Sciences Collection

Science Allegorised
Philosophy enthroned, surrounded by the sciences - Grammar, Rhetoric, Linguistics, Music, Arithmetic, Geometry and Astronomy, with Socrates and Plato and scholars writing

Emerald Tablet, Smaragdine Table or Tabula Smaragdina. Work attributed to the legendary alchemist Hermes Trismegistus who summarizes the process Magnum Opus or Great work for the creation of

LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519). Anatomic studio. Drawing

Celestial map by Johannes Van Keulen (1654-1715). SPAIN. Barcelona. Barcelona Maritime Museum

NOSTRADAMUS, Michel de Notre Dame (1503-1566). French physician and astrologer, author of book of predictions Astrological Centuries (1555). Illustration in card of 18th century. Drawing

JUNG, Carl Gustav (1875-1961). Swiss psychiatrist and psychologist. Founder of analytical psychology. Oil

Union Workhouse, Hambledon, Surrey
The Hambledon Union workhouse, a building originally erected in 1786 for the united parishes of Bramley, Chiddingfold, Dunfold and Hambledon

Jacky lashtail, Amphibolurus muricatus, and Cape dwarf gecko, Lygodactylus capensis.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830

Amboina sailfin lizard, Hydrosaurus amboinensis.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G

Isaac Newton - English physicist, astronomer, mathematician
Isaac Newton (1642-1727). English physicist, astronomer and mathematician. Opuscula Mathematica, Philosophica et Philologica. Volume I: Mathematica

Workshop handmade candles. 18th century. Engraving in Encyclopedie by Diderot et d Alembert. Engraving

Sawfish or carpenter shark, Pristis pristis.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G

Nicholas of Cusa, Nikolaus Krebs, called (1401-1464). Philosopher, politician and cardinal of the Catholic church. Page of the dialogue De Ludo Globi (the ball game), 1460

WUNDT, Wilhelm (1832-1920)

Study of plants and flowers. Renaissance art. Drawing

Lyreshead lizard, Lyriocephalus scutatus, and brown tree climber, Uranoscodon superciliosus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830

Snipe or trumpet fish, Macroramphosus scolopax, and Grooved razorfish, Centriscus scutatus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830

Argentina - Buenos Aires - Faculty of Science and Medicine
Argentina - Buenos Aires - Institure of Science and Medicine. Photo (8/40) from a fold-out set

Ancient altars, characters, and John Napiers bones
Ancient altars, ark of the covenant, Chinese musical instrument Ching and King, John Napiers calculating bones, and ancient arithmetical characters

Ancient water clocks or clepsydrae. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman

Face-turning lathe and riveting hammer, 18th century
Face-turning lathe and riveting hammer, Block Machinery at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Electrical dischargers and doublers, 18th century
Electrical dischargers and doublers, including Tiberius Cavallos multiplier, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

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

Coach suspension machinery for horse-drawn carriages
Coach suspension: view of the fore wheels of a crane-necked carriage and Mr. Jacobs contrivance for the forewheels of a coach. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr

Palmistry. Planetary and zodiacal diagram of the left hand. Engraving

Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory U. S. S. R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomer
Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory U.S.S.R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomer, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. Date: 1950s

The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory, St. Petersburg
Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory U.S.S.R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomer, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. Date: 1950s

Doctor of Science. Professor at the Central University. Chromolithography. Historia de las Ordenes de Caballeria y de las Condecoraciones Espanolas

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). La destruccio del bosc es la destruccio de l'economia (Destruction of the forest is the destruction of economy). Poster edited by the Generalitat of Catalunya

Chicagos World Fair - A Century of Progress - General Exhibits Group - Aerial view. Buildings which housed the exhibits of applied sciences and industries

Fringed iris or shaga, Iris japonica
La Brisson. Fringed iris or shaga, Iris japonica. Named for Brisson of the Academie Royale des Sciences. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs

Marlberry, Ardisia japonica
La Fougeroux. Marlberry, Ardisia japonica. Named for Auguste-Denis Fougeroux de Bondaroy de l Academie Royale des Sciences

Boring machine and cornering saw, 18th century
Boring machine and cornering saw, Block Machinery at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or

Crown saw and coaking engine, 18th century
Crown saw and coaking engine, Block Machinery at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal

Sawing machine at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Boiling pans and wringers for bleaching cloth, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Cutting engines, 18th century, including a rose engine lathe or figure lathe made by Holtzapffell Deyerlien. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Electrical equipment, 18th century. Medical machine for electrifying the teeth, thunder house, torpedo, brush, and connecting frame of the Teylerian battery

Electrometers, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London

Electrical configurations, 18th century
Electrical configurations caused by charges on metal powder, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

Electrical experiments, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an illustration by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

Batting machine used in cotton manufacture, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by James Burton from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Machinery for making cutlery, 18th century
Machinery for making cutlery: troughs of a grinding mill, tongs for pressing knife handles, pressing vice and spring drill

Enamelling furnaces, 18th century
Furnace for enamelling watch dial plates and Henry Bones enamelling furnace. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary

Furnaces used for experiments and tobacco pipe manufacture
Furnaces used by David Mushet for his experiments on iron and steel, and used for tobacco pipe manufacture. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Furnaces including common air furnace and portable furnaces
Furnaces including common air furnace, furnaces designed by Dr. Joseph Black, David Mushet and R. and G. Knight of Foster Lane, and portable furnaces by Dr. Joseph Black and R. and G. Knight

Water clocks or clepsydrae, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London

Kelvin Aqueduct built by Robert Whitworth, 1790
Plan, elevation and section of the Kelvin Aqueduct, built by Robert Whitworth, over the Forth River, Scotland, 1790. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham

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