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Background imageHistory Collection: Marco Polo (1254-1324) setting out from Venice with his father and uncle, 1271, for

Marco Polo (1254-1324) setting out from Venice with his father and uncle, 1271, for court of Kublai Khan where they arrive 1275. Travels of Marco Polo, 15th century manuscript

Background imageHistory Collection: Inserting detonators into cartridges of dynamite for blasting Flood Rock, East River

Inserting detonators into cartridges of dynamite for blasting Flood Rock, East River, part of the Hell Gate Rocks complex which was partially removed in 1876 and again in 1885

Background imageHistory Collection: Thomas Edisons carbon filament lamp. From The Scientific American, New York

Thomas Edisons carbon filament lamp. From The Scientific American, New York, 10 January 1880

Background imageHistory Collection: Portrait photography as a fitting career for a young woman. Female photographer taking

Portrait photography as a fitting career for a young woman. Female photographer taking a childs portrait in her studio. Only natural light used: see skylight at top right of picture

Background imageHistory Collection: Three generations of women. Cottager spinning wool using simple wheel without treadle

Three generations of women. Cottager spinning wool using simple wheel without treadle while her mother reels yarn and her daughter stirs cast iron pot standing on open fire No stairs

Background imageHistory Collection: Caricature of Mesmer, showing him as an ass, hypnotising a subject with a finger

Caricature of Mesmer, showing him as an ass, hypnotising a subject with a finger

Background imageHistory Collection: Experimentum Mirabile. From Athanasius Kircher Physiologia Kircheriana, 1680. Chicken

Experimentum Mirabile. From Athanasius Kircher Physiologia Kircheriana, 1680. Chicken hypnotised by beak being place on a line. Woodcut

Background imageHistory Collection: Saturn (Greek Kronos) Roman god of time. Devoured all his children except Jupiter

Saturn (Greek Kronos) Roman god of time. Devoured all his children except Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto. Considered a male planet, warm, with characteristics of Earth and lead

Background imageHistory Collection: Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant. Portrait from obverse of

Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant. Portrait from obverse of commemorative medal

Background imageHistory Collection: Indian ships described by Marco Polo (1254-1324) in his Book of Marvels but more

Indian ships described by Marco Polo (1254-1324) in his Book of Marvels but more like the European Cog

Background imageHistory Collection: Johann Freidrich Bottger or Botticher (1682-1719) German chemist and ceramicist

Johann Freidrich Bottger or Botticher (1682-1719) German chemist and ceramicist, originator of Dresden china. To protect the trade secrets

Background imageHistory Collection: Jacquard power loom. In 1801 Joseph-Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) invented a method

Jacquard power loom. In 1801 Joseph-Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) invented a method of weaving intricate patterns which were encoded on punched cards

Background imageHistory Collection: James Jeans (1877-1946). Jeans (1877-1946), English mathematician and physicist

James Jeans (1877-1946). Jeans (1877-1946), English mathematician and physicist, held the chair of applied mathematics at Princeton university (1905-1909), lectured at both Oxford and Cambridge

Background imageHistory Collection: Jons Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848), Swedish chemist who introduced modern chemical symbols

Jons Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848), Swedish chemist who introduced modern chemical symbols. Hhe discovered the elements selenium, thorium and cerium, and was first to isolate others

Background imageHistory Collection: Distillation 1500. Three alembics stand on top of furnace. The distillate condenses

Distillation 1500. Three alembics stand on top of furnace. The distillate condenses in caps on top of vessels and flows down into collecting bottles

Background imageHistory Collection: Distillation 1500. Distilling using double pelicans. From Liber de arte distillandi

Distillation 1500. Distilling using double pelicans. From Liber de arte distillandi de simplicibus by Hieronmus Braunschweig. (Strasbourg, 1500)

Background imageHistory Collection: Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz, c1900. Helmholtz (1821-1894), German physicist

Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz, c1900. Helmholtz (1821-1894), German physicist and physiologist, inventor of the ophthalmascope (1850)

Background imageHistory Collection: Distillation 1500. The Rosenhut, a form of still. From Liber de arte distillandi

Distillation 1500. The Rosenhut, a form of still. From Liber de arte distillandi de simplicibus by Hieronmus Braunschweig. (Strasbourg, 1500)

Background imageHistory Collection: Manuel John Johnson, 1862. Johnson (1805-1859) observed the total solar eclipse

Manuel John Johnson, 1862. Johnson (1805-1859) observed the total solar eclipse of 27 July 1832 while in charge of the St Helena observatory. Keeper of the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford (1839-1859)

Background imageHistory Collection: Wilhelm Karl, Ratter von Hardinger, c1871. Hardinger (1795-1871), Austrian mineralogist

Wilhelm Karl, Ratter von Hardinger, c1871. Hardinger (1795-1871), Austrian mineralogist, geologist and physicist, in 1840 was appointed Counsellor of Mines, Vienna

Background imageHistory Collection: Julius Ferdinand Hann, c1921. Hann (1839-1921), Austrian meteorologist, from a commemorative

Julius Ferdinand Hann, c1921. Hann (1839-1921), Austrian meteorologist, from a commemorative medal issued by the Austrian Meteorological Society

Background imageHistory Collection: Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz, 1907. Helmholtz (1821-1894), German physicist

Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz, 1907. Helmholtz (1821-1894), German physicist and physiologist, inventor of the ophthalmascope (1850)

Background imageHistory Collection: Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimer (1834-1900), left, and arl Friedrich Benz 1844-1929)

Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimer (1834-1900), left, and arl Friedrich Benz 1844-1929) from a medal commemorating 75 years of motoring

Background imageHistory Collection: Silk hats. Hatter is putting black silk on hat frame. In centre background are two

Silk hats. Hatter is putting black silk on hat frame. In centre background are two finished top hats covered in silver paper for protection

Background imageHistory Collection: The Camel: used for transport: milk: meat: cloth. Hand-coloured lithograph by Waterhouse Hawkins

The Camel: used for transport: milk: meat: cloth. Hand-coloured lithograph by Waterhouse Hawkins, creator of the prehistoric animals for the Crystal Palace exhibition of 1851

Background imageHistory Collection: Paying for letter delivery. After introduction (1840) of Rowland Hills system

Paying for letter delivery. After introduction (1840) of Rowland Hills system of pre-payment by adhesive stamps, payment by adddressee was superceded

Background imageHistory Collection: Sauna (Russian) bath. From an early 19th century hand-coloured copperplate print

Sauna (Russian) bath. From an early 19th century hand-coloured copperplate print

Background imageHistory Collection: Mountaineering in the mid-nineteenth century. The Mur de la Cote: one of set of four

Mountaineering in the mid-nineteenth century. The Mur de la Cote: one of set of four Baxter prints of The Ascent of Mont Blanc published c1855

Background imageHistory Collection: Descartes idea of the hydraulic action of the nerves (P, q) which he

Descartes idea of the hydraulic action of the nerves (P, q) which he believed were hollow, provided with valves and supplied with fluid to cause the muscles to operate

Background imageHistory Collection: Stone quarry worker tamping down a gunpowder charge ready to fit a fuse and blast

Stone quarry worker tamping down a gunpowder charge ready to fit a fuse and blast away a section of rock. Chromolithograph from a childrens book published in 1867

Background imageHistory Collection: Methods of surveying (right) and time keeping (left). On the left are various different

Methods of surveying (right) and time keeping (left). On the left are various different kinds of sundials and a clock with a single arm

Background imageHistory Collection: Map making and surveying using a magnetic compass. Bor is north and Aust

Map making and surveying using a magnetic compass. Bor is north and Aust is south. From Athanasius Kircher Magnes: sive de arte magnetica, 1643. Woodcut

Background imageHistory Collection: Triangulation with a hinged staff. From Sebastian Munster Rudimenta Mathematica, Basle 1551

Triangulation with a hinged staff. From Sebastian Munster Rudimenta Mathematica, Basle 1551. Woodcut

Background imageHistory Collection: Using a quadrant with a plumb bob to calculate the height of a tower by triangulation

Using a quadrant with a plumb bob to calculate the height of a tower by triangulation. From Sebastian Munster Rudimenta Mathematica, Basle 1551. Woodcut

Background imageHistory Collection: Quadrant being used to obtain the altitude of a tower. From Sebastian Munster Rudimenta Mathematica

Quadrant being used to obtain the altitude of a tower. From Sebastian Munster Rudimenta Mathematica, Basle, 1551. Woodcut

Background imageHistory Collection: Obtaining the height of a building by the use of a cross-staff. From Sebastian Munster

Obtaining the height of a building by the use of a cross-staff. From Sebastian Munster
Surveyors using quadrants fitted with plumb bobs and marked with shadow scales to measure the height of a tower. From Robert Fludd Utriusque cosmija..historia. Oppenheim, 1617-19. Engraving

Background imageHistory Collection: John Dalton (1766-1844) English chemist. In 1794 described colour blindness (Daltonism)

John Dalton (1766-1844) English chemist. In 1794 described colour blindness (Daltonism) from which both he and his brother suffered

Background imageHistory Collection: Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor, in his laboratory at Menlo Park

Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor, in his laboratory at Menlo Park

Background imageHistory Collection: Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American physicist and inventor. Reverse of a medal

Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American physicist and inventor. Reverse of a medal celebrating the 50th anniversary of his invention of the incandescent lamp

Background imageHistory Collection: Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American physicist and inventor. From the obverse

Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American physicist and inventor. From the obverse of a medal celebrating the 50th anniversary of his invention of the incandescent lamp

Background imageHistory Collection: Christopher Wren (1632-1723) English architect, mathematician and physicist. Early

Christopher Wren (1632-1723) English architect, mathematician and physicist. Early 20th century chromolithograph after portrait by Kneller

Background imageHistory Collection: Robert Boyle (1627-91) Irish born chemist and physicist. Oil on canvas: After Johann

Robert Boyle (1627-91) Irish born chemist and physicist. Oil on canvas: After Johann Kerseboom 1689-90

Background imageHistory Collection: John Locke (1632-1704) English philosopher. Author of Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690)

John Locke (1632-1704) English philosopher. Author of Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690). Oil on Canvas: Herman Verelst 1689

Background imageHistory Collection: John Wilkins (1614-72) English cleric and astronomer, Bishop of Chester 1668. Author

John Wilkins (1614-72) English cleric and astronomer, Bishop of Chester 1668. Author of The Discovery of a World in the Moone 1638

Background imageHistory Collection: Typewriter patented by John Pratt in 1866. Chromolithograph 1915

Typewriter patented by John Pratt in 1866. Chromolithograph 1915

Background imageHistory Collection: Tricerotops, a horned dinosaur, held down by Tyrannosaur. Artists reconstruction

Tricerotops, a horned dinosaur, held down by Tyrannosaur. Artists reconstruction of fight between two giant reptiles of the Mesozoic Era (225, 000, 000 -65, 000, 000 years ago) published c1920

Background imageHistory Collection: George Atwoods (1746-1807) machine for demonstrating and investigating effect

George Atwoods (1746-1807) machine for demonstrating and investigating effect of gravity on falling bodies. Invented c1780. English mathematician

Background imageHistory Collection: Bird s-eye view of part of Ford Production line at the Highland Park factory c1914

Bird s-eye view of part of Ford Production line at the Highland Park factory c1914. Credit: Ford/World History Archive



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