Measuring Collection (page 8)

Pietro Aretino in the Studio of Tintoretto, 1822 (oil on canvas)
3937462 Pietro Aretino in the Studio of Tintoretto, 1822 (oil on canvas) by Bergeret, Pierre-Nolasque (1782-1863); 59.7x49.1 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

Reaumur constructing his thermometer (engraving)
3098035 Reaumur constructing his thermometer (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reaumur constructing his thermometer)

Metric System - length measurements (chromolitho)
961408 Metric System - length measurements (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Metric System - length measurements. Units: the metre)

Illustration from "La Geometrie Pratique"1702, (engraving)
937190 Illustration from " La Geometrie Pratique" 1702, (engraving) by Mallet, Alain Manesson (1630-1706); Private Collection; (add.info)

Father Measures His Sons Height, 1947 (screen print)
3034728 Father Measures His Sons Height, 1947 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of a father measuring his sons height with a measuring stick; screen)

At the Couturiere, the Fitting; Chez la Couturiere, L essayage
825578 At the Couturiere, the Fitting; Chez la Couturiere, L essayage, 1882 (pastel on board) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 51x78 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Couturiere)

The use of strings to construct a perspective image of a lute (engraving)
3646517 The use of strings to construct a perspective image of a lute (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Un Observatoire meteorologique (engraving)
3645726 Un Observatoire meteorologique (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Observatoire meteorologique. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1874)

A Candle-Clock (engraving)
3627790 A Candle-Clock (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Candle-Clock. Illustration for The Picture Magazine, 1893.); © Look and Learn

The Pen is Mightier than the Sword, 1819-28 (black chalk on paper)
3251557 The Pen is Mightier than the Sword, 1819-28 (black chalk on paper) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 19.2x15.6 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Mr Sole The Shoemaker (colour litho)
2797318 Mr Sole The Shoemaker (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Sole The Shoemaker)

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)

Mr Trim The Tailor (colour litho)
2797286 Mr Trim The Tailor (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Trim The Tailor)

Measuring the wind; A sketch at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich (engraving)
609316 Measuring the wind; A sketch at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich (engraving) by Murray, William Bazett (fl.1871-90); Private Collection; (add.info)

Birdie reading observations on the Ramp, June 6th. 11, 1911
CH375983 Birdie reading observations on the Ramp, June 6th.11, 1911 (w/c heightened with white on paper laid on card) by Wilson

Gunners quadrant, 1674 (brass)
CH437775 Gunners quadrant, 1674 (brass) by Italian School, (17th century); length: 11 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: signed Iacobus Lusuerg Mutinensis Faciebat Romae;)

A fashion shop, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers
STC444556 A fashion shop, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers by Denis Diderot (1713-84) published c.1770 (engraving) by French School

Fashion workshop, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers
STC444554 Fashion workshop, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers by Denis Diderot (1713-84) published c.1770 (engraving) by French School

Student measuring the Temple of Castor and Pollux in Rome, 1819 (w / c on paper)
478209 Student measuring the Temple of Castor and Pollux in Rome, 1819 (w/c on paper) by Parke, Henry (c.1792-1835); Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Measuring Weight and Robins, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731267 Measuring Weight and Robins, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Measuring Weight and Robins)

Inclining Analemmatic Sundial, c. 1750 (brass)
MFR348310 Inclining Analemmatic Sundial, c.1750 (brass) by Aboab, Mordecai Semah (c.1707-55); Private Collection; (add.info)

Backstaff (lignum vitae & boxwood)
MFR348305 Backstaff (lignum vitae & boxwood) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Navigational instrument used to measure the altitude of a celestial body; the sight)

Hadley Quadrant with transversal scale (mahogany, brass & ivory)
MFR348301 Hadley Quadrant with transversal scale (mahogany, brass & ivory) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Midwifery, illustration from Encyclopedia Britannica, published in Edinburgh
DGC398035 Midwifery, illustration from Encyclopedia Britannica, published in Edinburgh, 1798 (copperplate engraving) by Bell, Alexander (fl)

Illustrations of barometers and looking glasses made by John Patrick (engraving)
XJF360240 Illustrations of barometers and looking glasses made by John Patrick (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Reconstruction of da Vincis design for an anemometer (wood & metal)
XOT366465 Reconstruction of da Vincis design for an anemometer (wood & metal) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Design from the Codex Atlanticus, c.1485-1488)

Lazzaro Spallanzani observing an eruption of Mount Etna
LLM459506 Lazzaro Spallanzani observing an eruption of Mount Etna by Armet Portanell, Jose (1843-1911); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lazzaro Spallanzani observing an eruption of Mount Etna)

The Backstaff, from The Narrative and Critical History of America
BAL111014 The Backstaff, from The Narrative and Critical History of America, edited by Justin Winsor, London, 1886 (woodcut) by English School

Market Official, Ottoman period, third quarter of 18th century (w / c on paper)
UOL120675 Market Official, Ottoman period, third quarter of 18th century (w/c on paper) by French School, (18th century); 32x20 cm; School of Oriental and African Studies Library

Lt. Evans surveying with the 4 inch theodolite used to locate the South Pole
STC255064 Lt. Evans surveying with the 4 inch theodolite used to locate the South Pole, from Scotts Last Expedition (b/w photo) by Ponting

Italian immigrants undergoing medical examination on Ellis Island, New York, c
PNP256614 Italian immigrants undergoing medical examination on Ellis Island, New York, c.1910 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Ms 327 fol. 28r Surveying and demarcation of land, from Traite d Arpentage
XIR204982 Ms 327 fol.28r Surveying and demarcation of land, from Traite d Arpentage by Arnaud de Villeneuve (1240-1312) (vellum) by Boysset, Bertrand (1355-1415); Bibliotheque Inguimbertine

Sandglass, 16th-17th century (wood, sand & glass)
CHT277020 Sandglass, 16th-17th century (wood, sand & glass) by French School; Musee de la Marine, Paris, France; (add.info.: sablier en bois; ); eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Assyrian Lion Weights, c. 5th century BC (bronze)
XCF282033 Assyrian Lion Weights, c.5th century BC (bronze) by Assyrian School; Science Museum, London, UK; out of copyright

Front page of the first chapter of La Meridienne de Paris
ACD169023 Front page of the first chapter of La Meridienne de Paris by Cesar-Francois Cassini de Thury, 1744 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Academie des Sciences, Paris

Christs Hospital School Badge (metal)
TML155623 Christs Hospital School Badge (metal) by English School, (18th century); Timothy Millett Collection; English, out of copyright

Drawing Lots for Conscription (coloured engraving)
PLT178988 Drawing Lots for Conscription (coloured engraving) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ten Inch Sextant, probably by George Adams (1750-95), signed by the dealer William Healer
MFR135784 Ten Inch Sextant, probably by George Adams (1750-95), signed by the dealer William Healer (1763-1815) (brass with original oxidised finish) by English School

Horizontal Garden Sundish, with coat of arms engraving (Bronze)
MFR135760 Horizontal Garden Sundish, with coat of arms engraving (Bronze) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

An early galvanometer, a type of ammeter, a measuring instrument used to measure
2619091 An early galvanometer, a type of ammeter, a measuring instrument used to measure the electric current in a circuit, from Les Merveilles de la Science

Double portrait of Gerard Mercator (1512-94) and Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612
XIR174686 Double portrait of Gerard Mercator (1512-94) and Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) engraved for inclusion in the Mercator and Hondius series of atlases

Studying Perspective among Roman Ruins
FTB64570 Studying Perspective among Roman Ruins by Visentini, Antonio (1688-1782); Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: Visentini was an Italian architectural designer)

The Invasion - England - Plate 2, 1756. (engraving)
6029916 The Invasion - England - Plate 2, 1756. (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Invasion - England - Plate 2)

Ancient water clock of Rajputana in the Palace of Bundi, India (b / w photo)
6000086 Ancient water clock of Rajputana in the Palace of Bundi, India (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An ABC of Statistics (engraving)
5998508 An ABC of Statistics (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An ABC of Statistics)

Mishima Pass in Kai Province (Koshu Mishima-goe) (colour woodblock print)
5044004 Mishima Pass in Kai Province (Koshu Mishima-goe) (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Mishima)

Scale Maker, Robert Vincent, trade card (engraving)
983986 Scale Maker, Robert Vincent, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scale Maker, Robert Vincent, trade card)

Measuring the Wind, a Sketch at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich (engraving)
1613868 Measuring the Wind, a Sketch at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich (engraving) by Murray, William Bazett (fl.1871-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Measuring the Wind)

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Measuring - an art of precision and discovery. Tailoring tools in skilled hands create masterpieces that fit like a dream. The spectroscope, a scientific marvel from the 19th century, unravels the secrets of light and matter. A mercury thermometer faithfully records temperature changes, guiding us through seasons and climates. Lie detector tests measure truthfulness, revealing hidden emotions beneath the surface. A light meter captures the essence of illumination, allowing photographers to paint with light. ECGs showcase the rhythmic dance of a healthy heart, merging science and art seamlessly. Measuring up an end of Bowls in 1903 brings together tradition and competition on green fields. Household thermometers keep our homes cozy or cool as needed while overhead views at bustling fruit markets remind us of abundance's measurement in colors and flavors. Dandelion clocks whisper prayers for time's passage as they scatter seeds into the wind. In Penzance, West Cornwall, old souls gather to play bowls – measuring skill against experience under gentle sunsets by the sea. And finally, measuring gold becomes more than just numbers; it symbolizes dreams realized through hard work and determination. From tailors to scientists to artists to athletes – we all measure our world in different ways but share a common desire for understanding and growth.