Liquids Collection

Merryweathers Engine
Merryweather Three-in-one Motor Fire-Engine, with a Fire Suds apparatus producing a semi-fluid substance which floats on burning liquids and smothers the flames

Distillation, 16th century woodcut
Distillation. Coloured 16th century woodcut depicting apparatus used for distillation. Two liquids to be distilled are being heated in large flasks (bottom left and right)

Chemist Shop Window
Coloured liquids in bottles in a chemists shop window

Advert / Neige Cevennes
Neige des Cevennes - beauty creams and liquids Date: 1930

Tall pink spray can

Oil and water, high-speed image
Oil and water. High-speed photograph of oil being poured onto water. Since oil and water are immiscible liquids (they cannot be mixed)

Bureau of Mines Interior Dept. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Bureau of Mines Interior Dept
Bureau of Mines Interior Dept. [Washington, DC], between 1910 and 1920. Man using viscosimeter, instrument used to measure the viscosity of a fluid

Slime mould (Physarum album), dew droplets on two sporangia, close-up. Hertfordshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked image

Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) diving, with tail fluke splash. Monumento Natural Ballena Franca Austral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Valdes Peninsula, Patagonia, Argentina

Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), close up. Bystock Pools, Devon Wildlife Trust nature reserve, near Exmouth, Devon. June. Focus stacked image

Metallic leaf beetle ( Eumolpinae) with rain droplets, in Aiuruoca, Minas Gerais, Brazil. South-east Atlantic forest

RF - Female Banded demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) roosting among grasses. Cornwall, UK. July. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free)

Brown bear (Ursus arctos) shaking water from its coat, Carpathian Mountains, Romania. April

Slime mould (Physarum sp), dew droplets on sporangium, close-up. Hertfordshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked image

Red poppywort (Meconopsis punicea), raindrops on flower and stem. Medicinal plant in Tibet. Balang Shan, Sichuan Province, China. June

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) catching fish in lake, Pusztaszer, Hungary, April

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tail fluke above water during dive, Kaikoura, New Zealand, July, Vulnerable species

Grass covered in water droplets, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, September

Dewdrops on grass with bokeh affect, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK September

Dew on grass, Monmouthshire Wales, UK, September

Two Lionesses (Panthera leo) in the rain, one shaking water off and the other yawning. Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya

Great white egret (Ardea alba) fishing in a shallow pond, Valkenhorst nature reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. August

Fly (Coenosia sp) resting on leaf, at dawn covered in heavy dew. Hertfordshire, England, UK. June. Focus Stacked

Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp. ) flower covered in water droplets, close up, Texas, USA. April
Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp.) flower covered in water droplets, close up, Texas, USA. April

Praying mantis (Mantidae) with water vapour from cloud. Taken at high altitude hill station, Himalayas, India

Mute swan (Cygnus olor) bathing, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, The Netherlands, Europe. August

Water droplets on leaf creating a natural pattern, Tresco Tropical Garden, Tresco, Isle of Scilly, Cornwall, UK. June

"Working" at the Lab
Ellen van Deelen

Woulfes apparatus for washing gases or saturating liquids. Peter Woulfe (1727-1803) was an Irish chemist, mineralogist and alchemist

Dispatch, Stages preliminary to the delivery of goods from store to customer (b / w photo)
6008298 Dispatch, Stages preliminary to the delivery of goods from store to customer (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dispatch)

Advertisement for Thermos Flasks and Jugs, c. 1910 (litho)
5998104 Advertisement for Thermos Flasks and Jugs, c.1910 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Thermos Flasks and Jugs, c 1910)

Egyptian siphon (chromolitho)
1094303 Egyptian siphon (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian siphon. French educational card)

Apparatus to demonstrate the conductibility of liquids (engraving)
3624835 Apparatus to demonstrate the conductibility of liquids (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apparatus to demonstrate the conductibility of liquids)

Physics (colour litho)
2795444 Physics (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Physics. Double page illustration contained in one of the series of Les Recreations Instructives)

Some futher causes of home accidents (litho)
5995587 Some futher causes of home accidents (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some futher causes of home accidents)

Small emerald damselfly (Lestes virens) female resting, dew droplets on body, close up. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August

Meadow grasshopper (Pseudochorthippus parallelus) on Common heather (Calluna vulgaris), covered in dew droplets. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August

Bordered orb-weaver spider (Neoscona adianta) on dew covered web, Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. July

Raindrops on Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) lily pad. Micro nanostructures create an ultrahydrophobic surface so water slides off leaf. Puzhehai National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China

Brown bear (Ursus arctos) portrait, whilst fishing for sockeye salmon in the Ozernaya River, Kuril Lake, South Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia, August

Brown bear (Ursus arctos), fishing for Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in the Ozernaya River, Kuril Lake, South Kamtchatka Sanctuary, Far East Russia. August

Male Lion (Panthera leo) shaking off water in the rain, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya

Emerald damselflies (Lestes sponsa) resting on a reed, Cornwall, England, UK, July

Dewdrop on grass with bokeh affect, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, September

Toothbrush with toothpaste in front of a toothbrush tumbler with mouthwash

Tide water washing over rocks, Cox Bay Beach, Vancouver Island; British Columbia, Canada

Blur of rushing water
Abstracted interpretation of the Radovna river cutting through the Vintgar Gorge near Bled, Upper Carniola, Slovenia. The gorge is in the Triglav National Park; Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Black and white image of a cascading waterfall over rocks, Washington, USA
Black and white image of a cascading waterfall over rocks in Mount Baker National Recreation Area; Washington, United States of America

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"Liquids: A Journey through Time and Nature's Wonders" Distillation, 16th century woodcut: Exploring the ancient art of distillation, where they can transformed into their purest forms. Merryweathers Engine: Unleashing the power with the revolutionary Merryweathers Engine, a marvel of engineering that propelled firefighting to new heights. Chemist Shop Window: Peering through the window of a chemist shop, witnessing an array of colorful liquids waiting to be mixed and measured for scientific breakthroughs. Advert / Neige Cevennes: Discovering the enchantment in every drop as Neige Cevennes captures the essence of pristine mountain springs in a bottle. Tall pink spray can: Embracing modernity with a tall pink spray can, unleashing vibrant liquid colors onto blank canvases or transforming spaces with its artistic touch. Oil and water, high-speed image: Witnessing nature's mesmerizing dance as oil and water collide in captivating patterns captured by high-speed photography. Slime mould (Physarum album), dew droplets on two sporangia, close-up: Marveling at microscopic wonders as dew droplets delicately adorn slime mold sporangia like glistening jewels under a microscope lens. Southern right whale diving with tail fluke splash: Immersing ourselves in nature's liquid realm as majestic Southern right whales dive gracefully beneath ocean waves leaving behind awe-inspiring tail fluke splashes. Brown bear shaking water from its coat, Carpathian Mountains, Romania: Observing wildlife adapt effortlessly to their liquid surroundings as a brown bear shakes off water from its thick fur amidst the picturesque Carpathian Mountains' landscape. Slime mould (Physarum sp), dew droplets on sporangium close-up .