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Paris Collection: Laying bitumen road surface in a Paris street. In background man is drawing buckets

Laying bitumen road surface in a Paris street. In background man is drawing buckets of liquid bitumen from tanker for the workmen to spread. Men are wearing wooden shoes (sabots)

Paris c1900. Rue Royale and the Madeleine, with cars and motorbus Tinted lithograph

Paris Collection: Laying asphalt-based surface in a Paris street. Sand is being spread to stop surface

Laying asphalt-based surface in a Paris street. Sand is being spread to stop surface adhering to traffic until set. Workmen cleaning and heating their tools in brazier

Paris Collection: Laying a Macadam road surface and compacting with a steam road roller, Paris street

Laying a Macadam road surface and compacting with a steam road roller, Paris street. Workmen are wearing wooden shoes (sabots). Liebig trade card c1900. Chromolithograph

Paris Collection: One of the earliest production lines: Armour Companys pig slaughterhouse, Chicago

One of the earliest production lines: Armour Companys pig slaughterhouse, Chicago. Pigs walked up ramp to top of building, then were processed & emerged as finished carcasses

One of the earliest production lines: Armour Companys pig slaughterhouse, Chicago. Pigs walked up ramp to top of building, then were processed & emerged as finished carcasses. Eviscerating carcasses

Paris Collection: One of earliest production lines: Armour Companys slaughterhouse, Chicago. Pigs

One of earliest production lines: Armour Companys slaughterhouse, Chicago. Pigs killed at top of building, emerged at bottom as finished carcasses

Paris Collection: Sandblasting the joints of a bicycle frame: operator wears helmet with breathing tube

Sandblasting the joints of a bicycle frame: operator wears helmet with breathing tube and a protective tunic: France. Wood engraving Paris 1896

Paris Collection: Bicycle Manufacture, France: Shaping the wheel rims. Machinery all driven from central

Bicycle Manufacture, France: Shaping the wheel rims. Machinery all driven from central power source through belt-and-shafting

Paris Collection: Welding a bicycle frame: France. Frame suspended over forge and operator applies welding rod

Welding a bicycle frame: France. Frame suspended over forge and operator applies welding rod. Wood engraving Paris 1896

Women making pneumatic tyres for bicycles: France. Wood engraving Paris 1896

Steam hammer being used in an ironworks. Hand-coloured woodcut Paris, 1867

Paris Collection: Telephone Exchange, Paris. From Le Petit Journal Paris 17 April 1904. Women telephonists

Telephone Exchange, Paris. From Le Petit Journal Paris 17 April 1904. Women telephonists, boy messenger, male supervisors

Paris Collection: Courting by telephone across Paris. Robidas idea of one of the results of the

Courting by telephone across Paris. Robidas idea of one of the results of the invention of the telephone. From A Robida Le Vingtieme Siecle Paris 1883

Paris Collection: Coal mining accident: Anxious friends and relatives wait at the pit-head while bodies

Coal mining accident: Anxious friends and relatives wait at the pit-head while bodies of the victims who died when roof fell in are brought to the surface

Paris Collection: Steam turbines designed by the Anglo-Irish engineer Sir Charles Parsons (1854-1931)

Steam turbines designed by the Anglo-Irish engineer Sir Charles Parsons (1854-1931) fitted into the Dover packet boat Queen. From La Nature Paris 1904. Engraving

Paris Collection: Coal miners trapped 24 days underground after roof fall. Survived by eating carrots

Coal miners trapped 24 days underground after roof fall. Survived by eating carrots and oats they found in the pit pony stables, Courrieres Mines, Pas de Calais, France

Paris Collection: Depot at Rue Cardinet where electrically driven Paris cabs were fitted with freshly

Depot at Rue Cardinet where electrically driven Paris cabs were fitted with freshly charged batteries. At front right are glass carboys in protective wicker jackets

Paris Collection: Factory at Aubervilliers, France, for making, recharging and servicing batteries

Factory at Aubervilliers, France, for making, recharging and servicing batteries for the electric cabs used in Paris. From La Nature Paris 1899

Paris Collection: Main station of Exchange Telegraph Company, London, England, showing operator receiving

Main station of Exchange Telegraph Company, London, England, showing operator receiving a message on ticker-tape machine. Morse transmitting instrument connected directly to the Stock Exchange

Paris Collection: Opening of the Anglo-French telephone line. The first London to Paris telephone conversation

Opening of the Anglo-French telephone line. The first London to Paris telephone conversation at the General Post Office, London. Bell instruments were used at the London end

Paris Collection: Opening of the London to Paris telegraph link. Instrument room at the Submarine Telegraph Company

Opening of the London to Paris telegraph link. Instrument room at the Submarine Telegraph Company, Cornhill, London, showing Wheatstone needle telegraph instrument. Wood engraving November 1852

Paris Collection: Plate measuring microscope. Woman measuring star positions on a photographic plate

Plate measuring microscope. Woman measuring star positions on a photographic plate during compilation of the Carte du Ciel, Paris Observatory. Wood engraving 1895

Paris Collection: Paris Observatory in the time of Louis XIV. 1669 Louis XIV engaged the Italian astronomer

Paris Observatory in the time of Louis XIV. 1669 Louis XIV engaged the Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1525-1712) to construct and direct the observatory

Paris Collection: Jean Baptiste von Helmont (1579-1644). Belgian physician and chemist. Helmont recognised

Jean Baptiste von Helmont (1579-1644). Belgian physician and chemist. Helmont recognised that there are more gases than just air, and claimed to have coined the word gas

Paris Collection: Luigi Palmieri (1807-1896), Italian geophysicist. Palimieri was director of the

Luigi Palmieri (1807-1896), Italian geophysicist. Palimieri was director of the Vesuvius Observatory which monitored the activity of the volcano. In 1855 he invented a seismograph

Paris Collection: Gottlieb Daimler (1834-1900), German industrial pioneer. With his partner Wilhelm Maybach

Gottlieb Daimler (1834-1900), German industrial pioneer. With his partner Wilhelm Maybach (1846-1929), he he produced small, lightweight and fast-running engines

Paris Collection: Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729-1799) Italian biologist. He worked on bacteria (disproved

Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729-1799) Italian biologist. He worked on bacteria (disproved spontaneous generation), digestion (first to use term gastric juice)

Paris Collection: Nadar, pseudonym of Gaspard-Felix Tournachon, French journalist, artist and photographer

Nadar, pseudonym of Gaspard-Felix Tournachon, French journalist, artist and photographer. Nadar (1820-1910) was the first to take photographs from a balloon and the first to produce a photointerview

Paris Collection: Guillaume Francois Rouelle (1703-1770) French chemist. Lavoisiers teacher: Professor

Guillaume Francois Rouelle (1703-1770) French chemist. Lavoisiers teacher: Professor (demonstrateur) at Jardin du Roi, Paris. Did much to popularise chemistry

Paris Collection: Rene-Antoine Ferchault de Reamur (1683-1757) French physicist. He is shown constructing

Rene-Antoine Ferchault de Reamur (1683-1757) French physicist. He is shown constructing a thermometer using spirit instead of mercury

Paris Collection: Death of Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus 23-79) in the eruption of Vesuvius

Death of Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus 23-79) in the eruption of Vesuvius. Roman writer and author of Historia naturalis. Engraving from Vie des Savants Illustres by Louis Figuier

Paris Collection: Henri Becquerel (1852-1908) French physicist. In 1896 Becquerel discovered that uranium

Henri Becquerel (1852-1908) French physicist. In 1896 Becquerel discovered that uranium, when placed on a sealed, light-tight photographic plate, exposed the plate

Paris Collection: Pierre-Alexander Darracq (1855-1931), French automobile manufacturer. One of the

Pierre-Alexander Darracq (1855-1931), French automobile manufacturer. One of the first to plan mass production of motor vehicles

Paris Collection: Theophrastus (c372-c287 BC) Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist. Pupil of Plato

Theophrastus (c372-c287 BC) Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist. Pupil of Plato and of Aristotle who he succeeded as President of the Lyceum, 272 BC

Paris Collection: William Harvey (1578-1657) English physician, in Windsor Park. (1870). Harvey explaining

William Harvey (1578-1657) English physician, in Windsor Park. (1870). Harvey explaining to Charles 1 the results of his investigations into reproduction

Paris Collection: Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer, mathematician and physicist. Here

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer, mathematician and physicist. Here he is facing the Inquisition, who challenged his claim that the earth moves

Paris Collection: Pierre Eugene Marcellin Berthelot (1827-1907) French organic chemist and politician

Pierre Eugene Marcellin Berthelot (1827-1907) French organic chemist and politician. Berthelot worked on explosives and dyes

Paris Collection: Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), French engineer. (1880). His most historic and best-known

Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), French engineer. (1880). His most historic and best-known
Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), French engineer.(1880). His most historic and best-known work is the Eiffel Tower built for the Paris Exposition of 1889

Paris Collection: Samuel Clegg Jnr (1814-1856) and Joseph Samudas (1813-1885) atmospheric railway

Samuel Clegg Jnr (1814-1856) and Joseph Samudas (1813-1885) atmospheric railway. This was the system adopted on the Croydon Atmospheric Railway, the Kingstown and Dalkey (Dublin), the Paris and St

Paris Collection: Sectional view of Gay-Lussacs lead chambers and absorption towers, 1870. These

Sectional view of Gay-Lussacs lead chambers and absorption towers, 1870. These were for the large-scale production of sulphuric acid also known as Oil of Vitriol or H2SO4

Paris Collection: Sectional view of lead chamber process for large-scale production of sulphuric acid 1870

Sectional view of lead chamber process for large-scale production of sulphuric acid 1870. Also known as Oil of Vitriol or H2S04

Paris Collection: Joseph-Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) French inventor. Jacquard, inventor of the punched card loom

Joseph-Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) French inventor. Jacquard, inventor of the punched card loom (1801-1808), was attacked by the silk weavers of Lyon

Paris Collection: Newcomen-type steam engine attributed to Jean Rodolphe Perronet, French civil engineer

Newcomen-type steam engine attributed to Jean Rodolphe Perronet, French civil engineer. Perronet (1708-1794), after training as an architect and working as a civil engineer

Paris Collection: Cross section of Newcomen-type steam engine attributed to Jean Rodolphe Perronet

Cross section of Newcomen-type steam engine attributed to Jean Rodolphe Perronet, French civil engineer. (1767). Perronet (1708-1794), after training as an architect and working as a civil engineer

Paris Collection: Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801), Swiss physiognomist and theologian. Physiognomy

Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801), Swiss physiognomist and theologian. Physiognomy is the art of reading psychological traits from physical characteristics

Paris Collection: Dionysius Lardner (1793-1859) Irish-born scientific writer. Professor of natural philosophy

Dionysius Lardner (1793-1859) Irish-born scientific writer. Professor of natural philosophy and astronomy at London University (University College). From 1840-1845 he lectured in USA and Cuba

Paris Collection: Dorothea Klumpke Roberts (1861-1942), American mathematician and astronomer. Roberts

Dorothea Klumpke Roberts (1861-1942), American mathematician and astronomer. Roberts at work on the Carte du Ciel at the Paris Observatory

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