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Deviation Collection

Early explorers encountered unexpected deviations in their journeys

Background imageDeviation Collection: Early bird

Early bird
Marcus Cederberg

Background imageDeviation Collection: Deviation laterale de l uterus empechant la fecondation (colour litho)

Deviation laterale de l uterus empechant la fecondation (colour litho)
5210387 Deviation laterale de l uterus empechant la fecondation (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDeviation Collection: Construction of the Panama canal, Chagres River

Construction of the Panama canal, Chagres River
Vintage 19th century photograph: construction of the Panama canal, cutting a deviation for the Chagres River

Background imageDeviation Collection: Deviation of the Alexander on the 27th July, illustration from A Voyage of discovery

Deviation of the Alexander on the 27th July, illustration from A Voyage of discovery
931422 Deviation of the Alexander on the 27th July, illustration from A Voyage of discovery... 1819 (litho) by Ross, John (1777-1856) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Voyage of discovery)

Background imageDeviation Collection: The Deviation of the Alexander at Lerwick, illustration from A Voyage of discovery

The Deviation of the Alexander at Lerwick, illustration from A Voyage of discovery
931424 The Deviation of the Alexander at Lerwick, illustration from A Voyage of discovery... 1819 (litho) by Ross, John (1777-1856) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Voyage of discovery)

Background imageDeviation Collection: Oersted Experiment 2

Oersted Experiment 2
Christian Oersted, at the university of Copenhagen, discovers the deviation of a compass needle when subjected to an enclosed electric current

Background imageDeviation Collection: Oersted discovers the deviation of a magnetic needle by a closed electric current (1820)

Oersted discovers the deviation of a magnetic needle by a closed electric current (1820)

Background imageDeviation Collection: A collection of maneouvre plans of Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt (coloured engraving)

A collection of maneouvre plans of Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt (coloured engraving)
XPH365280 A collection of maneouvre plans of Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt (coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); Hessisches Landes & Hochschulbibliothek, Darmstadt

Background imageDeviation Collection: Oersted Experiment

Oersted Experiment
Christian Oersted, at the university of Copenhagen, discovers the deviation of a compass needle when subjected to an enclosed electric current


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Early explorers encountered unexpected deviations in their journeys, from the lateral deviation of the uterus preventing fertilization as depicted in an 1800s color lithograph, to the construction of the Panama Canal and the Chagres River's unforeseen challenges. Sailors like those on the Alexander faced deviations at sea, as illustrated in "A Voyage of Discovery, " with the ship's course altered on the 27th of July, 1820. In science, the Oersted Experiment in 1820 revealed the deviation of a magnetic needle by a closed electric current, revolutionizing our understanding of electromagnetism. Even in military strategy, deviations were accounted for, as seen in Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt's collection of maneuver plans. Through it all, deviations, whether in nature or human endeavor, have kept us on our toes and propelled us forward in discovery.