Science Collection (#60)

Leif Havik on site at Vaarhus Kjoelen, Norway
Hessdalen Project member Leif Havik tests observational equipment at Vaarhus Kjoelen, Norway. Mysterious lights appear regularly over Hessdalen, Norway, and have never been explained

Typical landscape on the planet Mars
A typical landscape on the planet Mars, in one of the marshy areas

Automaton mandolin player
An automaton mandolin player who taps her foot while playing, attributed to Jacques de Vaucanson, a French inventor

Automatic shaver and boot polisher
An automatic shaver and boot polisher for busy commuters on their way to the office. Just drop a penny in the hole and take your seat

Robot servant polishing shoes
The servant of the future -- a robotic servant polishes a mans shoes while he sits reading in his armchair

Encounter with a tall man from Mars
An encounter with a tall man from the planet Mars -- A huge Martian, who seemed to stand nearly nine feet high -- illustrating George Griffiths Stories of Other Worlds

Man versus robot in Revolt of the Robots
REVOLT OF THE ROBOTS (Arthur R Tofte) Man finds himself challenged by the machines he himself created

Dissection of upper torso, showing the heart
A dissection of the upper torso of a human body, showing the heart, lungs, veins and arteries

CLOCK
Swedish Wall Clocks

Futuristic pearl fishing. Two divers have just got out of their submarine, and have found a large oyster shell containing pearls on the seabed

Electrostatic Generator
Electrostatic generator by James Wimshurst (1832 - 1903)

Science / Instruments
Collision balls, used to demonstrate the laws of impact

Franklin and his Kite
Franklins experiment with a kite at Philadelphia

Telescope discovery
Jacob Metzu, lensmaker of Middelburg, discovers principle of telescope when his son plays with lenses. Oddly, his fellow-townsman Lippershey does precisely the same

A theodolite, used for surveying

Science lesson, Northfield House, Leicester
Teacher helps pupil with his test tube experiment at Northfield House Junior School, Leicester

Maths / Geometrie
The study of Geometrie from Caxtons Myrrour of the Worlde, printed in 1481

Maths / Arithmetric
The study of Arsmetrique (arithmetric) from Caxtons Myrrour of the Worlde, printed in 1481

The Battersea Shield
Originally used for ceremonial purposes, this shield was found in the River Thames in 1857. The horned bronze helmet (found near Waterloo) has similar red enamel bosses

Heros Water Dispenser
Coin-in-the-slot scent dispenser, patented 1889, operates on the same principles as holy water dispenser by Hero of Alexandria in 1st century AD

Franklin & Lighting 1758
He invents the lightning rod to channel lightning into the earth and so protect buildings from lightning damage

Science / Rumford / Munich
Count Rumford inspects the cannon production at the military arsenal in Munich. Rumford was interested in the new processes of metallic milling

Challenger Boat Party
The Challenger boat party dredging on the Paramatta River, Sydney, Australia

Challenger / Zoo Lab
The zoological laboratory on board the Challenger

Challenger / Lab Work
Working in the zoological laboratory on board the research ship Challenger

Challenger / Specimens
Collecting specimens on board the research ship Challenger

Challenger in Antarctic
The research ship Challenger among the icebergs of the Antarctic

Buonannis Microscope
Buonannis horizontal microscope

Edisons Kinetophonogrph
EDISONs KINETO-PHONOGRAPH which linked photographic impressions with the phonograph in one combination: " Its possibilities are almost inexhaustible"

John Tyndall / Caldesi Cdv
JOHN TYNDALL Irish physicist and populariser of science

Torricellis Barometer
Perier checks the results of Torricellis barometer experiment on the summit of the Puy-de-Dome, France. Torricelli devised the earliest form in 1643

Mendel / Inheritance / Peas
Gregor Johann Mendel (1822 - 1884), Austrian botanist. Researched heritable characteristics, including the inheritance of the colour of the seed in the culinary pea

Pasteur Trepans Rabbit
Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895), French chemist and microbiologist, trepanning a rabbit at L Institut Pasteur, Paris

Pasteur Vaccination
Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895), French chemist and microbiologist, supervises a vaccination against rabies in his laboratory

Science / Lavoisier
ANTOINE-LAURENT LAVOISIER French chemist & founder of modern chemistry. Depicted determining the composition of the atmosphere

Trembley in his Study
Abraham Trembley (1700 - 1784), Swiss naturalist, depicted in his study. He was the first to witness multiplication of protozoans by cell division in algae

Pictet / Gas Experiment
Raoul Pictet, Swiss physicist, conducts an experiment to liquefy and solidify hydrogen gas, and studied properties of substances at low temperatures

Maupertuis in Lapland
PIERRE LOUIS MOREAU DE MAUPERTUIS (1698 - 1759) French mathematician and astronomer sent to Lapland by Louis XV to measure a degree of longitude

Faraday / Lecture / Children
Michael Faraday, English chemist and physicist, lectures to an audience of children

Gilbert / Physician
William Gilbert, English physician and physicist. An illustration from his book; De Arte Magnetica

Edison / Paris Exposition
Thomas Alva Edison exhibits at the Paris Exposition

Mary Somerville / Croll
MARY SOMERVILLE nee FAIRFAX Scottish writer on mathematics and physical science

Hertels Microscope
Hertels microscope

Marshalls Microscope
John Marshalls new invented Double Microscope for viewing the Circulation of the Blood

Silvester II (Colour)
POPE SILVESTER II (Gebert) French pope who took so keen an interest in science that he was rumoured to be a magician

Levelling Mountains
Massive mobile drills mounted on caterpillar tracks will blast at rock to level inconvenient mountains

Undersea Transport
Vehicles capable of travelling on the sea-bed will enable us to explore the floors of the oceans

Train of Tomorrow
The railway train of tomorrow will be totally streamlined for greater speed and economy

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