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Mullaperiyar Dam, 19th century
Mullaperiyar Dam, 19th-century artwork. Known at the time as the Periyar Dam, this dam was built from 1887 across the Periyar River in the state of Kerala in southern India. It opened in 1895

Smokestack demolition, 19th century
Smokestack demolition, 19th-century artwork based on a photograph. This is the moment just after explosives have been detonated at the base of the smokestack to to topple it

Resuscitation apparatus, 19th century
Resuscitation apparatus, 19th-century artwork. Demonstration of the artificial respiration apparatus of William F. Z. Desant, an inventor who filed several patents in New York, USA, in the 1890s

Heliostat, 19th century
Heliostat, 19th-century artwork. Heliostats are devices designed to track the sun across the sky and continually adjust their mirror to reflect the suns rays to a fixed location

Electric drill, 19th century
Electric drill, 19th-century artwork. This drill, powered by the electric motor at left, is being used in the workshops of a shipbuilding company. The company is Austrian Lloyd, in Trieste

Sebastian Kneipp, German priest
Sebastian Kneipp (1821-1897), German priest. Kneipp was one of the founders of naturopathy, promoting hydrotherapy, herbalism, exercise, nutrition and spirituality

Ship and waterspout, 19th century
Ship and waterspout, 19th-century artwork. Waterspouts are the equivalent over water to tornadoes on land. A tornado is a rapidly rotating funnel of air that can form below certain types of storm

Simplex typewriter, early 20th century
Simplex typewriter, early 20th-century artwork. This simple design of typewriter was developed by the Simplex Typewriter Company of New York, USA, first appearing in around 1892

Rickets surgery, 19th century
Rickets surgery, 19th-century artwork. This surgery is taking place in an institute in Milan, Italy, dedicated to treating children with rickets

Babylonian artefacts, 19th century
Babylonian artefacts, 19th-century artwork. These artefacts, which include clay statuettes and glass vases, date from between 3800 and 600 BC

Marconi radio circuits, 19th century
Marconi radio circuits, 19th-century artwork. The circuits are for a receiver and a transmitter. Italian physicist Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937)

Sound pressure recordings, 19th century
Sound pressure recordings, 19th-century artwork. These recordings (black circular areas) are produced by a process called tonography

Gilbert Declat, French physician

Woelferts airship, 19th century
Woelferts airship, 19th-century photograph. This hydrogen-filled dirigible, designed by the German aviation pioneer Friedrich Hermann Woelfert (1850-1897), was named the Deutschland

Dimmer lamp electrics, 19th century

Weather balloon, 19th century

Magnesium camera flash, 19th century
Magnesium camera flash, 19th-century artwork. Magnesium is a highly reactive metal, burning in air with a bright flame. In both wire and powder form

Telegraphone, early 20th century
Telegraphone, early 20th-century artwork. This sound-recording device was invented in 1898 by the Danish engineer Valdemar Poulsen (1869-1942)

Electric spark, 19th century
Electric spark, 19th-century artwork. This spark, from the positive pole of an electrical apparatus, was imaged during experiments carried out in 1894 to photograph electric sparks

Lord Kelvin, British physicist
Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), British physicist and mathematician. Born William Thomson, he was co-discover in 1852 of the Joule-Thomson effect

Disappearing gun, 19th century
Disappearing gun, 19th-century artwork. This type of artillery cannon is designed to move and disappear behind a parapet or into a pit after being fired

Otto Lilienthal, German aviator
Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896), German aviation pioneer. Lilienthal became known as the Glider King for his many experiments with gliders carried out from an artificial hill in Berlin, Germany

Royal Worcester porcelain, 19th century
Royal Worcester porcelain factory, 19th-century artwork. This factory, originally the Chamberlain factory in the 1780s, became in 1840 part of the company that was named Royal Worcester from 1862

Construction of Tower Bridge, 1890s
Construction of Tower Bridge, 19th-century artwork. This bridge across the River Thames in London, UK, was constructed from 1886 to 1894

Natural gas well, 19th century
Natural gas well, 19th-century artwork. Drilling of a natural gas well in Kansas, USA. Commercial drilling for oil and natural gas in Kansas began in 1892

Otto Lilienthals glider, 19th century
Otto Lilienthals glider in flight, 19th-century artwork. Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896) was a German aviation pioneer, who became known as the Glider King for his many experiments with gliders

Plantation forestry, 19th century
Plantation forestry, 19th-century artwork. Loggers working in tandem with a large hand-saw to fell a large pine tree on a plantation in the USA

Underwater photography, 19th century
Underwater photography, 19th-century artwork. French zoologist Louis Boutan (1859-1934) taking an underwater photograph in 1893. He is in a diving suit holding his camera

John Tyndall, Irish physicist
John Tyndall (1820-1893), Irish physicist. Tyndall was a surveyor and engineer before studying physics and becoming a professor at the Royal Institution, London, in 1854

Elevator motor, 19th century
Elevator motor, 19th-century artwork. Details of the motor and winch for an electric elevator. Electric elevators were being installed in many city buildings as electrical power became more widely

Electric elevator, 19th century
Electric elevator, 19th-century artwork. Details of the mechanism of an electric elevator installed in a private residence

Photomechanical prints, 19th century

Electric tramway generator, 19th century
Electric tramway generator, 19th-century artwork. This is the power generation room for an electric tramway system in New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Harmonograph images, 19th century

Georges Pouchet, French naturalist
Georges Pouchet (1833-1894), French naturalist. Pouchet, the son of the naturalist Felix Pouchet, worked as an anatomist at the Museum of Natural History in Paris, France

Tyre advertisement, 19th century
Tyre advertisement, 19th-century artwork. This large tricycle was built in the USA in the 1890s to advertise rubber tyres

Stentzels flying machine, 19th century
Stentzels flying machine, 19th-century artwork. This flying machine was designed by an Arthur Stentzel, from Altona, Prussia (now Germany)

Hydroelectric generators, 19th century
Hydroelectric generators, 19th-century artwork. These generators are part of the hydroelectric power station built from 1895 on the US side of Niagara Falls

Electrical experiment, early 20th century

Pedal-powered boat, 19th century
Pedal-powered boat, 19th-century artwork. Known as the cycloscaphe, this invention had three men using pedals to turn a chain (at rear) that is connected to a propeller underneath the boat

Iguana, 19th century

Industrial ice production, 19th century
Industrial ice production, 19th-century artwork. This is an ice factory from the 1890s, a period when a variety of methods were being used to produce artificial ice

Celestial soldiers, 16th century
Celestial soldiers, 16th-century artwork. This artwork is from Prodigiorum ac ostentorum chronicon (1557) by the German author Conrad Lycosthenes (1518-1561)

German military airship, 19th century
German military airship, 19th-century artwork based on a photograph. There were many attempts during the 19th century to design and build balloons or airships that were capable of powered flight

Eugene Catalan, French mathematician

Foundling tower, 19th century
Foundling tower, 19th-century artwork. This tower of abandonment, established in France 1730, is intended for mothers unable to support their infant children to leave them to be brought up by others

Vending machine, 19th century
Vending machine, 19th-century artwork. Design for a pig-shaped electric vending machine. This vending machine was designed by the US inventor John Milo, of New York City

Magnetic game, 19th century
Magnetic game, 19th-century artwork. Mans hand using a magnet to play a game of jackstraws. Also known as pick-up sticks, this game involves dropping a bundle of sticks on a surface to form a jumbled

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Exploring the Weekly Wonders: From whimsical inventions to historical moments, this captivating collection takes us on a journey through time. Discover the ingenious Kinecar by William Heath Robinson, a marvel of engineering ahead of its time. Witness the power and precision of the L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery in action. Learn the artful technique of extracting weeds from a lawn with A Garden Guide's expert advice. Uncover the strength and endurance required for cycling in the 19th century as we delve into the muscles used in this popular sport. Immerse yourself in playful scenes at Wimbledon captured by William Heath Robinson himself. Reflect upon The Unknown Warrior's poignant scene at Westminster Abbey, paying tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. Marvel at an exquisite Bonsai dwarf pine from 1889, showcasing nature's beauty tamed by human hands. Journey deep underground into Cornish tin mines that once fueled industrial progress during the 19th century. Celebrate love and joy with Wedding Feast by William Heath Robinson, capturing timeless traditions and happiness shared among loved ones. Admire an advertisement for The Graphic that captures attention with its artistic flair and compelling storytelling techniques. Explore Calots spinal surgery techniques from another era that pushed medical boundaries forward despite challenges faced along the way. Lastly, witness an oil well emerging as a symbol of prosperity during booming times in history - a testament to human ingenuity and resourcefulness.