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Scientific Collection (#13)

Background imageScientific Collection: Australia (18th c. ). English colony of New South

Australia (18th c. ). English colony of New South
Australia (18th c.). English colony of New South Wales. Drawing by Fernando Brambila illustrating the scientific expedition of Alejandro Malaspina (1789-1794). Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum

Background imageScientific Collection: The Three Symbolic Animals of Alchemy. Islamic

The Three Symbolic Animals of Alchemy. Islamic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Background imageScientific Collection: Aleptil guarisce l epilessia ( Aleptil treats

Aleptil guarisce l epilessia ( Aleptil treats
" Aleptil guarisce l epilessia" (" Aleptil treats the epilepsy" ). Poster by Leonetto Cappiello (1923)."

Background imageScientific Collection: Travel pharmacy. BELGIUM. Brussels. Royal Museums

Travel pharmacy. BELGIUM. Brussels. Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Background imageScientific Collection: Retorts and stills. Drawing from a Greek manuscript

Retorts and stills. Drawing from a Greek manuscript of alchemy. Drawing. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Background imageScientific Collection: PENDRY, John (1943). English theoretical physicist

PENDRY, John (1943). English theoretical physicist. Portrait of 2009. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona

Background imageScientific Collection: Alessandro Malaspina

Alessandro Malaspina
Spanish naval officer and explorer. Commissioned by the Spanish government, from 1789 to 1794 he and Jose de Bustamante y Guerra carried out a scientific expedition throughout the Pacific

Background imageScientific Collection: Lavoisier, Antoine-Laurent (1743-1794)

Lavoisier, Antoine-Laurent (1743-1794). French chemist. Illustration of scientific equipment from Lavoisiers Trait elementaire

Background imageScientific Collection: ULLOA, Antonio de (1716-1795). Engraving

ULLOA, Antonio de (1716-1795). Engraving

Background imageScientific Collection: Arabic treatise on astronomy (Al-Andalus). Manuscript

Arabic treatise on astronomy (Al-Andalus). Manuscript. Hispano-Moresque art. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Background imageScientific Collection: Johannes Hevelius depicted in his nightclothes looking at th

Johannes Hevelius depicted in his nightclothes looking at the sky through his telescope in his observatory in Gdansk.. From: Selenographia | Johannis Hevelii Selenographia, sive

Background imageScientific Collection: Departing by balloon

Departing by balloon

Background imageScientific Collection: Professor demonstrating a balloon

Professor demonstrating a balloon
A Professor filling and explaining to an audience the nature of a balloon. 1784

Background imageScientific Collection: Night ascent. Royal Standard Tavern, pleasure grounds & tea

Night ascent. Royal Standard Tavern, pleasure grounds & tea gardens... H. Brading, Proprietor... has, at the solicitation of several scientific gentlemen, prevailed on Mr. Gypson, who will

Background imageScientific Collection: Men testing breathing apparatus

Men testing breathing apparatus
A group of men testing some breathing apparatus, possibly for diving or for use down a mine. circa 1911

Background imageScientific Collection: Emile Lowitz demonstration at Royal Botanic Society

Emile Lowitz demonstration at Royal Botanic Society

Background imageScientific Collection: George Bishops Observatory, Regents Park, London

George Bishops Observatory, Regents Park, London
Sketch of George Bishops Observatory, near South Villa, Regents Park, London. By Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert

Background imageScientific Collection: David Brewster (Young)

David Brewster (Young)
Sir DAVID BREWSTER Scientist and scientific author, while relatively young (most portraits show him old) with his autograph Date: 1781 - 1868

Background imageScientific Collection: Frozen Food Tester

Frozen Food Tester
A member of the Ministry of Food, Scientific Advisors Division, conducts a test on a railway container of quick frozen fish, etc. Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageScientific Collection: Studying Liquid Flow

Studying Liquid Flow
Scientific Assistant G. Dimmick, studying liquid flow down surfaces, in connection with the S.G.H.W. reactor programme, Winfrith Atomic Energy Establishment. Date: 1960s

Background imageScientific Collection: Roberts and Coppocks Improvement in Looms for Weaving

Roberts and Coppocks Improvement in Looms for Weaving
Technical drawing of an invention, patented in 1855, by Roberts and Coppock, consisting of an improved arrangement of parts for letting the yarn off the warp beam in a weaving loom

Background imageScientific Collection: Perrys Improved Printing Machine

Perrys Improved Printing Machine
Technical drawing showing an invention of Mr T. J Perry of the Lozells, Birmingham and comprises a method of constructing the moveable types used in cylinder printing

Background imageScientific Collection: Steam Whipping Engine by J. Scott Russell and Co

Steam Whipping Engine by J. Scott Russell and Co
Technical drawing depicting a patent Steam Whipping Machine constructed by Messrs. J. Scott Russell and Co. of Millwall and used to load and discharge cargo on screw collier ships. Date: 1856

Background imageScientific Collection: Scouts learn about science

Scouts learn about science
One American Boy Scouts demonstrates some equipment in a Scout-built project to show another group of Scouts the principles of static electricity

Background imageScientific Collection: Iris Makes Rainbow

Iris Makes Rainbow
In pre-scientific days, rainbows were credited to Iris, the messenger of the gods : the rainbow was the bridge whereby she came down from the heavens

Background imageScientific Collection: Scholar with his Books

Scholar with his Books
A scholar with his books and his pupils : note the wall clock and scientific instruments. Date: 1509

Background imageScientific Collection: Dr Tanner Fasting 1880

Dr Tanner Fasting 1880
Dr Tanner of New York fasts for forty days as a scientific experiment. Date: 1880

Background imageScientific Collection: Emancipated Women

Emancipated Women
Margaret Bryan; scientific writer and teacher in Blackheath Date: 1815

Background imageScientific Collection: Henri Duc D aumale

Henri Duc D aumale
HENRI EUGENE PHILIPPE LOUIS d ORLEANS, duc d AUMALE French aristocrat who took an active part in scientific and cultural institutions. Date: 1822 - 1897

Background imageScientific Collection: Dr Ernest Walton with Cockcroft-Walton apparatus

Dr Ernest Walton with Cockcroft-Walton apparatus
Dr Ernest Ts Walton in the cabinet (marked E) into which the high-velocity protons emerge and strike the target of lithium

Background imageScientific Collection: Dr J D Cockcroft at work in Cavendish Laboratory

Dr J D Cockcroft at work in Cavendish Laboratory
Dr J D Cockcroft at work in the Cavendish Laboratory, at Cambridge University, adjusting a vacuum-creating pump. Physicists John D Cockcroft

Background imageScientific Collection: Metropolitan Police scientific investigator

Metropolitan Police scientific investigator
A Metropolitan Police scientific investigator examining evidence from a crime scene

Background imageScientific Collection: Metropolitan Police forensic investigators

Metropolitan Police forensic investigators
Two Metropolitan Police forensic investigators gathering evidence at a crime scene

Background imageScientific Collection: Science classroom, South Wales coalfield

Science classroom, South Wales coalfield
A Science classroom in a school connected to a South Wales coalfield. A schoolteacher supervises a group of well behaved boys who are taking part in various chemical experiments

Background imageScientific Collection: Christmas Harbour, Kerguelen Island

Christmas Harbour, Kerguelen Island
Sketches from HMS Challenger, by Mr J. J. Wild, the artist attached to the scientific staff on board the vessel : Christmas Harbour, Kerguelen Island(also known as Desolation Island)

Background imageScientific Collection: A technician doing miniature work

A technician doing miniature work
A technician uses an unidentified instrument, incorporating a microscope and an electomagnetic circuit to work on very tiny electronic components. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageScientific Collection: Reaching Great Heights

Reaching Great Heights
It is remarkable what scientific training methods will accomplish on the football field. Four players spring upwards to head a football

Background imageScientific Collection: Fragments in the scientific bathroom, washing away the salts

Fragments in the scientific bathroom, washing away the salts
Fragments from the walls of Babylon being washed. A scientific bathroom where antiquities were first cleaned of corroding salts. They were then transferred to the bakery for specialist drying

Background imageScientific Collection: A Young Family waving goodbye to the British Arctic Expediti

A Young Family waving goodbye to the British Arctic Expediti
Engraving showing a young mother and two children waving farewell to the ships of the British Arctic Expedition, as they depart

Background imageScientific Collection: A Funeral in the Ice, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876

A Funeral in the Ice, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a funeral taking place in the Arctic, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships

Background imageScientific Collection: The Crew of HMS Alert Burning Guy Fawkes, November 1875

The Crew of HMS Alert Burning Guy Fawkes, November 1875
Engraving showing the crew of HMS Alert burning a Guy Fawkes, during the British Arctic Expedition, 5th November 1875. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two

Background imageScientific Collection: HMS Alert towing HMS Discovery through Icebergs, British

HMS Alert towing HMS Discovery through Icebergs, British
Engraving showing HMS Alert towing HMS Discovery through icebergs, with Disco Island in the background, as seen from HMS Valorous (left foreground) during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

Background imageScientific Collection: The Crew of the Pandora Recovering Mail from the Cairn on

The Crew of the Pandora Recovering Mail from the Cairn on
Engraving showing the crew of the ship Pandora recovering mail, left by the British Arctic Expedition of 1875, from the cairn on top of Carey Island

Background imageScientific Collection: The Magnetic Hut, National Antarctic Expedition, 1902

The Magnetic Hut, National Antarctic Expedition, 1902
Photograph showing Mr. Bernacchi standing in the doorway of the Magnetic Hut during the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-4

Background imageScientific Collection: HMS Alert in the North Atlantic, 1876

HMS Alert in the North Atlantic, 1876
Engraving showing HMS Alert, her bow covered in ice, heading home to Great Britian at the end of the 1875-1876 Arctic Expedition

Background imageScientific Collection: British Sailors meeting Greenland Women, Disco Island, 1875

British Sailors meeting Greenland Women, Disco Island, 1875
Engraving showing the scene as the Royal Navy sailors, of the British Arctic Expedition, attempt to charm some of the female inhabitants of Greenland, 1875

Background imageScientific Collection: Equipment used in the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876

Equipment used in the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a variety of equipment used during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Tents, small boats, cooking utensils and various cutting implements can be seen

Background imageScientific Collection: Sledge Hauling, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876

Sledge Hauling, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a sledging party hauling their load up a steep incline to reach a depot at Cape Rawson, British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876



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