Images Dated 24th August 2018 (page 2)

SCIENCE / WALL / LIGHTNING
Wall discovers the resemblance of electricity to lightning. Date: late 17th century

JALLABERT STUDIES POINTS
Jallabert discovers the electrical characteristics of points. Date: 1748

TOURNEFORT / ANTIPAROS
Joseph Piton de Tournefort (1656 - 1708), French botanist and physician, visits caves in Antiparos, Greece. Tournefort was one of the founders of moden systematic botany

Paracelsus - Secretary
Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim, known as Paracelsus depicted dictating to his assistant

Nikola Tesla
NIKOLA TESLA American electrician and inventor, born in Croatia of Serbian parents; seen here lecturing to scientists in Paris Date: 1856 - 1943

Fox hunting, full cry 1820
The Leicestershire covers, huntsmen and hounds on the chase. Date: 1820

Fox hunting, the meet 1820
The Leicestershire covers, before the chase the huntsmen and hounds ready to go. Date: 1820

SANTORIOS BALANCE
Italian physician Santorio, believing that health is related to bodily intake and excretion, takes his meals on a balance to measure the increase of his body weight Date: 1561 - 1626

NOLLET EXPERIMENT 7
The Abbe Nollet demonstrates the electrical conductivity of the human body to a fashionable Paris audience Date: circa 1750

AMATEUR SCIENTISTS
AMATEUR NATURALISTS A French family at the seaside explore the beach for interesting specimens Date: circa 1855

ROME / PANTHEON 1837
The Pantheon of Agrippa or Temple of Jupiter. Exterior view. Date: 1837

AQUEDUCT AT ARCUEIL
The aqueduct at Arcueil, built by the orders of Marie de Medicis to bring water to the Palais du Luxembourg, Paris Date: 1624

Selling cats in China 1835
Selling cats in China. Date: circa 1835

DURER TRIUMPHAL CAR 1518
THE GREAT TRIUMPHAL CAR Part of a larger image, designed as part of the Triumphal procession of the Emperor Maximilian. Date: 1518

Otto von Guericke Demonstrating his Experiment
His pneumatic pistol, using atmospheric pressure Date: circa 1657

The Entrance to Hell
The entrance to the Under World Date: 1925

Demetrius starts a riot in Ephesus
Demetrius, a silversmith who makes shrines to Artemis (Diana), starts a riot in Ephesus against St Paul, crying Great is Artemis of the Ephesians, as described in the Acts of the Apostles

Looking down on after deck and fighting tops of USS Nevada
WW1 - Looking down on after deck and fighting tops of USS Nevada - pictured before her 1927 refit. Lattice masts, or cage masts

Churchill recovering from injuries following a car accident
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) leaves hospital after being struck by a car late one evening while crossing New Yorks Fifth Avenue in December, 1931, barely escaping with his life. Date: 1931

Horse-drawn Tram at Douglas, Isle of Man. Date: 1947

Winston Churchill visits Prime Minister - Curragh incident
Winston Churchill visits the Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith on Monday 26th 1914 following the Curragh incident of 20th March 1914 (also known as the Curragh mutiny)

Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date: 1934

George Vs Silver Jubilee - Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill
Preparations almost complete for George Vs Silver Jubilee - Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill decorated with flags and streamers for the Jubilee parade of 6th May 1935. Date: 1935

Haig and his victorious commanders arriving at Dover
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig and his fellow victorious commanders arriving at the port of Dover aboard a vessel painted with jazz camouflage at the end of World War One. Date: 1918

View of Matterhorn from lake at foot of Riffelhorn, Zermatt
View of the distinctive peak of the Matterhorn from lake at foot of Riffelhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland - 21st August, 1939. Date: 1939

The Promenade - Douglas, Isle of Man. Note the Horse Trams running along the front. Date: circa 1910

Mrs Shoesmith and daughter Date: circa 1930

Fashions for the 1890s - the end result of flat patterns by Weldons Ltd. Date: circa 1895

Gun salute Russia - Collectors card Biscuits Lefevre-Utile
Gun salute for Russia - Collectors card for Biscuits Lefevre-Utile of Nantes Date: circa late 1880s

Scene from the opera Aida by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) - also features his portrait profile and signature. Date: circa 1900s

WW1 - Cold German Soldiers behind the lines
WW1 - Cold-looking German Soldiers behind the lines during Winter - note the fantastic telegraph pole attesting to the complex communications systems in operation at this point on the front

Belgian Proverb - He who drank will drink. Date: circa 1908

Whalers slice open their catch and find Jonah !! Date: circa 1910

Belgian Proverb - Like Master, Like Valet (man/servant). Date: circa 1908

Baron Munchausen is towed through the air by ducks
Baron Munchausen is towed through the air by a flight of friendly ducks. A fictional German nobleman created by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 book. Date: circa 1910

Belgian Proverb - Needing help, no matter whom provides it
Belgian Proverb - " Everyone needs someone to look down on" - It simply means you may need help from a " lower class" person

The front cover of Wild West Weekly - No.1 Vol. 1 - 12th March 1938. Packed with first class stries and two free gifts! Date: 1938

Two children playing in their garden with their dolly
Two French children playing in their garden with their dolly Date: circa 1890s

Belgian Proverb - Never did a big nose have a beautiful face (!!). A quite wonderful card - note the large nose in evidence throughout the scene... Date: circa 1908

Two children write the name of their favourite hot chocolate
Two children write the name of their favourite brand of hot chocolate (Cacao Van Houten) on a wall. Date: circa 1890s

In the Kingdom of Flowers - Liebig Blank Menu Card with motif of three flower fairies Date: circa 1899

Lion cub has her morning wash and scrub - London Zoo
Mary Pickford the young lion cub (!) has her morning wash and brush-down from her keeper - London Zoological Gardens, Regents Park, London. Date: 1920s

NYC Stock Exchange forced to closed due to gas bomb fumes
The trading floor New York Stock Exchange is forced to close due to tear gas bomb fumes - noon on 4th August 1933. The bombs had apparently been tossed into the ventilating apparatus

Haybox Cooking, Food Saving Exhibition, Institute of Hygiene
Hay Box Cooking Demonstration at the Food Saving Exhibition, Institute of Hygiene (which opened on 28th January 1918). A haybox, straw box, fireless cooker, insulation cooker

Suffragettes capture The Monument, London
Crowds gathered to witness the capture of the Monument by two suffragettes, Miss Ethel Spark and Mrs Gertrude Shaw - 18th April, 1913

A Ships Band on deck - preparing to launch into a merry tune for the passengers. Sadly, the location, name of the group and setlist are lost to history... Date: circa 1909

Two Ladies at the Races - Ascot. Date: 1922

Edwardian Wedding Party
A terrific photograph of an extended Edwardian Wedding Party - Ilford, Essex. Date: circa 1910

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