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Images Dated 5th August 2005: Advertisement for Kodak cameras, 1890

Advertisement for Kodak cameras, 1890. From 1888 Kodak cameras took Eastmans coated paper roll film. From The Illustrated London News. (London, 20 September 1890)

Images Dated 5th August 2005: David Hume, Scottish philosopher, historian and economist, 1837

David Hume, Scottish philosopher, historian and economist, 1837. Portrait made in the 19th century after an 18th century original

Images Dated 5th August 2005: The Iron Founder, Rotherham, Yorkshire, 1821

The Iron Founder, Rotherham, Yorkshire, 1821. Metal worker ladling molten metal drawn off from the furnace on the left into a mould created by a pattern pressed into damp sand

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Steamboat on the Clyde near Dumbarton, c1814. Artist: William Daniell

Steamboat on the Clyde near Dumbarton, c1814. Artist: William Daniell
Steamboat on the Clyde near Dumbarton, c1814. This early paddle steamboat travelling amongst sailing vessels was painted just a few years after the first trip of a steamboat in Europe

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Iron foundry, 1802

Iron foundry, 1802. At top are two views of a furnace, on the right showing the operation of the bellows which supplied the draught and, on the left, smelted metal being poured into moulds

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Henry Bells steam boat Comet of 1811, (1856)

Henry Bells steam boat Comet of 1811, (1856). The Comet, 40ft long (12.19m), powered by a 3hp Boulton & Watt engine, was the first successful steam boat in Europe

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Steam ploughing tackle, c1860

Steam ploughing tackle, c1860. Portable steam engine by Garrett & Sons of Leiston, Suffolk, being used with ploughing tackle to draw a plough, in right background, back and forth across a field

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Cyrus McCormicks reaping machine of 1831 (patented 1834), c1851

Cyrus McCormicks reaping machine of 1831 (patented 1834), c1851. This, the first widely adopted reaping machine, was shown at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London where it was awarded a gold medal

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Nicolas Lemery, French pharmacist and chemist, 1874

Nicolas Lemery, French pharmacist and chemist, 1874
Nicolas Lemery (1645-1715), 1874. Lemery (1645-1715) gave popular demonstrations in his lecture room. In 1675 he published his Cours de chymie which ran to 13 editions in his lifetime

Images Dated 5th August 2005: The Goose Seller, 1826

The Goose Seller, 1826. This street trader carries two geese with trussed up legs in her hand, while the heads of others hang over the rim of the basket on her back

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Ebenezer Sibly, British astrologer and physician, late 18th century

Ebenezer Sibly, British astrologer and physician, late 18th century. The vignette beneath the portrait shows a physician taking a patients pulse by the wayside

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Homology (of commmon descent), c1920

Homology (of commmon descent), c1920. A: Fore-limb of a monkey. B: Fore-limb of a whale. Although different at first sight, they have similar architecture

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Evolution of the horse, c1920

Evolution of the horse, c1920. Diagram of seven stages in the development of hind and forelimbs: 1, 1A Eohippus; 2, 2A Orohippus; 3, 3A Mesohippus; 4, 4A Hypohippus; 5, 5A Merychippus; 6

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Surveying, early 17th century

Surveying, early 17th century. Method of using a quadrant fitted with a plumb line and marked with shadow scales to measure the depth of a well. From Utriusque cosmi... historia by Robert Fludd

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Surveying and timekeeping, 1551

Surveying and timekeeping, 1551. On the left are various different kinds of sundial and a clock with a single arm. On the right a survey is being made of the height of the tower, using quadrants

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Surveying, 1551

Surveying, 1551. Obtaining the height of a building by the use of a cross-staff. From Rudimenta Mathematica by Sebastian Munster. (Basel, 1551)

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Green bean seller, 1826

Green bean seller, 1826. The street trader carries a basket of green beans and displays some of them on the lid of the basket. From Arts, Metiers et Cris de Paris (Arts, Crafts and Cries of Paris)

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Use of the magnetic compass in map making, 1643

Use of the magnetic compass in map making, 1643. Diagram of the use of the compass by cartographers and surveyors. Bor (Borealis) is north and Aust (Australis) is south

Images Dated 5th August 2005: In Battersea Park, 1911

In Battersea Park, 1911. An example of Darwinism in everday life. A nursemaid wheeling Master Jones, son of a famous cricketer, in his pram in Battersea Park, London

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Natives of Chiloe, Patagonia, using a breast plough, 1839

Natives of Chiloe, Patagonia, using a breast plough, 1839. From Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majestys Ships Adventure and Beagle (Vol I) by Philip Parker King. (London, 1839)

Images Dated 5th August 2005: The Fuegian, York Minster, in 1833 (1839)

The Fuegian, York Minster, in 1833 (1839). York Minster was adopted by the expedition of the Beagle commanded by Robert Fitzroy and dressed in European clothes

Images Dated 5th August 2005: The Fuegian, York Minster, in 1832 (1839)

The Fuegian, York Minster, in 1832 (1839). York Minster was adopted by the expedition of the Beagle commanded by Robert Fitzroy and dressed in European clothes

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Fuegians going to trade with the Patagonians, 1839

Fuegians going to trade with the Patagonians, 1839. The Fuegians would trade their captives and their own children with the Patagonians for dogs, horses, guanoco meat, and various other commodities

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Patagonians in a toldo or skin tent, 1830 (1839)

Patagonians in a toldo or skin tent, 1830 (1839). On the right is the tomb of a child who has recently died and facing it are the stuffed skins of two horses which have been sacrificed

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Charles Darwin in the sand walk at Down House, c1870 (1887)

Charles Darwin in the sand walk at Down House, c1870 (1887). English naturalist Darwin (1809-1882) spent much time walking and thinking in his garden at Down House, near Beckenham, Kent

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Charles Darwin, English naturalist, in his study, c1870 (1887)

Charles Darwin, English naturalist, in his study, c1870 (1887). Darwin (1809-1882) lived at Down House, Beckenham, Kent for forty years

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Down House, near Beckenham, Kent, 1887

Down House, near Beckenham, Kent, 1887. Garden view of the home for forty years of Charles Darwin (1809-1882), English naturalist

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Charles Darwin, English naturalist, 1884

Charles Darwin, English naturalist, 1884. Darwin (1809-1882) put forward the modern theory of evolution and proposed the principle of evolution by natural selection

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Thomas Alva Edison at Menlo Park, late 1880s

Thomas Alva Edison at Menlo Park, late 1880s. Edison (1847-1931), American physicist and inventor in his laboratory at Menlo Park, New Jersey

Images Dated 5th August 2005: John Dalton, English chemist, c1834 (1902)

John Dalton, English chemist, c1834 (1902). As a Quaker, Dalton (1766-1844) could not attend an English university, so supported himself by teaching

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Incandescent light bulb, 1929

Incandescent light bulb, 1929. Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American physicist and inventor, produced the first successful electric light bulb

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Thomas Alva Edison, 1888

Thomas Alva Edison, 1888
Thomas Alva Edison, American inventor, 1888. Edison (1847-1931) listening to a recording on his phonograph. This is an electric model powered by a bichromate cell (left)

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Thomas Alva Edison, American physicist and inventor, 1929

Thomas Alva Edison, American physicist and inventor, 1929. Obverse of a medal celebrating the 50th anniversary of Edisons (1847-1931) invention of the incandescent lamp in 1879

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Music of the Spheres, 1619

Music of the Spheres, 1619. The divine musical scales of the planets which German astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) calculated from the velocities of the planets when closest to

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Edmond Halley, English astronomer and mathematician

Edmond Halley, English astronomer and mathematician, c1720 (1794). Edmond Halley (1656-1742), Astronomer Royal from 1720 until 1742

Images Dated 5th August 2005: John Flamsteed, English astronomer and clergyman, 1712 (1725). Artist: George Vertue

John Flamsteed, English astronomer and clergyman, 1712 (1725). Artist: George Vertue
John Flamsteed, English astronomer and clergyman, 1712 (1725). Born in Denby, Derbyshire, and educated at Cambridge, Flamsteed (1646-1719)

Images Dated 5th August 2005: John Locke, English philosopher, c1713 Artist: George Vertue

John Locke, English philosopher, c1713 Artist: George Vertue
John Locke, English philosopher, c1680-1704. Locke (1632-1704) is regarded as the father of British empiricism. He was the author of Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690)

Images Dated 5th August 2005: John Locke, English philosopher, c1680-1704. Artist: Sir Godfrey Kneller

John Locke, English philosopher, c1680-1704. Artist: Sir Godfrey Kneller
John Locke, English philosopher, c1680-1704. Locke (1632-1704) is regarded as the father of British empiricism. He was the author of Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690)

Images Dated 5th August 2005: James Gregory, 17th century Scottish mathematician and astronomer

James Gregory, 17th century Scottish mathematician and astronomer. In 1663 Gregory (1638-1675) published Optica Promota describing his design for a reflecting telescope

Images Dated 5th August 2005: John Locke, English philosopher, 1689. Artist: Verelst Harman

John Locke, English philosopher, 1689. Artist: Verelst Harman
John Locke, English philosopher, 1689. Locke (1632-1704) is regarded as the father of British empiricism. He was the author of Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690)

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Robert Boyle, Irish born chemist and physicist, c1689-1690

Robert Boyle, Irish born chemist and physicist, c1689-1690. Boyle (1627-1691) was the seventh son of the first Earl of Cork

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Paris Observatory, France, 1740

Paris Observatory, France, 1740. Astronomers using telescopes to observe objects in the night sky including Saturn and the Moon

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Thomas Willis, 17th century English physician, 1742. Artist: George Vertue

Thomas Willis, 17th century English physician, 1742. Artist: George Vertue
Thomas Willis, 17th century English physician, 1742. Willis (1621-1675) was the first in modern times to notice the sweetish taste of diabetic urine in diabetes mellitus

Images Dated 5th August 2005: John Wilkins, 17th century English cleric and astronomer

John Wilkins, 17th century English cleric and astronomer. Wilkins (1614-1672) became Bishop of Chester in 1668. One of the founder members of the Royal Society

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Jean-Dominique Cassini, Italian-born French astronomer, 1777

Jean-Dominique Cassini, Italian-born French astronomer, 1777. In the background is the Paris Observatory, which Cassini (c1625-1712) became the first director of in 1671

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Gresham College, London, 1739

Gresham College, London, 1739. Gresham College was established in 1597 in the mansion of Sir Thomas Gresham in Bishopsgate under the terms of his will

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Title page of Elias Ashmoles Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum, 1652

Title page of Elias Ashmoles Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum, 1652. Isaac Newton owned a copy of this book. Ashmole (1619-1692)

Images Dated 5th August 2005: Euclid, Ancient Greek mathematician, 1661

Euclid, Ancient Greek mathematician, 1661. Euclids (fl300 BC) main achievements in mathematics were in the field of geometry. Frontispiece of an edition of his Elements of Geometry. (London, 1661)

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