Scientific Collection (page 5)

Helleborus viridis, green hellebore, poisonous plant, Botanical art print
Vintage illustration, Helleborus viridis, commonly called green hellebore, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to Central and Western Europe

Female dancer, illustration
Muscular system of a female dancer, computer illustration

Medal commemorating the International Congress on Tuberculosis, Washington D. C. 1908
Medal commemorating the International Congress on Tuberculosis, Washington D.C. 1908. Female allegorical figure holding a winged hourglass, with dragon

Portrait of Titian Ramsay Peale (1799-1885), 1860. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Titian Ramsay Peale (1799-1885), 1860

USFC Steamer "Albatross"Circumnavigation of South America, 1888
USFC Steamer " Albatross" Circumnavigation of South America, 1888. View of coast from ship

USFC Steamer "Albatross"Survey of Fishing Banks from Newport to Newfoundland
USFC Steamer " Albatross" Survey of Fishing Banks from Newport to Newfoundland, 1885. Dry dock

United States Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross"
United States Fish Commission Steamer " Albatross" Circumnavigation of South America, 1888. View of coast from ship

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, SE London Date: circa 1900

Entrance to London Zoo
View of the entrance to the zoological gardans 1840. London Zoo is the worlds oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828

Royal Institution
A view of the Royal Institution of Great Britain (often abbreviated as the Royal Institution or Ri) is an organisation devoted to scientific education and research

Cuckoo-pint, Arum maculatum
Cuckoo-pint or wild arum, flower and fruit, Arum maculatum, Linn. Grand pied de veau non macule. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier

X-ray had proven useful in World War One, for locating bullets and foreign bodies in wounded men and also detection of any contraband

Glaisher and Coxwell balloon flight, 1862
Aeronaut Henry Coxwell and meteorologist James Glaisher prepare the balloon car ready for one of their scientific observation expeditions. Date: 17th July 1862

New Ideas for using X-Rays for Medical use WWI
Used in the British, French and Russian military hospitals the Kompact, apparatus, to find foreign bodies in wounded soldiers

Royal Institution Christmas Lecture - A. V. Hill
Polly and David Hill assisting their father Professor A.V. Hill at a Royal Institution Christmas Lecture: when the youngsters heart-beats were shown on a screen

Female and male undergraduates in laboratory, July 1908
Undergraduate students of mixed gender working in one of many new chemical research laboratories at Leeds University, opened by the King on 7 July 1908

Two views of the surface of the planet Mercury -- a sun-scorched area and a frosty area. Date: 1950s

A centrifuge at Farnborough 1955
A centrifuge at Farnborough. Page from The Sphere, 28th May 1955, reporting on Britains first centrifuge capable of testing human subjects in the interests of safety of aircrew and equipment

Meteorological instruments
Instruments of meteorology. Daniel Rutherfords minimum thermometer 1, three-scale thermometer with hygrometer 2, pronosticon 3 and hair-tension hygrometer 4

Electrical equipment. Electrical mirror 1, electroscope 2, electrometer 3, 4, battery 5, condesator 6 and electrophorus 7

ILN cover - Dr. Mildred C. Rebstock
Chloromycetin synthesised for the first time by Dr. Mildred C. Rebstock. Chloromycetin was discovered to be a powerful means of fighting typhus and typhoid. On March 27th 1949, Parke, Davis and Co

Man as Machine. Registering the Heat-Energy of the Body
Page from The Illustrated London News demonstrating the calorimeter experiment at Sheffield University whereby a man is installed in a chamber In order to observe the heat generated by his body

Sir William Huggins, President of the Royal Society
Sir William Huggins (1824-1910), President of the Royal Society (1900-1905), English astronomer. 1902

Spheres depicting the Earths orbit round the Sun. Date: 18th century

Armillary Sphere
An Armillary Sphere. Date: 18th century

Satirical cartoon, Blanchard landing in a field
Satirical cartoon, Blanchard the balloonist landing in a field, causing disruption to people and animals. Date: circa 1785

Satirical cartoon, Blanchard flying across the Channel
Satirical cartoon, Blanchard the balloonist flying with large wings, crossing the English Channel from Calais to Dover, carrying a ship. Date: circa 1785

Blanchard and Jeffries crossing the Channel in a balloon
Blanchard and Jeffries crossing the English Channel in a balloon, 7 January 1785 -- 100th anniversary commemoration. Date: 1785

Electric airship at Exposition of Electricity, Paris, 1881
Electric airship on display at the International Exposition of Electricity, Palais de l Industrie, Champs Elysees, Paris, France. Date: 1881

Use of anaesthetics in dentistry, Paris, France 1885
Use of anaesthetics in dentistry, Dental School, Odontotechnical Institute, Paris, France. Date: 1885

Woman making puppets dance using electricity 1885
Woman making puppets dance using electricity. Date: 1885

Grand procession with Edisons electric lamps, New York, USA
Grand procession lit by Edisons electric lamps, worn on the head, in a New York street, USA. Date: 1884

Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, New York
Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, in a grand procession in New York, USA, 31 October 1884. Date: 1884

Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, Philadelphia
Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, and handing out prospectuses at the Philadelphia Exhibition, USA. Date: 1885

The Young Chemist or Young Scientist. 19th century

The improved Dynamometer of M Regnier. Date: 1803

The Galvanic Apparatus. Date: 1804

Electrical Apparatus - No. 2. Date: 1804

Electrical Apparatus - No. 1. Date: 1804

Columbus outlines project to The Council at Salamanca
Christopher Columbus outlines project to the Council at Salamanca Spain in January 1492, holding up a map as he explains his intended route across the Atlantic. Date: 1492

Columbus outlines journey to the Scientific Commission
Christopher Columbus outlines journey plans to the Scientific Commission at Salamanca. Columbus explains his project of discovery, pointing at a globe. Date: 1492

Observatory in Peking (Beijing), China, East Asia, with brass instruments designed for studying the stars. Date: 1922

Advert, J Orme & Co, scientific apparatus
Advert, J Orme & Co (formerly M Jackson & Co), manufacturers of scientific and chemical apparatus, Barbican, London. 1880

Cartoon, Essence of Parliament (MPs)
Cartoon, Essence of Parliament -- Mr Punch shows members of the House of Commons as microscopic bugs in a petri dish. 1883

Poster, The British public is not to be sneezed at
Ministry of Health poster, The British public is not to be sneezed at -- coughs and sneezes spread diseases -- use your handkerchief to trap the germs and prevent droplet infection. circa 1950s

Linear Accelerator being installed at Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital, Coventry, West Midlands, 1971

Heart with coronary vessels, illustration
Heart with coronary blood vessels, computer illustration

Male heart, illustration
Illustration of male heart and arteries

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