Research Collection

Poster - British Military medals
NAVAL, MILITARY AND RAF DECORATIONS AND MEDALS 1793-1973. Poster, revised and edited by Arthur Kipling of the Society for Army Historical Research, 1975 (c)

Portrait of Thomas Henry Huxley, 1825 - 1895, English biologist and anthropologist, specialized in comparative anatomy, frontispiece to his book „Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature", 1863

MAP microwave background
Cosmic microwave background. Whole sky image of the cosmic microwave background made by the MAP (Microwave Anisotropy Probe) spacecraft

Rorschach Inkblot Test
Inkblot test cards from a set of ten cards used in the Rorschach test

Histological Diagram of a Mammalian Retina
RAMON Y CAJAL, Santiago (1852-1934). Spanish doctor and histologist, Nobel Prize in 1906. Histological diagram of a mammalian retina. Original drawing by Ramon y Cajal

JANE GOODALL (1934- ). British conservationist and zoologist. Photographed with the chimpanzee, David Greybeard, 1965

Hms Beagle / Darwins Ship
HMS Beagle Charles Darwins research ship

CMS detector, CERN
CMS detector. Part of the CMS (compact muon solenoid) detector at CERN (the European particle physics laboratory) near Geneva, Switzerland

Proton collision C014 / 1797
Particle tracks from a proton-proton collision seen by the CMS (compact muon solenoid) detector at CERN (the European particle physics laboratory) near Geneva, Switzerland

Higgs boson event, ATLAS detector C013 / 6892
Higgs boson event. Graphic of a transverse section through a detector showing one of the numerous particle collision events recorded during the search for the Higgs boson

Mass spectrometer, 1954
Mass spectrometer. Researchers adjusting the controls of a mass spectrometer. This is an all-metal demountable mass spectrometer

Marie Curie
Born in Poland in 1867, after receiving her secondary education she worked as a governess for eight years

Apollo 17 astronaut. US astronaut and geologist Dr Harrison Schmitt exploring the Taurus-Littrow region of the Moon, as part of NASAs Apollo 17 mission

Astronaut footprints on the Moon. Computer artwork recreating a photograph of boot imprints left by astronauts on the Moon

ATLAS detector, CERN
ATLAS detector. Composite image of the ATLAS (a torodial LHC apparatus) detector (circular) at CERN (the European particle physics laboratory) near Geneva, Switzerland

Erwin Schrodinger
ERWIN SCHRODINGER Austrian physicist whose research into subatomic particles is the basis of quantum mechanics

Particle physics experiment, artwork
Particle physics experiment. Artwork of tracks of particles detected following a collision in a particle accelerator

ATLAS detector, CERN
ATLAS detector. Engineer standing on a platform in front of the ATLAS (a torodial LHC apparatus) detector (circular) at CERN (the European particle physics laboratory) near Geneva, Switzerland

APOLLO 11: BUZZ ALDRIN. Astronaut Edwin Buzz Aldrin standing on moon. Armstrong and Eagle reflected in his visor, 20 July 1969

Library of Congress, 1870s
Law library within the old Library of Congress, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Marie Curie - Nobel Prize-winning Polish Scientist
Marie Curie (1867-1934) - Polish Scientist, twice the recipient of the Nobel Prize for her pioneering research on radioactivity, the first woman Nobel winner. Date: 1911

Coloured pictorial plaque on Pioneer 10 and 11
Pioneer plaque. Coloured version of a pictorial plaque attached to the exterior of the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecrafts, indicating their origin in case an intelligent alien species one day examines it

Gloster Meteor F. 3 EE337 on HMS Implacable, 16 June 1948
Gloster Meteor F.3 (EE337) of 703 Squadron, on the deck of HMS Implacable, on the occasion of the first landing of a twin-engined jet aircraft on the deck of a Royal Navy carrier, 16 June 1948

Lead ion collisions

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

JOHN FLAMSTEED, c. 1700. Royal astronomer John Flamsteed, his one paid assistant, and friend, Marsh, in the old observing room at the Greenwich Observatory, England. English color engraving, c. 1700

Aurora over Antarctica, satellite image
Aurora over Antarctica, ultraviolet satellite image. Australia is at upper left. This is the aurora australis (green ring), the southern lights display

Solar System According to Ptolemy, Copernicus and Tycho, Geocentric Model, Heliocentric Model

Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn and and its moon Titan

SHERLOCK HOLMES. Dr. John Watson observing Sherlock Holmes working hard over a chemical investigation. Drawing by Sidney Paget for Arthur Conan Doyles The Adventure of the Naval Treaty, 1893

Mitsubishi A6M Zero aircraft, World War 2 C016 / 3818
Mitsubishi A6M2 (Zero). US Air Force photograph of a test flight of a captured Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2 (Zero)

Optical computing. Coloured light micrograph of a section through a hybrid electronic-optical circuit board. Optical waveguides (red) are used to transmit data in the form of light pulses

ITER fusion research reactor, computer artwork

Fusion research, tokamak device
Nuclear fusion research. Cutaway computer artwork of the planned ITER tokamak device

Cassini-Huygens probe at Saturn, artwork

Particle physics experiment, artwork
Particle physics experiment. Artwork of tracks of particles detected following a collision in a particle accelerator

Rorschach Inkblot Test
Psychological testing of a woman using one of the Rorschach Test inkblot cards

Universe timeline, artwork
Big Bang and Evolution of Galaxies - The observable Universe is about 84 billion light years across

The Terra Nova, 1910
Sectional illustration of the Terra Nova, the Polar research ship used by Captain R.F. Scott in his Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1912. The Terra Nova was built as a Dundee whaler in 1884

Bristol Type 188
Engineers Working on the Bristol Type 188 Supersonic Experimental Test-Bed Aircraft Parked at Filton, UK Preparing for Test on the de Havilland Gyron Junior Jet-Engine Date: 1960s

Bolts of electricity discharging in the lab of Nikola Tesla
Inventor and scientist Nikola Tesla in his lab while his magnifying transmitter high voltage generator produces bolts of electricity. December 1899

Tungsten carbide slip gauge blocks C016 / 2042
Tungsten carbide slip gauge blocks. These are used as a standard form of length measurement. They are precision ground (lapped) to a specific thickness and then stacked to create the required length

MICHAEL FARADAY (1791-1867) establishing the fundamental law of electrolysis: colored engraving, 19th century

Mars Exploration Rover on the surface of Mars, artwork. The first of two identical NASA rovers, Spirit, landed on Mars on 4 January 2004

Pilot ACE computer, 1950
Pilot ACE computer. Control panel of the Automatic Computing Engine (ACE) pilot model

Notes by Leonardo da Vinci on the flow of water

Curiosity rover on Mars, artwork

Porton Down, aerial photograph. This site, in Wiltshire, UK, houses the headquarters of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, an executive Agency of the Ministry of Defence

Mathematical series, 18th century

Medieval scholar, 16th century

Particle physics research. Screenshot of particle tracks as recorded by a detector at a particle accelerator

Axolotl, artwork
Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), artwork. This aquatic freshwater amphibian is a neotonic (larva-like) salamander

Universe timeline, artwork
Big Bang and Evolution of Galaxies - The observable Universe is about 84 billion light years across

Mauna Kea telescopes and Milky Way

FRANKENSTEIN, 1931. Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein

Rings including letter ring on Greylag Goose Caerlaverock Scotland winter

Prices Ghost Kit
Harry Prices ghost-hunting kit

Hms Beagle / Cape Horn
HMS Beagle, the ship in which Charles Darwin sailed, off Cape Horn

Skylab in orbit above Earth at the end of its mission, 1974. Creator: NASA
Skylab in orbit above Earth at the end of its mission, 1974. The Skylab space station, first launched in May 1973, and was occupied in succession by three teams of three crewmembers

Foden / Rolls-Royce research vehicle, c.1979 Date: circa 1979

Hms Beagle / Darwins Ship
HMS Beagle, the ship in which Charles Darwin sailed, in the Straits of Magellan

Frontispiece illustration from Frankenstein
Frontispiece illustration from Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein. Date: first published 1818

Fruit fly brain, illustration C018 / 0791
Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) brain, illustration. The two large structures at right and left are the optic lobes, which process information from the flys large compound eyes

Voyager spacecraft. Computer artwork of a Voyager spacecraft passing out of our solar system

Beagle 2 landing on Mars
Beagle 2 probe landing on Mars, computer artwork. Its heat shield is glowing as it falls through the Martian atmosphere

Brain protein research. Computer artwork of a brain and coloured dots from a protein microarray. Protein microarrays can be used to follow protein interactions

Curiosity rover on Mars, artwork

Snowflake research, 18th century

Human heart, artwork
Human heart, computer artwork

Kepler-10b exoplanet, artwork
January 10, 2011 WASHINGTON -- NASAs Kepler mission confirmed the discovery of its first rocky planet, named Kepler-10b

Plant sex system by Linnaeus, 1807
Plant sex system by Linnaeus

Dinosaurs - Geology Sedimentary sequence at Ghost Ranch
FG-CD-87 Dinosaur geology: Sedimentary sequence at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico Triassic Chinle Formation (red)

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)

Lead ion collisions

Volcano Observatory, Montserrat, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Hms Beagle / Darwins Ship
HMS Beagle among porpoises Charles Darwins research ship

Glutamine synthetase enzyme computer model. This is a ligase enzyme, which forms chemical bonds between molecules. The different colours show the different subunits that comprise the protein

Stem cells, SEM
Stem cells, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Stem cells can differentiate into any other cell type

Common tern, Sterna hirundo. Laro nigro, Brandvogel, Brandfuchs, Brandhirss

Portrait of a Black-capped chickadee, (Poecile atricapillus) with white background, Block island, Rhode Island, USA. Bird caught during scientific research

Gloster Meteor IV EE455, in which Eric Greenwood made an attempt on the World Air Speed Record, November 1945

PHASES OF THE MOON, 1534. Woodcut designed by Hans Holbein the Younger from Sebastian Munsters Canones super novum instrumentum luminarium, Basel, Switzerland, 1534

Arecibo message and decoded key C016 / 6817
Arecibo message and decoded key. Diagram showing the binary transmission (left) known as the Arecibo message, with the message decoded and labelled at centre and right

Super Guppy Turbine cargo aircraft C016 / 0586
Super Guppy Turbine cargo aircraft. NASAs B377SGT, the Super Guppy Turbine cargo aircraft, taking off from Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Unveiling the Secrets: Exploring the Vast Realm of Research" From deciphering the valorous tales behind British Military medals to unraveling the enigmatic patterns in a Rorschach Inkblot Test, research takes us on an intellectual odyssey. It delves into realms beyond our comprehension, like scrutinizing the cosmic microwave background through MAP and decoding intricate histological diagrams of a mammalian retina. Research is not confined to laboratories; it extends to observing nature's wonders firsthand. Jane Goodall, with her unwavering dedication as a British conservationist and zoologist, captured alongside a chimpanzee, epitomizes how research bridges gaps between species. The quest for knowledge transcends boundaries of time and space. Erwin Schrodinger's groundbreaking discoveries in quantum mechanics remind us that research propels humanity forward by challenging conventional wisdom. In particle physics, proton collisions such as C014 / 1797 or witnessing Higgs boson events like C013 / 6892 within ATLAS detectors demonstrate how researchers strive to unlock mysteries at subatomic levels. Pioneers like Marie Curie exemplify relentless pursuit despite adversities faced by women in science. Her revolutionary work with radioactivity continues to inspire generations. It also embarks on daring expeditions akin to HMS Beagle - Darwin's ship that sailed uncharted waters - pushing boundaries of exploration and understanding. Similarly, Apollo 17 astronauts left indelible footprints on the Moon while expanding human horizons beyond Earth's confines. These captivating glimpses into diverse facets highlight its transformative power. It fuels curiosity, challenges assumptions, and empowers us with knowledge that shapes our world. Whether investigating microscopic particles or exploring vast ecosystems – research illuminates paths towards progress and inspires future generations to embark upon their own quests for discovery.