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Hands. Mother holding her babys hand

The changing seasons

Orbit of a comet

Solar eclipse paths. Historical map of the paths of four solar eclipses over Great Britain during the 1700s. The map is from the book The use of globes

Waterspout, historical artwork
Waterspout threatening a ship, historical artwork. Waterspouts form where a tornado touches down on water, instead of land

Early sighting of Brocken spectres, 1797
Early sighting of Brocken spectres. Historical artwork of a sighting of Brocken spectres, based on the account of a traveller called Hane

Rescue of Soviet Arctic expedition, 1938
Rescue of Soviet Arctic expedition. Members of the first Soviet drifting station " North Pole-1", in 1938, being rescued from their ice floe in the Arctic, which had started to break up

Electric spark, positive pole. Historical artwork of the branching patterns resulting from a spark from a positive electrical pole. Artwork from A Travers l Electricite (G. Dary, Paris, 1900)

Electric spark, negative pole. Historical artwork of the branching patterns resulting from a spark from a negative electrical pole. Artwork from A Travers l Electricite (G. Dary, Paris, 1900)

Batteries in 19th Century Paris
Batteries in the underground power room at the Poste Central de Paris in the 19th Century. This room housed some 9000 batteries, which provided power for the post offices machines

Static electricity experiments, historical artwork. Turning the wheel at lower right creates a charge on the man on the trapeze, which he passes to the girl on the wooden (non-conducting) block

Electricity experiment. Historical artwork of the electricity researcher Abbe (abbot) Jean Antoine Nollet conducting an experiment

Voltas battery. Historical illustration of the battery (or pile) made by the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) in 1800

Early Marconi apparatus
Marconi radio equipment on a trans-Atlantic liner. The key at lower right was used to tap out a signal in Morse code, which was transmitted by radio waves

Original Marconi apparatus
Original Marconi radio apparatus. Marconi built and experimented with his first radio equipment in Italy in 1894. He then moved to London, England, patented his invention in 1896

Mach 2. 5 wind tunnel
Mach 2.5 wind tunnel. Observation window showing the inside of a high-speed wind tunnel. This is the Mach 2.5 wind tunnel

Delta wing aerodynamics. Vortices (right) seen streaming off a delta wing (left) during a water tunnel test. Air bubbles were used to visualise the flow pattern

Delta wing in a wind tunnel, 1964
Delta wing being inspected by a researcher in a wind tunnel. A delta wing is a triangular wing used on high-speed aircraft

Aerodynamics experiment. Researcher adjusting aeronautical equipment being used in a physics experiment. Photographed in the Aerodynamics Division of the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK

Wind tunnel nozzle, 1953
Wind tunnel nozzle. This is an adjustable nozzle for a supersonic wind tunnel. The nozzle width can be changed to alter the speed of the wind flowing through the tunnel

Ilyushin DB-3, Soviet WW2 bomber
Ilyushin DB-3, Soviet World War II bomber. This long-range bomber was built by the aircraft design bureau led by Soviet aviation engineer Sergei Ilyushin (1894-1977)

Ilyushin Il-4, Soviet WW2 bomber
Ilyushin Il-4, Soviet World War II bomber. This long-range bomber was built by the aircraft design bureau led by Soviet aviation engineer Sergei Ilyushin (1894-1977)

Soviet ANT-6 bomber, 1930
Soviet ANT-6 bomber, on skis, in 1930. This long-range bomber was built by the aircraft design bureau led by Soviet aviation engineer Andrei Tupolev (1888-1972)

Tupolev TB-1P, Soviet seaplane, 1925
Tupolev TB-1P, Soviet seaplane, in 1925. This version of the TB-1 heavy bomber was designed to take off from and land on water

Russky Vityaz, Russian biplane, 1913
Russky Vityaz, Russian biplane. This multi-engined aeroplane, the first 4-engine plane in the world, was built in 1913 by the Russian aviation engineer Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)

USSR-1 high-altitude balloon, 1933
USSR-1 high-altitude balloon, after take-off. This Soviet balloon set a world record altitude in October 1933, reaching the stratosphere and a height of 18, 514 metres

Polikarpov I-15, Soviet fighter, 1935
Polikarpov I-15, Soviet fighter, in flight. This fighter plane was in use from 1934 to 1941. It was built by the aircraft design bureau led by the Soviet aircraft engineer Nikolai Polikarpov

Petlyakov Pe-8, Soviet WW2 bomber
Petlyakov Pe-8, Soviet World War II bomber. This aircraft was built by the aircraft design bureau led by the Soviet aircraft engineer Vladimir Petlyakov (1891-1942)

Soviet glider Rabfakovets, 1920s. This glider was designed and built by the the Soviet aviation engineer Sergei Ilyushin (1894-1977) in the 1920s

Soviet N-209 transpolar flight, 1937
Soviet N-209 transpolar flight taking off, on 12th August 1937. Earlier in the year, several successful transpolar flights had been made from the USSR to the USA

Kamovs Ka-8 helicopter, 1946
Kamovs Ka-8 helicopter. This helicopter was designed by the Soviet aviation engineer Nikolai Kamov (1902-1972). Kamov built his first autogyro in 1929, and this led to his later helicopter designs

Soviet ANT-25 transpolar aircraft, 1937
Soviet ANT-25 transpolar aircraft. This is the aircraft in which a Soviet crew carried out the first transpolar flight over the Arctic, from 17-20th June 1937

Barrage balloon over Moscow, 1942
Barrage balloon over Moscow, USSR, in 1942, during World War II. War broke out between Germany and the USSR in June 1941, when Germany invaded the USSR

Soviet transpolar flight crew, USA, 1937
Soviet transpolar flight crew, in Los Angeles, USA, in July 1937. From left to right, the three Soviet pilots are: Andrei Yumashev, Sergei Danilin and Mikhail Gromov

Soviet US-4 glider, 1966
Soviet US-4 glider. This glider, or sailplane, was designed by the Soviet aircraft engineer Oleg Antonov (1906-1984). Eleven of these aircraft were built in the USSR in 1935

Otto Lilienthal testing a glider, 1890s
Lilienthal testing a glider in Germany in the 1890s. Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896) was a German aviation pioneer, who became known as the " Glider King" for his many experiments with gliders

Soviet N-209 transpolar flight crew, 1937
Soviet N-209 transpolar flight crew, before their fatal flight on 12th August 1937. They flew a modified DB-A aircraft (background) from Moscow over the Arctic towards Alaska

Chelyuskin search and rescue, 1934
Chelyuskin search and rescue in 1934. Aeroplane after landing in Provideniya Bay in the far north-east of Russia, to rescue the crew and passengers on the ship Chelyuskin

Soviet Pe-2 bomber and crew, 1942
Soviet Pe-2 bomber and crew. Soviet pilots preparing for a flight in a Pe-2 bomber during World War II. This bomber was built by the design bureau led by Soviet aviation engineer Vladimir Petlyakov

Tupolev and his glider, 1910
Tupolev and his glider. Russian aircraft pioneer and designer Andrei Tupolev (1888-1972) flying in a glider in Lefortovo Park, Moscow, Russia, in 1910

Testing motor horns, 1929
Testing motorcar horns. Researchers from the National Physical Laboratory assessing the quality of sound from various types of motorcar horns. Photographed in 1929

Testing gear lubricants, 1920
Testing gear lubricants. Technicians assessing the quality of various lubricant oils in a Lanchester worm gear machine. Photographed at the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK, in 1920

Road testing machine, 1911
Road testing machine. This machine was used to determine which paving techniques and materials were the most hard-wearing when exposed to heavy loads and high traffic levels

Early petrol motors, historical artwork. The first commercially successful petrol-driven motors were built in the second half of the 19th century by the Belgian Etienne Lenoir

Mining safety cage, 19th century
Mining safety cage. 19th-century artwork of the safety cage developed by Pierre-Joseph Fontaine (1810-1877) in 1849. The cage contains coal being lifted to the surface from a coal mine

Steam turbine, historical artwork. This is an artists impression of what a turbine described by Hero of Alexandria may have looked like

Bridge wind tunnel test, 1954
Bridge wind tunnel test. The wind tunnel and the large-scale model of the bridge will be used to test the structural integrity of the bridge in strong winds

DEUCE computer, 1956
DEUCE computer. Operator using the Digital Electronic Universal Computing Engine (DEUCE) computer. This was a commercial version of the Pilot ACE (Automatic Computing Engine) design

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"Mono Chrome: A Journey through Time and Art" Step into a world where shades of black and white intertwine, revealing the essence of history, science, and art. From the 1919 solar eclipse to Da Vinci's crossbow, each hint in this captivating collection unveils a unique facet of our human experience. As the sun hid behind the moon during that fateful eclipse in 1919, scientists witnessed an extraordinary phenomenon that confirmed Einstein's theory of general relativity. The monochromatic scene symbolized mankind's relentless pursuit of knowledge. In Durer's iconic artwork depicting praying hands, we find solace in simplicity. These hands transcend language barriers and remind us of our shared humanity—a powerful message conveyed through monochrome strokes. The grainy footage captured by Roger Patterson in 1967 brought Bigfoot into popular culture. This mysterious creature emerged from shadows cast by black-and-white film reels, leaving viewers captivated by its enigmatic existence. A haunting figure from the past emerges with plague doctor artwork dating back to the 17th century. In their eerie masks and dark robes, these doctors fought against disease while embodying both fear and hope within their monochromatic presence. Mendeleyev's periodic table revolutionized chemistry when it was published in 1869. Each element found its place on this grayscale chart—forming a mosaic that unraveled nature's secrets one square at a time. Amelia Earhart soared above gender norms as she became a pioneering figure in US aviation history. Against the backdrop of her daring flights stood her monochrome aircraft—an emblematic representation of courage defying societal limitations. The HMS Beagle ship carried Charles Darwin on his transformative voyage around the world. Its silhouette laid up ashore serves as a reminder that scientific breakthroughs often begin with humble beginnings—a testament to exploration painted only with shades between black and white. Carl Sagan gazed upon distant galaxies as he unraveled the mysteries of our universe.