & Co

Ransomes Sims & Jefferies Gen. Purpose Engine Velfrey Queen
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Ransomes Sims & Jefferies General Purpose Engine, regn. HI 2816, number 42032, Velfrey Queen

Filming the classic 1960s series Thunderbirds, a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films

Scientists examining maps and statistics at the Anti-Locust Research Centre (ALRC), an independent research institute set up by the UK government in 1945

Scientist in a mask, examining locusts in perspex containers at the Anti-Locust Research Centre (ALRC), an independent research institute set up by the UK government in 1945

Scientist in a mask, examining a locust in a perspex container at the Anti-Locust Research Centre (ALRC), an independent research institute set up by the UK government in 1945

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