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Vaucansons AutomataJACQUES DE VAUCANSON French inventor, notably of automata; here, he astonishes his servant with a mechanical flute-player Date: 1709 - 1782
Georges, Baron CuvierGEORGES, BARON CUVIER French naturalist, lecturing on paleontology at the Museum (sic) d histoire naturelle, Paris
Father TimeFather time
Metric Series - LengthLength - a metre
Metric Series - ContentsContents - a litre
Metric Series - SurfaceSurface - a square metre
Metric Series - WeightWeight - a gram
Metric Series - MoneyMoney - a franc
Metric Series - VolumeVolume - a cubic metre
Edward Jenner & PatientEDWARD JENNER In 1798 he announced that if a child is inoculated with cowpox, two months later s/he won t contract smallpox even though inoculated with it
First Manned FlightPilatre de Rozier and le marquis d Arlandes make the first manned flight, in a hot- air Montgolfiere, over Paris
Livingstone / HarillDAVID LIVINGSTONE Missionary and explorer
Livingstone / Title PageDAVID LIVINGSTONE Missionary and explorer
Parisienne in ShowerAn elegant Parisienne in her shower
Entertaining a visitor to afternoon teaA lady entertains a visitor to afternoon tea in a lush interior. The maid stands ready to pour more tea or offer a plate of food
Ladies in a conservatoryFour elegant ladies and a child in a large conservatory (or greenhouse). They are tending plants and one of them is consulting a large book
Ormsons conservatory (or greenhouse)
Proposed conservatory for GlasgowInside a proposed conservatory (or greenhouse) for the Queens Park, Glasgow
Convert to Palmistrya convert Date: 1881
Men playing golfA group of men playing golf
Ewings glass wall, Chiswick, LondonEwings glass wall, designed for the Horticultural Societys garden at Chiswick, west London
A Jewish rabbi in traditional costume
Gladstones illness, Downing Street, 1880The scene at 10 Downing Street, Central London, as anxious enquirers wait for news of the condition of Prime Minister William Gladstone, recovering from a lung infection
Marcus Porcius Cato, Roman statesman, educating sonMARCUS PORCIUS CATO (234-149 BC), Roman statesman, known as Censorius (the Censor), Sapiens (the Wise), Priscus (the Ancient), or Maior (the Elder). Seen here educating his son
Girolamo CardanoGirolamo (or Gerolamo) Cardano (1501-1576), also known as Jerome Cardan, Italian physician, mathematician, astrologer, etc
Camillo Cavour, Italian statesmanCamillo Cavour (1810-1861), Italian statesman
Casanova fights a duel with BraneckiGiacomo Casanova (1725-1798) fights a duel with Branecki
Casanova meeting the Duchess of NorthumberlandGiacomo Casanova (1725-1798) is introduced to the Duchess of Northumberland by Lady Harrington
Royal Horticultural Society exhibitionAn exhibition of the Royal Horticultural Society, showing people admiring a formal garden
Horticultural fete, Chepstow Castle, South WalesA horticultural fete taking place at Chepstow Castle in South Wales
The Bottle, 2 -- CruikshankThe Bottle, scene 2 The family pawn clothing to pay for The Bottle
Apocalypse, The Great BeastScene from the Apocalypse -- The Great Beast
Paul Cezanne, French artistPAUL CEZANNE French artist seen here at his easel
Elegant woman in scarlet hatElegant woman wears a scarlet hat
Leicester Improved breed of sheetThe Leicester Improved breed of sheep
Royal Albert railway bridge, Saltash, CornwallThe Royal Albert railway bridge at Saltash, Cornwall
Stopping the train at Woodford, AustraliaA female passenger raises a signal to stop the train at Woodford, Australia
Building underground railway near Kings Cross, LondonConstruction work in progress on the worlds first underground railway near Kings Cross, Central London
Underground railway works, Thames Embankment, LondonUnderground railway works on the Thames Embankment, Central London
Orient Express dining carThe Orient Express -- the wagon-restaurant or dining car
Last train from Charing Cross, Central LondonPassengers - many of them evidently theatregoers - await the last train of the day out of Charing Cross, Central London
First train from Shanghai to Kung-Wang, ChinaThe first train leaves Shanghai for Kung-Wang, China
Crowded platform, South Western Railway stationPassengers crowd the platform of a station of the South Western Railway
Old Quarter of Athens, GreeceTourists from Western Europe find the smells in a Greek street hard to take
Temperance meeting in cathedral townA temperance meeting in a cathedral town meets opposition. Attended by Wilfred Lawson, George Trevelyan & Dr Temple
St Patricks vision of shipSAINT PATRICK The Saints vision of the ship which would take him home
British bombarding Canton, First Opium WarFirst Opium War - the British bombard Canton
French forces, Second Opium War, PekingFrench forces occupy the Summer Palace in Peking during the Second Opium War