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Paris Collection: Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758), French botanist. One of a family of distinguished botanists

Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758), French botanist. One of a family of distinguished botanists
Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758), French botanist.One of a family of distinguished botanists. He was director of the Jardin des Plantes Paris and also practiced medicine

Paris Collection: Paul Jablochkoff (1847-1914) Russian telegraph engineer c1883. Jablochkoff invented

Paul Jablochkoff (1847-1914) Russian telegraph engineer c1883. Jablochkoff invented the Jablochkoff candle, a carbon arc lamp. From Les Nouvelles Conquetes de la Science by Louis Figuier

Paris Collection: Jules Pierre Cesar Janssen (1824-1907) French astronomer at the eyepiece of his reflecting

Jules Pierre Cesar Janssen (1824-1907) French astronomer at the eyepiece of his reflecting telescope at Meudon observatory France. An accident at a young age left him unable to walk or attend school

Paris Collection: Henri Etienne St Claire Deville, 19th century French chemist, (c1855). In 1854 Deville

Henri Etienne St Claire Deville, 19th century French chemist, (c1855). In 1854 Deville (1818-1881) discovered the process for obtaining pure aluminium by reducing aluminium chloride with sodium

Paris Collection: Joseph Jerome Lefrancais de Lalande, French astronomer, 19th century. Lalande (1732-1807)

Joseph Jerome Lefrancais de Lalande, French astronomer, 19th century. Lalande (1732-1807) was professor of astronomy at the College de France for 46 years from 1760

Paris Collection: Typical enlarged spleen of a Malaria patient. Malaria is caused by a parasitic protozoa

Typical enlarged spleen of a Malaria patient. Malaria is caused by a parasitic protozoa transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito, Until the 1930s the only effective treatment was the drug Quinine

Paris Collection: Using a laryngoscope to aid a surgeon in the removal of a polyp from the throat, c1890

Using a laryngoscope to aid a surgeon in the removal of a polyp from the throat, c1890. A small mirror on a long metal handle was invented in 1854 by a Spanish singing teacher Manuel Garcia to study

Paris Collection: Painting a wound with an antiseptic solution, c1890. From Les Grands Maux et les Grands Remedes

Painting a wound with an antiseptic solution, c1890. From Les Grands Maux et les Grands Remedes (The Principal Illnesses and Their Remedies), Jules Rengade, (Paris, c1890). Print. Engraving

Paris Collection: Villa Tournesol, 1899. A revolving clinic designed to take full advantage of the heat

Villa Tournesol, 1899. A revolving clinic designed to take full advantage of the heat and light of the sun for therapeutic purposes. Supported on a metal platform mounted on bearings

Paris Collection: Potato peeler, 1900. Machine for washing, peeling and removing eyes and sprouts from potatoes

Potato peeler, 1900. Machine for washing, peeling and removing eyes and sprouts from potatoes. Les Inventions Illustrees, (Paris, May 1899). Print. Engraving

Paris Collection: Killing Birds of Paradise, New Guinea, 1908. The European hunter has a gun, while

Killing Birds of Paradise, New Guinea, 1908. The European hunter has a gun, while the native is proving himself proficient with his bow and arrow

Paris Collection: Cameramen under fire while filming an engagement while reporting on the First Balkan War, 1912-1913

Cameramen under fire while filming an engagement while reporting on the First Balkan War, 1912-1913. This war was between the Balkan League (Bulgaria, Greece)

Paris Collection: Firing a cannon into clouds to stop a hail storm, 1901. It was claimed that rain

Firing a cannon into clouds to stop a hail storm, 1901. It was claimed that rain fell instead of the anticipated hail which would have damaged the grape vines in the wine producing area of

Paris Collection: Cretin aged 15. Cretinism in infants and children is caused by defective thyroid gland

Cretin aged 15. Cretinism in infants and children is caused by defective thyroid gland and failure to produce the hormone thyroxine. Sufferers are mentally and physically retarded

Paris Collection: Ironing room in a laundry. Washroom through door in the background. On the left is

Ironing room in a laundry. Washroom through door in the background. On the left is the stove for heating the flatirons. Woman second from right is holding a goffering iron for fluting

Paris Collection: Glass cutter decorating table ware on a carborumdum wheel. He turns the wheel by

Glass cutter decorating table ware on a carborumdum wheel. He turns the wheel by working a treadle with his foot. From Alphabet des Arts et Metiers, (Paris, 1867) Engraving

Paris Collection: Public weighbridge used to weigh cattle in a market. Animals are placed weighing platform

Public weighbridge used to weigh cattle in a market. Animals are placed weighing platform and attendant in kiosk weighs them using a weighing machine based on the principle of the steelyard

Paris Collection: Leonid meteor shower. The Leonids are visible in the night sky during November

Leonid meteor shower. The Leonids are visible in the night sky during November, and this observation was made by the French aeronauts Henri Giffard (1825-1882)

Paris Collection: Hippolyte Fizeau (1819-1896) French physicist. Measured the velocity of light

Hippolyte Fizeau (1819-1896) French physicist. Measured the velocity of light on the earths surface (1849). Used Doppler principle to determine velocity of stars in line of sight

Paris Collection: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-88) French naturalist, 1761. Author

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-88) French naturalist, 1761. Author of 44 volume Histoire Naturelle 1749-1767. Lithograph, (Paris, c1830)

Paris Collection: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788) French naturalist. Author of 44

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788) French naturalist. Author of 44 volume Histoire Naturelle 1749-1767. Lithograph, (Paris, c1830)

Paris Collection: Pierre Belon (1517-1564) French naturalist, aged 36, 1553. From Histoire des Philosphes

Pierre Belon (1517-1564) French naturalist, aged 36, 1553. From Histoire des Philosphes Modernes Alexandre Saverien, (Paris 1762). Copperplate engraving

Paris Collection: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), Scottish born American inventor. Bell took out

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), Scottish born American inventor. Bell took out a patent for his telephone in 1876. From Les Nouvelles Conquetes de la Science, Louis Figuier, (Paris, 1883)

Paris Collection: Jacques and Jean Bernoulli working on geometrical problems. Jacques (Jakob) Bernoulli

Jacques and Jean Bernoulli working on geometrical problems. Jacques (Jakob) Bernoulli (1654-1705) and his brother Jean (Johann) Bernoulli (1667-1748)

Paris Collection: Jacques Alexander Cesar Charles (1746-83) French physicist. Print celebrating the

Jacques Alexander Cesar Charles (1746-83) French physicist. Print celebrating the first ascent in a hydrogen balloon, made by Charles from the Tuileries, Paris, on 1 December 1783

Paris Collection: Joseph Black visiting James Watt in his Glasgow workshop, c1760. Artists impression

Joseph Black visiting James Watt in his Glasgow workshop, c1760. Artists impression of Joseph Black (1729-1799), Scottish chemist, visiting James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish inventor and engineer

Paris Collection: Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (1698-1759) in Finland, 1736. In 1736 Maupertuis

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (1698-1759) in Finland, 1736. In 1736 Maupertuis, French astronomer and mathematician, led an expedition to Lapland to measure the length of a degree along

Paris Collection: Denis Papin (1647-1712) French physicist. Among items at the bottom of the picture

Denis Papin (1647-1712) French physicist. Among items at the bottom of the picture are his digester (an early form of pressure cooker) left, and his steam engine, centre

Paris Collection: Galileo observing the swaying of the chandelier in Pisa Cathedral, c1584. Galileo Galilei

Galileo observing the swaying of the chandelier in Pisa Cathedral, c1584. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer, mathematician

Paris Collection: The French physicist Denis Papins (1647-1712) steamboat being wrecked, 1707

The French physicist Denis Papins (1647-1712) steamboat being wrecked, 1707. The boatmen on the river Weser saw it as a threat to their jobs and destroyed the engine

Paris Collection: Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) demonstrating his telescope, Venice, 1609. In this artist s

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) demonstrating his telescope, Venice, 1609. In this artist s
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) demonstrating his telescope, Venice, 1609. In this artists reconstruction Galileo, Italian astronomer, mathematician and physicist

Glazier and paper hanger working in a house. From Alphabet des Arts et Metiers (Paris, 1867)

Cutlers workshop from Encylopedie Paris, 1751-1780, edited by Diderot and Dalembert

Paris Collection: La Salle des Illusions, Paris, September 1900. Illustration showing the electrical

La Salle des Illusions, Paris, September 1900. Illustration showing the electrical illuminations at the International Exhibition, Paris, 1900.From La Nature (Paris, 1 September 1900)

Paris Collection: Milking parlour equipped with Thistle suction and pulsation milking machine, 1895

Milking parlour equipped with Thistle suction and pulsation milking machine, 1895. Devised by Dr Alexander Shields of Glasgow, Scotland, in 1895

Paris Collection: French soldiers using film of a cavalry charge for rifle practice. 1912. From Le Petit Journal

French soldiers using film of a cavalry charge for rifle practice. 1912. From Le Petit Journal, (Paris, 30 June 1912). Halftone

Paris Collection: Geocentric or earth-centred system of the universe. At the centre is the world showing

Geocentric or earth-centred system of the universe. At the centre is the world showing Aristotles (384-323 BC) four elements Earth, Air, Fire and Water, surrounded by the spheres sof the Sun, Moon

Paris Collection: George Lesage (1724-1803), Swiss scientist, experimenting with the first electric telegraph

George Lesage (1724-1803), Swiss scientist, experimenting with the first electric telegraph, Geneva, 1774. Wood engraving, Paris, c1870

Paris Collection: George Louis Lesage (1724-1803), Swiss scientist, experimenting with the first electric telegraph

George Louis Lesage (1724-1803), Swiss scientist, experimenting with the first electric telegraph, Geneva, 1774. From Louis Figuier Les Grandes Inventions, Paris, 1876

Paris Collection: French military airship La Republique which made her maiden flight from Paris to Compiegne

French military airship La Republique which made her maiden flight from Paris to Compiegne. Crashed on manoeuvres when propeller tore envelope, October 1909

Paris Collection: French military airship La Republique on her maiden flight from Paris to Compiegne

French military airship La Republique on her maiden flight from Paris to Compiegne. From Le Petit Journal Paris, 20 September 1908

Paris Collection: Newly introduced dog section of the Paris police making arrests in the Bois de Boulogne

Newly introduced dog section of the Paris police making arrests in the Bois de Boulogne. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 28 July 1907

Paris Collection: Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (1821-1894). German physicist and physiologist

Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (1821-1894). German physicist and physiologist. Opthalmascope. From La Nature, Paris, 1894. Engraving

Paris Collection: Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) British Liberal statesman. Chamberlain, as Secretary

Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) British Liberal statesman. Chamberlain, as Secretary of State for the Colonies, visiting South Africa

Paris Collection: Director of Cambridge Observatory, Massachusetts, using the reflecting telescope

Director of Cambridge Observatory, Massachusetts, using the reflecting telescope on the Rocky Mountains to watch the launch of the space capsule Columbiad

Paris Collection: Astronomical observatory at Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Director of the observatory

Astronomical observatory at Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Director of the observatory observed the launch of the space craft Columbiad from the observatorys reflecting telescope situated on the Rocky

Paris Collection: Interior of the space capsule. From Jules Verne De la Terre a la Lune, Paris, 1865

Interior of the space capsule. From Jules Verne De la Terre a la Lune, Paris, 1865. Wood engraving

Paris Collection: On the way to the Moon: lighting a gas lamp in the space capsule. From Jules Verne

On the way to the Moon: lighting a gas lamp in the space capsule. From Jules Verne Autour de la Lune, Paris, 1865. Wood engraving

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