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Images Dated 4th August 2005 (page 7)

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Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: The Last of the Coaches, c1840

The Last of the Coaches, c1840. The Royal Mail coach service, begun in the 1780s, flourished until the coming of the railways in 1830

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Richard Anthony Proctor, English astronomer, mathematician and popular science writer, 1883

Richard Anthony Proctor, English astronomer, mathematician and popular science writer, 1883. Artist: Spy
Richard Anthony Proctor, English astronomer, mathematician and popular science writer, 1883. Proctor (1837-1888) founded Knowledge, a science periodical, in 1881

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Watts First Experiment, 18th century, (c1870). Artist: Herbert Bourne

Watts First Experiment, 18th century, (c1870). Artist: Herbert Bourne
Watts First Experiment, 18th century, (c1870). James Watt (1736-1819) Scottish engineer, as a boy experimenting with the tea-kettle at the dining table of his childhood home at Greenock

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Gardening, 1871. Artist: Oskar Pletsch

Gardening, 1871. Artist: Oskar Pletsch
Gardening, 1871. In the foreground gardeners are pruning (left) and staking a potted plant (right). In the background a third man is adjusting the cover of a cold frame

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) (centre), c1885

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) (centre), c1885. Used in traditional herbal medicine, foxgloves are the natural source of digitalin, a powerful cardiac stimulant

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Poisonous plants, c1885

Poisonous plants, c1885. As well as the poisonous Black or Common Nightshade (Solanum nigrum) (top left), and Woody Nightshade or Bittersweet (Solanum dulcarama) (top right)

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Metamorphoses of the Peacock butterfly, 1888. Artist: Thomas Brown

Metamorphoses of the Peacock butterfly, 1888. Artist: Thomas Brown
Metamorphoses of the Peacock butterfly, 1888. The Peacock (Inachis io), is a butterfly of the temperate regions of Europe and Asia

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Series of observations of the planet Saturn, 1656

Series of observations of the planet Saturn, 1656. These observations made by Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687), latinized name of the German astronomer Jan Hewel or Hewelcke

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Long focal length refracting telescope, 1728

Long focal length refracting telescope, 1728. The lenses for this instrument were made by Francesco Campani, Italian lens maker of Bologna

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: The Tale of a Tea-kettle, 1844. Artist: Ebenezer Landells

The Tale of a Tea-kettle, 1844. Artist: Ebenezer Landells
The Tale of a Tea-kettle, 1844. James Watt as a boy watching the kettle boiling in the fire. Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor, was born at Greenock on the Clyde, Scotland

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: James Watts workshop at Heathfield Hall, Birmingham, 1886

James Watts workshop at Heathfield Hall, Birmingham, 1886. It had not been disturbed since his death in 1819. Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor, was born at Greenock on the Clyde

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor, 1881

James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor, 1881. Watt (1736-1819) was born at Greenock on the Clyde, Scotland, and showed an interest in engineering and invention from an early age

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor, 1870

James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor, 1870. Watt (1736-1819) was born at Greenock on the Clyde, Scotland, and showed an interest in engineering and invention from an early age

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor, 1876

James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor, 1876. Watt (1736-1819) was born at Greenock on the Clyde, Scotland, and showed an interest in engineering and invention from an early age

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Birthplace of James Watt shortly before it was demolished, 1887

Birthplace of James Watt shortly before it was demolished, 1887. Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor, was born at Greenock on the Clyde, Scotland

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Gottlieb Daimler, German industrial pioneer, 1900

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

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Donatis comet of 1858 viewed over St Pauls Cathedral, London, 1884

Donatis comet of 1858 viewed over St Pauls Cathedral, London, 1884. The comet was named for Giovanni Donati (1826-1873), the Italian astronomer who first recorded its appearance

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: John Leslie, Scottish natural philosopher and physicist, 19th century

John Leslie, Scottish natural philosopher and physicist, 19th century. Leslie (1766-1832) invented a number of scientific instruments and in 1810 created artificial ice

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Thomas Pennant, 18th century British zoologist, writer and traveller, 1823

Thomas Pennant, 18th century British zoologist, writer and traveller, 1823. One of the foremost zoologists of his time, Pennant (1726-1798) published his British Zoology in 1766

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Abingdon Workhouse, Oxfordshire, built for the Abingdon Union, 1836

Abingdon Workhouse, Oxfordshire, built for the Abingdon Union, 1836. The first workhouse in England completed under the provisions of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian biologist, 1874

Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian biologist, 1874. Spallanzani (1729-1799) worked on bacteria, disproving spontaneous generation, on digestion, where he was first to use the term gastric juice

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

Guillaume Francois Rouelle, 18th century French chemist, 1874. Antoine Lavoisiers teacher and Professor (demonstrateur) at the Jardin du Roi, Paris

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: George Hudson, the Railway King, 1848

George Hudson, the Railway King, 1848. Hudson (1800-1871) was an English railway speculator, ruined during the 1847-1848 railway mania when he was accused of paying dividends out of capital

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Mail train carrying letters to London from towns and cities in Britain, c1900

Mail train carrying letters to London from towns and cities in Britain, c1900. It shows sorters at work on board and, inset

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Blackwall Tunnel, London, c1900

Blackwall Tunnel, London, c1900. This tunnel, the older Western tunnel, connects the Essex and Kent sides of the Thames. Designed by the London County Councils chief engineer Alexander Binnie

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Rene-Antoine Ferchault de Reamur, 18th century French physicist, 1874

Rene-Antoine Ferchault de Reamur, 18th century French physicist, 1874. Ferchault de Reamur (1683-1757) is shown constructing a thermometer using spirit instead of mercury

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: The baker kneading dough on the lid of a flour bin, 1823

The baker kneading dough on the lid of a flour bin, 1823. In the background the oven is being heated by burning faggots, like the bundle of wood bottom right

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: The apothecary using pestle and mortar to prepare drugs, 1823

The apothecary using pestle and mortar to prepare drugs, 1823. From The Book of English Trades. (London, 1823)

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Shower of meteors (Leonids) observed over Greenwich, London, 1866 (1884)

Shower of meteors (Leonids) observed over Greenwich, London, 1866 (1884). The Leonids, named because they emanate from the area of the constellation Leo, are visible in the night sky during November

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Residence of John Coakley Lettsom, Camberwell, London, 1817

Residence of John Coakley Lettsom, Camberwell, London, 1817. Lettsom (1744-1815) was a successful English Quaker physician and philanthropist. From Walks Through London by David Hughson

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Nadar, French journalist, artist and photographer, 1867. Artist: Andre Gill

Nadar, French journalist, artist and photographer, 1867. Artist: Andre Gill
Nadar, French journalist, artist and photographer, 1867. Felix Nadar (1820-1910), was the first person to take photographs from a balloon and first to produce a photointerview. Cartoon from La Lune

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Transitional ship, 1886

Transitional ship, 1886. Sectional view of a vessel fitted with both sails and a steam engine driving a screw. From Physics in Pictures by Theodore Eckardt. (London, 1886)

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Medal commemorating Jean Baptiste de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck, French biologist, 20th century

Medal commemorating Jean Baptiste de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck, French biologist, 20th century. Lamarcks (1744-1829) theory of evolution by inheritance of acquired characteristics was known as

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Plato, Ancient Greek philosopher

Plato, Ancient Greek philosopher. Plato (c428-c348 BC) was a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle. His most famous work is The Republic, in which he outlines his vision of an ideal state

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Traditional Norfolk boats, 1814. Artist: William Henry Pyne

Traditional Norfolk boats, 1814. Artist: William Henry Pyne
Traditional Norfolk boats, 1814. Top and bottom are Norfolk hay boats, small square-rigged coastal vessels with shallow draught which enabled them to navigate English east coast estuaries

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Sprig of white cinnamon (Canella alba), 1823

Sprig of white cinnamon (Canella alba), 1823. The dried inner bark of this plant provided cinnamon which is used in medicine and as a condiment

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Collecting cocoa, Venezuela, 1892

Collecting cocoa, Venezuela, 1892. From Cocoa: All About It by Historicus. (London, 1892)

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Michael Faraday, English chemist and physicist, 1842. Artist: Thomas Phillips

Michael Faraday, English chemist and physicist, 1842. Artist: Thomas Phillips
Michael Faraday, English chemist and physicist, 1842. Faraday (1791-1867) was one of the greatest scientists of the 19th century

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Dawlish, Devon, c1860

Dawlish, Devon, c1860. This viewshows the track of Isambard Kingdom Brunels (1806-1859) South Devon Railway. The South Devon was an example of an atmospheric railway, which did not use locomotives

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Pierre-Alexander Darracq, French automobile manufacturer, 1901. Artist: Emile Cohl

Pierre-Alexander Darracq, French automobile manufacturer, 1901. Artist: Emile Cohl
Pierre-Alexander Darracq, French automobile manufacturer, 1901. Darracq (1855-1931) was one of the first to plan the mass production of motor vehicles

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Kingstown and Dalkey Atmospheric Railway, near Dublin, 1845

Kingstown and Dalkey Atmospheric Railway, near Dublin, 1845. This was built on the Samuel Clegg Jnr (1814-1856) and Joseph Samuda (1813-1885) system, also used on the Croydon, the South Devon

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Clegg and Samudas atmospheric railway, 1845

Clegg and Samudas atmospheric railway, 1845. Designed by Samuel Clegg Jnr (1814-1856) and Joseph Samuda (1813-1885), this was the system adopted on the Croydon Atmospheric Railway

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: St Austell, 1860

St Austell, 1860. A scene on the Cornwall Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway (GWR) at St Austell, showing one of Isambard Kingdom Brunels (1806-1859) timber viaducts

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Hayle St Ives in the distance, c1860

Hayle St Ives in the distance, c1860. Scene on the West Cornwall Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway (GWR). The boom time for the harbour

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Truro, from Trennick Lane, 1860

Truro, from Trennick Lane, 1860. The Cornwall Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway (GWR), at Truro, showing one of Isambard Kingdom Brunels (1806-1859) timber viaducts

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Berkhamsted Station, Hertfordshire, on the London and Birmingham Railway, c1860

Berkhamsted Station, Hertfordshire, on the London and Birmingham Railway, c1860. On top of the building on the left is a water tank for supplying locomotives while, on the right

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Sectional view of lead chambers for large-scale production of sulphuric acid, 1870

Sectional view of lead chambers for large-scale production of sulphuric acid, 1870. Also known as Oil of Vitriol or H2S04, sulphuric acid was one of the most important of industrial chemicals

Background imageImages Dated 4th August 2005: Sectional view of Gay-Lussacs lead chambers and absorption towers, 1870

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



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