Experiments Collection

Science / Gillray Satire
New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! A satire on the Royal Institution: Thomas Young experiments on Hippisley, Humphry Davy at the bellows, Rumford by the door

INGO SWANN
Ingo Swann American psychical research subject, participating in notable remote viewing experiments

The new R. A. F. Centrifuge 1955
Testing the effects of gravitational stresses experienced by pilots at high speeds: the new R.A.F. centrifuge at the Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine at Farnborough, Hampshire

David Garrick with William Burton and John Palmer in The Alchemist by Ben Jonson
XTD75472 David Garrick with William Burton and John Palmer in The Alchemist by Ben Jonson, 1770 by Zoffany, Johann (1733-1810); 104x99 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Seance room at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research
Undated photograph of corner of the sance room at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, with trumpets on table. HPG/1/2/1 (vi)

Simpson researching anaesthetics, 1840s
Sir James Young Simpson (1811-1870), Scottish doctor. This historical artwork shows Simpsons butler walking in on Simpson, who is suffering from the effects of a recent experiment

Alchemist at work
Black and white print of the painting, " L Alchimiste" by David Teniers the Younger, dated 1790. HPF/5C/4"

Einstein and Eddington, 1930
Einstein and Eddington. German-born physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955), at left, was famous for his theories of relativity

Fruit-powered clock. In this experiment each apple is a voltaic cell. The apples have been connected to make a battery. Copper (orange) and zinc (silver)

Rudi Schneider, aged 14. Rudi Schneider (27 July 1908 - 1957), son of Josef Schneider and brother of Willi Schneider, was an Austrian spiritualist and Physical Medium

HMS Warrior R31
Royal Navy - HMS Warrior R31, a Colossus-class light aircraft carrier, in March 1946. (Warrior was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy from 1946 to 1948 as HMCS Warrior)

Victoria College, Alexandria - Chemistry Laboratory
Part of the Chemistry Laboratory at the Victoria College, Alexandria, Egypt

Joseph & Louisa Rhine
Joseph Banks Rhine and his wife Louisa, prominent American parapsychologists; he is known for clinical experiments with ESP, she studied spontaneous cases

Chemical Lectures, c. 1809 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF308091 Chemical Lectures, c.1809 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pierre and Marie Curie in their Laboratory, pub. 1898 (photograph). Pierre Curie (1859-1906); Marie Curie (1867-1934); discovered Radium in 1898;

Mathieu Dutilh
MATHIEU DUTILH French physicist, associated with Franklins electrical experiments concerning lightning etc. Date: active 1750s

Schmidts Rng Experiment
HELMUT SCHMIDTs random number generator experiments : a subject at the Institute of Parapsychology, Durham, North Carolina, attempts to predict or affect the RNG display

Electricity Oersted
The Danish scientist Christian Oersted observes the link between electricty and magnetism, enabling him to develop electro-magnetism leading to modern machines

Electricity Ramsden
Jesse Ramsden of London demonstrates his improvement on Guerickes electric machine, replacing the sphere by a rotating disc

Lab at Pratt Institute
The Department of Domestic Science (Chemistry) at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn

Glaisher and Coxwe conducting scientific experiment in a balloon, the two scientists suffer from lack of oxygen and pass out, though they manage to release air and descend

Medical College for Women, New York
7301631 Medical College for Women, New York.; Private Collection; (add.info.: A student dissecting a leg at the Medical College for Women on East Twelfth Street and Second Avenue, New York, USA)

A Hope for the New Year, the Spirit of Peace driving away the Demons of War (engraving)
8643290 A Hope for the New Year, the Spirit of Peace driving away the Demons of War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Hope for the New Year)

Weighing the earth in a pair of scales on a high tower (litho)
8673173 Weighing the earth in a pair of scales on a high tower (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How the weight of the earth is measured)

James Clerk Maxwell's great experiment, 19th Century (litho)
8673170 James Clerk Maxwell's great experiment, 19th Century (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Clerk Maxwell's great experiment)

Dissection of the Knee Joint from the Front, Patella thrown down (colour litho)
8667620 Dissection of the Knee Joint from the Front, Patella thrown down (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dissection of the Knee Joint from the Front)

Electricity: from the power station to the city lighting, c. 1900-1910 (chromo)
1790232 Electricity: from the power station to the city lighting, c. 1900-1910 (chromo); (add.info.: electricity in France : from the power station to the city lighting (in the background)

An open female cuttlefish, plate from "Histoire naturelle: les mollusques" by Georges Louis Leclerc
AIS5369968 An open female cuttlefish, plate from "Histoire naturelle: les mollusques" by Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (1707-1788) (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona

Experimental Chaise, mid-18th century (etching on paper)
7482785 Experimental Chaise, mid-18th century (etching on paper) by Hayman, Francis (1708-76); 31x40 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Balloon ride before 1900, photograph made in studio in front of painted sky decoration (photo)
PCT4256624 Balloon ride before 1900, photograph made in studio in front of painted sky decoration (photo); 12 x 18 cm; (add.info)

Experience of Sir James Young Simpson (1811 - 1870) Scottish doctor testing the effects of chlorophorm on his friends
FGL5466441 Experience of Sir James Young Simpson (1811 - 1870) Scottish doctor testing the effects of chlorophorm on his friends at dinner, 1847 (engraving); Private Collection; Fototeca Gilardi.

Musschenbroek's experiment, the discovery of the transpiration of plants, 1882
7125195 Musschenbroek's experiment, the discovery of the transpiration of plants, 1882; (add.info.: Musschenbroek's experiment, the discovery of the transpiration of plants)

frontispiece of "Of Statik Experiments" (engraving)
3359525 frontispiece of "Of Statik Experiments" (engraving); (add.info.: Frontispiece of section 'Of Statik Experiments' from Johannes Baptista della Porta Magia Naturalis')

Two alchemists distilling an Elixir, 16th century (engraving)
3329492 Two alchemists distilling an Elixir, 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting two alchemists distilling an Elixir, during the Elizabethan Period)

Pioneers of Italian aviation: Official Postacrd. Aviation experiments from 22 to 30 May 1910. Bologna Piazza d'Armi
5313738 Pioneers of Italian aviation: Official Postacrd. Aviation experiments from 22 to 30 May 1910. Bologna Piazza d'Armi.; SeM Studio/UIG.

Experiment with Buckwheat and Oats grown in Barren Sand, and supplied with different Fertilising Ingredients (engraving)
8631849 Experiment with Buckwheat and Oats grown in Barren Sand, and supplied with different Fertilising Ingredients (engraving) by English School

Berthold Schwarz, German alchemist (colour litho)
8655494 Berthold Schwarz, German alchemist (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Berthold Schwarz)

Obtaining tetanus serum from horse blood, Marburg, Germany (colour litho)
8663554 Obtaining tetanus serum from horse blood, Marburg, Germany (colour litho) by Gehrke, Fritz (1855-1916); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frontispiece of section 'Of Statik Experiments' from Johannes Baptista della Porta Magia Naturalis', 1850
3330715 Frontispiece of section 'Of Statik Experiments' from Johannes Baptista della Porta Magia Naturalis', 1850; (add.info)

Guillaume-Francois Rouelle performing a public experiment
3359520 Guillaume-Francois Rouelle performing a public experiment; (add.info.: An engraving of Guillaume-Francois Rouelle (1703-1770) a French chemist and apothecary, performing a public experiment

An experiment on how pouring oil into rough seas, 1850
3330615 An experiment on how pouring oil into rough seas, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an experiment on how pouring oil into rough seas. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier during scientific experiment (engraving)
1732389 Antoine Laurent Lavoisier during scientific experiment (engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) french chemist, economist

Illustration for Animal Mechanism, A Treatise on Terrestrial and Aerial Locomotion (engraving)
8667450 Illustration for Animal Mechanism, A Treatise on Terrestrial and Aerial Locomotion (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Decomposition of the light spectrum according to the work of Isaac Newton (1643-1727)
FGL5473694 Decomposition of the light spectrum according to the work of Isaac Newton (1643-1727). Drawing from an extension work by Martin Frobenius Ledermueller " Mikrosckopische Gemuets und

Experiment showing an electromagnet supporting the weight of a boy
7261265 Experiment showing an electromagnet supporting the weight of a boy; Private Collection; (add.info.: Experiment showing an electromagnet supporting the weight of a boy)

Medical College for Women, New York
7301630 Medical College for Women, New York.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Women students attend a lecture in the Anatomical Lecture Room at the Medical College for Women on East Twelfth Street)

Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891
3479251 Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891; (add.info.: Alexander Graham Bell's experiment with the musical photo phone. Dated 1891.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Dissection of the Hip Joint from the Front (colour litho)
8667621 Dissection of the Hip Joint from the Front (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dissection of the Hip Joint from the Front)

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"Unveiling the Secrets: A Journey through Time and Experiments" Step into the world of scientific exploration as we delve into a captivating array throughout history. From the groundbreaking R. A. F. Centrifuge in 1955 to the enigmatic INGO SWANN, these they have shaped our understanding of science and pushed boundaries like never before. Witness the intersection of art and science with Gillray Satire's depiction of David Garrick alongside William Burton and John Palmer in The Alchemist by Ben Jonson. Explore the mystifying Seance room at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, where scientists sought answers beyond conventional realms. Travel back to the 1840s when Simpson revolutionized medicine by researching anaesthetics, forever changing surgical practices. Marvel at alchemists tirelessly working towards unlocking nature's secrets, while Einstein and Eddington collaborate in their pursuit of unraveling cosmic mysteries in 1930. Discover young prodigy Rudi Schneider at age 14, showcasing his extraordinary abilities that left audiences astounded. Immerse yourself in Chemical Lectures from c. 1809 captured through an enchanting black-and-white photograph that captures both curiosity and intellect. Be amazed by a fruit-powered clock that demonstrates how innovation can arise from unexpected sources. Finally, step inside Victoria College's Chemistry Laboratory in Alexandria, witnessing students passionately engaging with chemicals as they shape their scientific futures. These experiments encapsulate humanity's insatiable thirst for knowledge - pushing boundaries, challenging norms, and paving new paths for future generations to follow. Join us on this enthralling journey through time as we unlock hidden truths within these captivating moments of experimentation.