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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

View of basalt columns under a volcanic crater. Mineralogy

The crater of Mount Vesuvius, Italy, 1797. Smoke emerging from the volcano, scientists observing from the crater's rim

Examples of Doric pillars or columns

Corinthian and composite capitals, Greek architecture

Pillar and capital of theTemple of Athena Polias in Priene
Pillar and capital of the Temple of Athena Polias in Priene, an Ionic order temple located northwest of Priene's Agora

Critically endangered European eel, electric eel, etc
European eel, Anguilla anguilla, critically endangered 1, marbled swamp eel, Synbranchus marmoratus 2, snake eel, Caecula species 3, electric eel, Electrophorus electricus 4, Mediterranean moray

Lobster, shrimp and hermit crab species
Slipper lobster, Scyllarus arctus 1, mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis 2, Halloween hermit crab, Ciliopagurus strigatus 3, narwal shrimp, Plesionika narval 4, hermit crab, Diogenes dubius 5

Gorgonian soft corals and red coral
Gorgonian soft corals, Annella reticulata and Verrucella umbraculum, and red coral, Corallium rubrum

Hermit crabs, mantis shrimp and amphipods
Red reef hermit, Dardanus arrosor, hermit crabs, Cancellus canaliculatus and Pagurus excavatus in shell, mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis, and amphipods, Gammarus ampullas, Gammarellus paludosus

Types of stony coral
Organ pipe coral, Tubipora musica, mushroom coral, Fungia fungites, bowl coral, Halomitra pileus, Madrepora foliaceus and Madrepora agathus

Purple land crab, shell-carrying crab, etc
Purple land crab, Gecarcinus ruricola, shell-carrying crab or sponge crab, Conchoecetes artificiosus, Dorippoides facchino, and Muradium tetragonum. Crustacea

Seaweeds, coral weed and algae
Red seaweed, Corallina officinalis, green macroalgae, Halimeda incrassata, slender-beaded coral weed, Jania rubens var. corniculata, Jania squamata, watercress alga, Halimeda opuntia

Red beard sponge, demosponge, purse sponge, soft coral, etc
Red beard sponge, Clathria (Clathria) prolifera, demosponge, Isodictya palmata, calcareous purse sponge, Sycon ciliatum, Callyspongia (Callyspongia) tubulosa, Spongia tabulosa

Examples of Doric pillars or columns, classical architecture. Temple of Corinth, Hypaethral Temple at Paestum, Temple of Minerva at Sunium, Temple of Minerva at Syracuse

Soft coral sea fan, sea whip, red tree coral and octocoral
Soft coral sea fan, Antillogorgia americana, sea whip, Ellisella ceratophyta, red tree coral, Primnoa resedaeformis, and octocoral, Swiftia exserta

Greater argonaut, glassy nautilus and chambered nautilus
Greater argonaut, Argonauta argo, glassy nautilus, Carinaria cristata, and chambered nautilus, Nautilus pompilius

Species of Bryozoans: Flustra foliacea 1, Flustra bombycina 2, Carbasea carbasea 3, and Electra verticillata 4. Zoophytes

Frilled anemone, Metridium senile, as Actinia cercus, Actinia dianthus

Sea slug, Onchidium typhae 1, depilatory sea hare, Aplysia depilans 2, redbrown nudibranch, Platydoris argo 3, blue sea dragon, Glaucus atlanticus 4, common grey sea slug, Aeolidia papillosa 5

South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris (Tapir americanus). From an original drawing in the collection of E. Woodford. Quadrupeds Copperplate engraving by J

Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. From an original drawing in the collection of E. Woodford. Quadrupeds Copperplate engraving by J

English longhorn cattle, long-horned or Lancashire breed of cattle. Bull and cow. Oxen, Bos taurus

Sea otter, otter, marten and sable
Endangered sea otter, Enhydra lutris 1, otter with fish, Lutra lutra 2, beech marten, Martes foina 3, and sable, Martes zibellina 4. Mammalia

Lantern flies, cicadas, planthoppers, etc

Elevation of the Temple of Pandrosus at Athens, Greece. Pandroseion temple dedicated to Pandrosus, one of the daughters of Cecrops I, the first king of Attica. Columns adorned with caryatides

Imbrasia obscura, lappet, puss moth, hebe tiger moth, etc
Lappet, Gastropacha quercifolia, Kentish glory, Endromis versicolora, puss moth, Cerura vinula, Imbrasia obscura, drinker, Euthrix potatoria, and hebe tiger moth, Arctia festiva

Water scorpion, aphid, bedbug, and scale insects
Water scorpion, Nepa grandis, aphid, Pterocomma salicis, scale insect, Kermes quercus, woolly aphid, Psylla buxi, Psylla alni, soft scale insect, Coccus hesperidum, bedbug, Cimex lectularius, etc

Sphinx moths or hawk moths of the genus Sesia, Sphinx, and Zygaena. Copperplate engraving by J

Hornets, bees, ants and velvet ants
Greater banded hornet, Vespa tropica 1, carpenter bees, Xylocopa violacea 6, Xylocopa aestuans 7, ants, Camponotus cruentatus 8, Carebara bengalensis 9, and velvet ants, Traumatomutilla americana 11

Species of whip scorpion, whip spider and harvestmen

Species of wasps
Red-banded sand wasp, Ammophila sabulosa, mammoth wasp, Megascolia maculata, Leucospis dorsigera, etc. Scolia flavifrons

Small emperor moth, tau emperor, etc
Small emperor moth, Citheronia laocoon, Saturnia pavonia, tau emperor, Aglia tau, Atlas moth, Attacus atlas, and Luna moth, Actias luna

Great African white ant, Macrotermes bellicosus (Termes bellicosus). Labourers 1, soldiers 2, king 3, male 4, pregnant female or queen 5, nests 6

Grasshoppers, crickets, etc
Giant red-winged grasshopper, Tropidacris cristata subsp

Giant forest scorpion, wood scorpion, etc
Giant forest scorpion, Heterometrus indus 1, 2, unknown species 3 and wood scorpion, Euscorpius italicus 4, 5

The Temple of Khnum at Esna, Egypt. Portico with six columns, heiroglyphs carved in the walls and columns. Plan and elevation of a portico at Latopolis. Copperplate engraving by J

Barrel jellyfish and Catablema vesicarium
Barrel jellyfish, Rhizostoma pulmo 1, 1* and Catablema vesicarium 2. Medusa pulmo, and Medusa campanula

Common sheep and South Down polled sheep, Ovis aries
Common sheep, Ovis aries, and South Down polled sheep of the improved breeds, from the stock of the model farm of Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford, Woburn Abbey

Timber rattlesnake and South American rattlesnake
Timber rattlesnake or banded rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus, and South American rattlesnake or striped rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus

Dromedary and Bactrian camels
Arabian camel or dromedary, Camelus dromedarius, and Bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus. Copperplate engraving by J

Reindeer, red deer, axis deer and giraffe
Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus, red deer, Cervus elaphus, spotted axis deer, Cervus axis, and giraffe, Cervus camelopardalis. Rein deer, Cervus tarandus, camelopard, Camelopardalis giraffa

Hare, springhare, jerboa and hyrax species
Lesser jerboa, Jaculus jaculus 1, northern three-toed jerboa, Dipus sagitta 2, South African springhare, Pedetes capensis 3, common hare, Lepus timidus 4, alpine hare, Lepus alpinus 5, rock hyrax

Alpine ibex and various goat species
Alpine ibex goat, Capra ibex 1, common British mountain goat, Capra aegagrus 2, 3, common domesticated goat 4, Syrian goat 5, Angora goat, Capra hircus 6. Copperplate engraving by J

Mount Vesuvius as seen from the Bay of Naples, Italy, 1797. Smoke rising from the crater and lava flowing down the mountain side

Views of the volcano Mount Etna erupting from two craters, 1669
Views of the volcano Mount Etna erupting from a two craters, 1669

Views of the volcano Mount Etna erupting. Three scientists viewing and sketching from a ledge above the crater

Eastern portico of the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. Original illustration by William Pars for James Athenian Stuart's Antiquities of Athens, 1789

The Astronomer, circa 1777, by Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie
Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie (1735-1784). French painter. The Astronomer, circa 1777. Oil on canvas. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. Lisbon, Portugal

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

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

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

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 dischargers and doublers, 18th century
Electrical dischargers and doublers, including Tiberius Cavallos multiplier, 18th century

Diagrams of magnets, magnetic fields, iron filings, etc

Henry Maudslays revolutionary screw-cutting lathe, 1800. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

John Isaac Hawkins upright piano
John Isaac Hawkins claviole or finger-keyed viol, an upright piano. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

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, 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

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

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

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