Surface Collection (page 6)

Collembola sp. springtail
Scanning electron microscope image of a springtail showing the characteristic pattern on the cuticle surface (x 3.5K)

Restless Surface
Children visit the Restless Surface gallery in the Natural History Museums Earth Galleries

Surface of the early Earth
An impression by Barry Evans of what the surface of the Earth may have looked like when it was very young, and still forming

Chalcedony
Polished slab of chalcedony with radiating structure. Chalcedony or agate is a variety of cryptocrystalline quartz (silicon dioxide)

Origin of Gem Minerals
A diagram showing cross sections through the earths continental crust to a depth of 40kms. Many gemstones form within the crust at different levels and at different temperatures

Opal
Play of colour in opal (opalescence). Opals are not truely crystalline and are therefore mineraloids. They comprise of (hydrated silica glass)

Mayo Belwa, African meteorite
This meteorite formed in a similar way to some igneous rocks in the Earth, and not by condensation of dust from nebular gas. Image from From Behind The Scenes (1987) by Dr Lawrence Mound

Dreikanters, three sided Ventifacts
Two Dreikanters, three sided Ventifacts which are wind-abraded pebbles created by the abrasive process called sandblasting on the side facing the wind

Sedimentary layer of rock shows the effects of drought. A layer of dried-out mud was overlain with darker sediment which filled the cracks - the whole was then compacted and changed to rock

Earths Restless Surface
Images of volcanic eruption on display in the Earths Restless Surface gallery, the Earth Galleries, The Natural History Museum, London

Polished slab of jade

Marble

Granite from Ailsa Craig
A photomicrograph of granite taken between crossed polarisers. Granite is an igneous rock

Poe / Descent / Maelstrom
A DESCENT INTO MAELSTROM " The boat appeared to be hanging, as if by magic, ...Upon the interior surface of a funnel." Date: First published: 1841

Red Patch on Jupiter
A mysterious red patch on Jupiters surface which some astronomers think might be the first stage of the creation of a new Moon for the planet Date: 1921

The waters surface at Misaka in Koshu. Print shows the mirror surface of Lake Misaka with the reflection of Mount Fuji. Date 1832 or 1833

Formule pour connaitre la pression du vent sur la surface d un ballon et pour indiquer aussi la force necessaire d un propulseur

Left side view of the 1900 Wright glider before installation of forward horizontal control surface, flying as a kite, tipped forward; Kitty Hawk Lifesaving Station

Appian Way - Rome - Sheep herded along the road
A group of shepherds drive a large flock of sheep along the route of the Appian Way on the outskirts of Rome. The remains of the main Roman Aqueduct can be seen in the distance. Date: circa 1910s

British Airship
A British airship on convoy duty : from the air it is often possible to see U-boats under the surface. Date: circa 1915

Stickle Tarn Whirlwind
A whirlwind whips the surface of Stickle Tarn into a white foam. One of the beauty spots of the Lake District, Cumbria, England. Date: 1930s

Cleaning a Garden Pond
Clearing debris from the surface of a garden pond with a rake. Date: 1960s

Leaves on Water
Fallen leaves on the surface of a static water tank. Date: 1950s

Mine laying submarine, WW1
An illustration showing a mine-laying submarine during the First World War, and the different stages involved -- the mine leaving the submarine, the mine rising and reaching the surface

Serbia - Card issued by the National Post Office, showing a postman and the varied means of conveying ones letter around the globe - by train, by plane or by sea. Date: 1936

British submarine HMS C25 under attack, WW1
British submarine HMS C25, launched 1909. Seen here under attack from the air during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Diving, Malta 1969
Divers vent compressed air from a valve in the roof of the Underwater House, after setting it up, 30 feet beneath the surface of Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta. Date: 1969

The Stabian Gate / Pompeii
Pompeii: The Stabian gate. The rutted road is testament to the action of carts on the paved surface. Date: 1910

Dancing on Water
Dancing on the surface of the river

Schiaparellis map of the planet Mars
A map of the surface of the planet Mars by the Italian astronomer and historian of science, Giovanni Schiaparelli. Date: 1881/2

View of Babington Lane, Derby, with tramlines visible in the road surface. Date: circa 1910

Lunar Landscape
The crater Plato : overhead is the Earth, somewhat larger than it would actually appear. Date: 1890s

Irongate and Cathedral, Derby
View of Irongate, in the centre of Derby, dominated by the Cathedral (All Saints). Tramlines can be seen in the road surface. Date: circa 1910

Feu Follet on Lake
A feu follet burning on the surface of a lake Date: 1875

U-Boat Periscope

The crew of the Infamous German surface raider SMS Mowe

Female surface workers queueing, South Wales
A line of female surface workers queueing up at a mine in South Wales, probably for their wages

Miners getting out of a shaft lift, South Wales
A group of miners getting out of a shaft lift at surface level at Llanerch Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales

Strange bird squawks at a man
A strange bird with webbed feet squawks at a man

Old man working on the street
An old man (possibly Spanish) working on the street. He wears a scruffy overcoat, a beret, and his glasses on a string round his neck. He has a small wooden work bench and a box of materials

Digging up the tarmac on a road
A workman in a trilby hat digs up the tarmac surface of a road with a pneumatic drill

Surface Plate being developed
A surface plate being developed in the Replika Department of the Lund Humphries Printing Works. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Tranquil Lake - Silent Trees. A clear still blue pond dotted with water lilies. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Preliminary preparation for a road surface
A mechanical steam-powered digger by the M.M Barrat brothers is used to break the ground in preparation for a road to be constructed

Oil seepage - Iran
A seepage of oil up through the soil - Iran

Planet Saturn
Saturns rings observed from the surface of the planet

Lunar surface sketched by Galileo
A sketch of the lunar surface made by Galileo and originally published in his book Siderius Nuncius in 1610

River bed gold sifting on the Turon, Australia
River bed sifting on the Turon river, a sketch from the Turon gold fields, New South Wales. The pump is lowered 12 feet from the surface of the river

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