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Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish naturalist, 1835

Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish naturalist, 1835. Linnaeus (Carl von Linne) (1707-1778) founded the modern system of plant and animal nomenclature

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, 1732 (early 19th century). Artist: William Home Lizars

Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, 1732 (early 19th century). Artist: William Home Lizars
Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, 1732 (early 19th century). Linnaeus (Carl von Linne) (1707-1778), the founder of the modern system of plant and animal nomenclature, aged 25 in Lapland dress

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Antoine Lavoisiers apparatus for weighing gases, 1789

Antoine Lavoisiers apparatus for weighing gases, 1789. The discoverer of oxygen, French chemist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) is regarded as the founder of the modern science of chemistry

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Antoine Lavoisiers apparatus for synthesizing water from hydrogen (left) and oxygen (right), 1881

Antoine Lavoisiers apparatus for synthesizing water from hydrogen (left) and oxygen (right), 1881. The discoverer of oxygen

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish naturalist

Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish naturalist. Linnaeus (Carl von Linne) (1707-1778) founded the modern system of plant and animal nomenclature

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Justus von Liebig, German chemist, 1866

Justus von Liebig, German chemist, 1866. Liebig (1803-1873) was one of the most illustrious chemists of his age; he was the founder of agricultural chemistry

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Justus von Liebig, German chemist, c1860

Justus von Liebig, German chemist, c1860. Liebig (1803-1873) was one of the most illustrious chemists of his age; he was the founder of agricultural chemistry

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, French chemist, demonstrating his discovery of oxygen, 1776 (1874)

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, French chemist, demonstrating his discovery of oxygen, 1776 (1874). On the table in the right background of the picture is his calorimeter

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Telling time at night using a nocturnal, 1539

Telling time at night using a nocturnal, 1539. The hour is obtained by measuring the angular position of the imaginary line joining the pointers in the constellation of the Plough to the Pole Star

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Method of measuring angles with a cross-staff, 1636

Method of measuring angles with a cross-staff, 1636. Edmund Gunter (1581-1626) was an English mathematician and astronomer who invented many measuring instruments which bear his name; Gunters Chain

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Measuring the distance from ship to shore, using a quadrant marked with shadow-scales, 1598

Measuring the distance from ship to shore, using a quadrant marked with shadow-scales, 1598. From L usa della squadra mobile by Ottavius Fabri. (Venice, 1598)

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Third Eddystone lighthouse, 19th century

Third Eddystone lighthouse, 19th century. Built by the English civil engineer John Smeaton (1724-1792) between 1757 and 1759, this was the third lighthouse to be sited on Eddystone Rocks

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Observation of a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici drawn by Lord Rosse, 1850

Observation of a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici drawn by Lord Rosse, 1850. Artist: William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
Observation of a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici drawn by Lord Rosse, 1850. Known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, this was the first galaxy to be recognised as having a spiral structure

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish scientist and naturalist, 1874

Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish scientist and naturalist, 1874. Linnaeus (Carl von Linne) (1707-1778), the founder of the modern system of plant

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Guillaume Francois Riuelle, 18th century French chemist, 1874

Guillaume Francois Riuelle, 18th century French chemist, 1874. Riuelle (1703-1770) was the teacher of Antoine Lavoisier, the French chemist who discovered oxygen

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Christopher Scheiners illustration of his idea of the surface of the sun, 1635

Christopher Scheiners illustration of his idea of the surface of the sun, 1635. German astronomer and mathematician Scheiner (1573-1650)

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Tarpan, 1830. Artist: William Home Lizars

Tarpan, 1830. Artist: William Home Lizars
Tarpan, 1830. The Tarpan was a small European wild horse, dun-coloured with a dark mane and tail. Small herds survived in remote parts of central Europe, but became extinct in the early 20th century

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Measuring the altitude of the Sun, 1539

Measuring the altitude of the Sun, 1539. From Cosmographia by Peter Apian. (Antwerp, 1539)

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Title page of The Description and Use of the Sector by Edmund Gunter, 1636

Title page of The Description and Use of the Sector by Edmund Gunter, 1636. It shows mariners holding various navigational instruments, including a sector and a cross-staff at the top

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Cross-staffs used for surveying, 1551

Cross-staffs used for surveying, 1551. In this case they are being used to measure the width of a river by triangulation. From Rudimenta Mathematica by Sebastian Munster. (Basel, 1551)

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Using a cross-staff to measure the height of a tower, 1617-1619

Using a cross-staff to measure the height of a tower, 1617-1619. From Utriusque cosmi...historia by Robert Fludd. (Oppenheim, 1617-1619)

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Measuring the distance of an inaccessible object by triangulation using a hinged staff, 1617-1619

Measuring the distance of an inaccessible object by triangulation using a hinged staff, 1617-1619. From Utriusque cosmi...historia by Robert Fludd. (Oppenheim, 1617-1619)

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Reiner Gemma Frisius, Dutch astronomer, geographer, cartographer and mathematician, 1539

Reiner Gemma Frisius, Dutch astronomer, geographer, cartographer and mathematician, 1539. Gemma Frisius (1508-1555) holding an adjustable ring dial for determining the altitude of the Sun for

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Planimeter used in conjunction with a set square for surveying, 1605

Planimeter used in conjunction with a set square for surveying, 1605. From Instrumentorum Mechanicorum by Levinus Hulsius. (Frankfurt-am-Main, 1605)

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: A surveyors level, 1547

A surveyors level, 1547. From Architechtur...Mathematischen...Kunst by Gaultherus Rivius. (Nuremberg, 1547)

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Forms of astrolabe in use for surveying, 1650

Forms of astrolabe in use for surveying, 1650. Vignette from a multiplication table

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Using astrolabes to calculate the height of a steeple, 1539. Artist: Petrus Apianus

Using astrolabes to calculate the height of a steeple, 1539. Artist: Petrus Apianus
Using astrolabes to calculate the height of a steeple, 1539. From Cosmographia, Peter Apian, Antwerp, 1539

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Surveying, from Levinus Hulsius Instrumentorum Mechanicorum, Frankfurt-am-Main, 1605

Surveying, from Levinus Hulsius Instrumentorum Mechanicorum, Frankfurt-am-Main, 1605. Artist: Levinus Hulsius
Surveying, from Levinus Hulsius Instrumentorum Mechanicorum, Frankfurt-am-Main, 1605. Top; measuring angles using a quadrant. Bottom; obtaining levels and altitudes using Hulsiuss planimeter

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Title page of Samuel Sturmy, Mariners Magazine, London, 1669. Artist: Samuel Sturmy

Title page of Samuel Sturmy, Mariners Magazine, London, 1669. Artist: Samuel Sturmy
Title page of Samuel Sturmy Mariners Magazine, London, 1669. Sturmy (1633-1669) was a sea captain and sailed to the West Indies and Virginia

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Temple of Serapis at Puzzuoli in 1183, Charles Lyell (1853). Artist: Charles Lyell

Temple of Serapis at Puzzuoli in 1183, Charles Lyell (1853). Artist: Charles Lyell
Temple of Serapis at Puzzuoli in 1183, Charles Lyell (1853). Frontispiece of the ninth edition of Principles of Geology, Charles Lyell, London, 1853, showing how it had slowly subsided

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Strata of red sandstone, slightly inclined, Siccar Point, Berwickshire 1852. Artist: Charles Lyell

Strata of red sandstone, slightly inclined, Siccar Point, Berwickshire 1852. Artist: Charles Lyell
Strata of red sandstone, slightly inclined, Siccar Point, Berwickshire 1852. It is illustrating nonconformable strata, and so long time scale

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Pollen mass of Orchis mascula when first attached (A) and after depression (B), 1899

Pollen mass of Orchis mascula when first attached (A) and after depression (B), 1899. From The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilized by Insects (second edition) by Charles Darwin

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Andreas Vesalius, 16th century Flemish anatomist, c1789-c1798

Andreas Vesalius, 16th century Flemish anatomist, c1789-c1798. Vesalius (1514-1564) great work on anatomy De Humani Corporis Fabrica (On the Structure of the Human Body) (1543) was a landmark

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: John Tyndall, Irish-born British physicist and populariser of science, c1880

John Tyndall, Irish-born British physicist and populariser of science, c1880. Tyndall (1820-1893) was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Apparatus for reducing dislocations, 1544

Apparatus for reducing dislocations, 1544. The subject is placed on a bed with a windlass at either end. Ropes are attached to the area of dislocation and force is applied by turning the windlass

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Richard Owen, British naturalist, c1856 (1891)

Richard Owen, British naturalist, c1856 (1891). After qualifying and practising as a surgeon, Owen (1804-1892) made major contributions in the fields of anatomy and paleontology

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Justus von Liebig, 19th century German chemist

Justus von Liebig, 19th century German chemist. Liebig (1803-1873) was one of the most illustrious chemists of his age; he was the founder of agricultural chemistry

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Preparation of copper and silver to be alloyed for production of coins, 1683

Preparation of copper and silver to be alloyed for production of coins, 1683. Copper is melted (1) while an apprentice (9) soaks birch twigs in water

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Lazaro Spallanzani, 18th century Italian naturalist and biologist, 1874

Lazaro Spallanzani, 18th century Italian naturalist and biologist, 1874
Lazzaro Spallanzani, 18th century Italian naturalist and biologist, 1874. Spallanzani (1729-1799) investigating the digestive system of the chicken

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Surveyors using quadrants to measure the height of a tower, c1617-c1619. Artist: Robert Fludd

Surveyors using quadrants to measure the height of a tower, c1617-c1619. Artist: Robert Fludd
Surveyors using quadrants to measure the height of a tower, 1617-c1619. Quadrants fitted with plumb bobs and marked with shadow scales to measure the height of a tower

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: The moth Acontia luctuosa and orchid pollen, 1862

The moth Acontia luctuosa and orchid pollen, 1862. This shows seven pairs of pollinia of Orchis pyramidalis on the moths proboscis

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Nicholas Lemery, French chemist, 1870

Nicholas Lemery, French chemist, 1870. Lemery (1645-1715) was a pharmacist and lecturer in Paris. He wrote a textbook on chemistry and a treatise on the element antimony

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Pre-binomial classification of species, 1644

Pre-binomial classification of species, 1644. Here two different species of the genus camel are named in Hebrew, Latin and Dutch, although only one species, the Bactrian is depicted

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Finding the angular distance between two edges of a wood using a cross-staff, 1617-1619

Finding the angular distance between two edges of a wood using a cross-staff, 1617-1619. From Utriusque cosmi...historia by Robert Fludd. (Oppenheim, 1617-1619)

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Apollo Pursuing Daphne, c1755-1760. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Apollo Pursuing Daphne, c1755-1760. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Apollo Pursuing Daphne, c1755-1760. In Greek mythology Daphne, daughter of river god Peneus, was dedicated to a life of virginity

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Prometheus Bound, c1640. Artist: Jacob Jordaens

Prometheus Bound, c1640. Artist: Jacob Jordaens
Prometheus Bound, 1640. Hermes, messenger of the gods, watches as the eagle swoops down to peck out the liver of the chained Prometheus. Each night the liver regenerated

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Virgin and Child, 1504-1505. Artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti

Virgin and Child, 1504-1505. Artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Virgin and Child, by Michelangelo, 1504-1505. Marble tondo from the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Pieta, 1498-1500. Artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti

Pieta, 1498-1500. Artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Pieta, 1498-1500. The Virgin Mary holding the body of Jesus Christ after it has been taken down from the cross (Deposition). From St Peter s, Rome



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