System Collection (page 26)

Rugby / England-Scotland
England versus Scotland at Kennington Oval, London : the last scrimmage : England win by two goals to one (under the old system of scoring)

Attendant Salutes
A salute and a smile from the attendant of a pullman car on the American railroad system

Metric Series - Length
Length - a metre

Metric Series - Contents
Contents - a litre

Metric Series - Surface
Surface - a square metre

Metric Series - Weight
Weight - a gram

Metric Series - Money
Money - a franc

Metric Series - Volume
Volume - a cubic metre

Shipping Guano / Africa
Ichaboe island, Africa: shipping guano via a pulley system to awaiting boats

Harts Continuous Lift-1
The continuous lift system of M.Hart. (pic 1 of 2)

Two Steam-Plough Systems
Comparison of two separate methods of ploughing using a steam engine. Howards system (top) and Fowlers (below), with Hornsbys traditional animal-mounted plough between

Pavel Yablochkov
PAVEL YABLOCHKOV Russian electric engineer, worked on telegraph system, developedthe first arc lamp, settled in Paris 1876

Evelyns Plan for London
Evelyns plan for rebuilding London after the Great Fire - proposing a classical grid system & a series of squares to replace the meandering mediaeval street pattern

Nebula of Solar System
The great nebula of the Solar System

Blunt / Planetary System
The planetary system

Bussingers System
Caspar Bussingers system, demonstrating his theories concerning the obliquely elliptical orbits of the planets round the Sun

Baird Demonstration
An early demonstration of Bairds television system

Ives Colour TV Project
H E Ives, of New York, invents a television system using natural colour

Chappe Optical Telegraph
The optical telegraph of Claude Chappe and his brother, erected on the Eglise de Montmartre, is tested by the French authorities and his system is widely adopted

Spensers Gas Lighting
The Spenser system, using gas from ordinary petrol, provides lighting, heating and cooking throughout the house, including irons, towel rail, hot water by day or night

BERNOUILLIs COMETS 1682
Bernouillis Cometary System observed in 1682 and set out in this Latin language German scientifc journal

Japan Buddhist Temple
After Shintoism, Buddhism - introduced from China in the 6th century - is the most popular belief-system

Diocletian Retires
After establishing a degree of stability in the Empire thanks to the tetrarchy system, emperor Diocletian retires to Split in Croatia, building a huge palace which survives

Babylonian Cosmic System
The cosmos as perceived by the ancient Babylonians

System of Cosmas
The form of the Earth and the Universe, according to the Alexandrian monk and geographer COSMAS

Dipping Sheep, France
Dipping sheep according to Biggs system, at the farm of Prince Napoleon at Meudon - first their legs are tied, then they are dipped, then set loose. Note the sheepdog. Date: circa 1850

Water Supply / House
System for the supply of hot and cold water throughout a residence

Standard Metre
After the introduction of the metric system during the French revolution, this STANDARD METRE was placed at the Petit-Luxembourg, Paris

Metric System Introduced
Usage des nouveaux poids et mesures - the Metric System is introduced in France by the Revolutionary government

Ptolemaic System /
Plan of the Heavens, showing Ptolemys explanation for the eccentric movement of the Sun round the Earth, in relation to the Fixed Stars and Planets

Indian Cosmic System
In Indian myth, our world is supported by four Elephants standing on the back of a giant Turtle who swims with it through the Sea of Infinity

Portuguese Convicts
The Portuguese government finally abolishes the system of cagoules - masks worn by prisoners to prevent recognition

Ptolemys Solar System
Representation of Ptolemys planetary system which features the Earth at the centre of the Universe

Regiomontanus
Johann Muller, known as Regiomontanus, expounds the system of Ptolemaius

Halleys Comet / Cig Card
This comet is part of our solar system and comes close to the Earth every 76 years, the first known date being 240 BCE. It is about 15 km from side to side

Legal expenses of an election
A cartoon satirising The Ordinary Legal Expenses of an Election

Human body, system of veins
The system of veins in the human body

Arteries of the human body
A diagram showing the arteries of the human body

Law / Police / France
Taking the measurements of a suspect, using the Bertillon system

Sport / Gymnastics
a French family exercises at home using the Gymnase Pichery system

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