History Collection (page 4)

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History Collection: 1872 meteorite explosion, artwork

1872 meteorite explosion, artwork
Meteorite Explosion over Lance, France in 1872. The xplosion could be head in a 80 kilometer circle. The meteorite fell at 5:20 p.m. on July 23, 1872

History Collection: Pittacus of Mytilene, Greek general

Pittacus of Mytilene, Greek general
Pittacus (c.640BCE - 568BCE), Greek general and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Pittacus lived in the city state of Mytilene

History Collection: Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer
Nicolaus Copernicus (February 19, 1473 Ôé¼" May 24, 1543) was the first astronomer to formulate a scientifically-based heliocentric cosmology that displaced the Earth from the center of

History Collection: Antisthenes of Athens, Greek philosopher

Antisthenes of Athens, Greek philosopher
Antisthenes (c.445 BCE - c.365 BCE), Greek philosopher. Antisthenes lived in Athens. He studies under Gorgias before encountering Socrates

History Collection: Diogenes of Sinope, Greek philosopher

Diogenes of Sinope, Greek philosopher
Diogenes (412 BCE - 323 BCE), Greek philosopher. Diogenes was born at Sinope in modern-day Turkey. Educated as a banker, he was exiled for defacing currency and moved to Athens

History Collection: Seusippus, Greek philosopher

Seusippus, Greek philosopher
Suesippus (c.408 BCE - c.339 BCE) Greek philosopher, Seusippus was the nephew of Plato. When Plato died Suesippus inherited the Academy. However, his philosophy took a different direction from Plato

History Collection: Socrates, greek philosopher

Socrates, greek philosopher
Socrates (c.470-399 BC), Greek philosopher. One of the most famous thinkers of antiquity, Socrates introduced a new critical approach to philosophy and science

History Collection: 1833 Jardine Pithecus satyrus Orangutan

1833 Jardine Pithecus satyrus Orangutan
Plate 2 (and 3) Propithecus satyrus. The Red or Asiatic Orangutang" (sic). The orangutan was the first great ape to be well known in Europe and Britain

History Collection: Periander, Greek tyrant

Periander, Greek tyrant
Periander (7th century BCE - 585 BCE), Greek tyrant and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Periander ruled in the city of Corinth

History Collection: 1749 Buffon angel creation of the Earth

1749 Buffon angel creation of the Earth
Copperplate engraving from Georges-Louis Leclerc, Compte de Buffon " Histoire Naturelle" Volume 1, Plate 2. " History and theory of the Earth" 1749. Bouchare del

History Collection: Solon, Greek statesman and lawmaker

Solon, Greek statesman and lawmaker
Solon (c.638 BCE - 558 BCE), Greek statesman. Solon was an Athenian, raised in a time in which position and noble birth meant everything

History Collection: Xenophon, Greek soldier and historian

Xenophon, Greek soldier and historian
Xenophon (c.444-c.357 BC), greek historian and soldier. Born in Athens, Xenophon was a pupil of the famous philosopher Socrates

History Collection: Chilon, Spartan philosopher

Chilon, Spartan philosopher
Chilon (fl. 6th century BCE), Spartan philosopher and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Chilon was one of the elected governors, or ephors, of Sparta who advised the king

History Collection: 1749 Human emotions and expression Buffon

1749 Human emotions and expression Buffon
1749 Copperplate engraving from Georges-Louis Leclerc, Compte de Buffon " Histoire Naturelle", Volume II, Plate VIII. shows some of the various expressions shown by the human face 1

History Collection: Thales of Miletus, Greek philosopher

Thales of Miletus, Greek philosopher
Thales of Miletus (c.624 BCE- c.546 BCE), Greek philosopher and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Thales lived at Miletus, an Ionian Greek city in what is now Turkey

History Collection: 1795 Wild Man of the woods - orangutan

1795 Wild Man of the woods - orangutan
1795 " The Orang Outang, or Wild Man of the Woods" (sic). J. Thle del et J. Chapman sculpt. from J. Frid Gmelin and Carl Linnaeus (posthumous)

History Collection: Aristotle, Greek philosopher

Aristotle, Greek philosopher
Aristotle (384 BCE - 322 BCE), Athenian philosopher and logician. Aristotle was born to the court physician at Macedon. Orphaned in early life

History Collection: 1833 Jardine Plate 1 Black orang chimp

1833 Jardine Plate 1 Black orang chimp
1833, Plate 1. Troglodytes niger, Black Orang. Probably a chimpanzee. The species was not well known yet with the first arriving in London zoo in 1835

History Collection: Carneades, Greek skeptic philosopher

Carneades, Greek skeptic philosopher
Carneades (214 BCE - 129 BCE), Greek philosopher. Carneades was born in Cyrene in northern Africa but moved to Athens at an early age. He studied philosophy with the Stoics, notably Diogenes

History Collection: 1833 Jardine Hylobates hoolock gibbon

1833 Jardine Hylobates hoolock gibbon
Plate 5. Hylobates Hoolock. Gibbon. Steel plate engraving with contemporary hand colouring from " The Naturalists Library" Mammalia, Vol. I " The Natural History of Monkeys"

History Collection: Aristippus of Cyrene, Greek philosopher

Aristippus of Cyrene, Greek philosopher
Aristippus (c.435 BCE - c.356 BCE), Greek philosopher. Aristippus lived in Cyrene, and is considered the founder of the Cyreniac school of philosophy

History Collection: 1833 Jardine Aotes douracouli night monke

1833 Jardine Aotes douracouli night monke
Plate 24 Aotes trivirgatus. Douracouli. Night monkey. Steel plate engraving with contemporary hand colouring from " The Naturalists Library" Mammalia, Vol

History Collection: 1833 Jardine cercocebus monkey

1833 Jardine cercocebus monkey
Plate 12 Cercocebus fuliginosus. Sooty Mangabey monkey. Steel plate engraving with contemporary hand colouring from " The Naturalists Library" Mammalia, Vol

History Collection: Bias of Priene, Greek philosopher

Bias of Priene, Greek philosopher
Bias (fl. 6th century BCE), Greek philosopher and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Bias lived in the Greek city state of Priene

History Collection: Comte de Buffon, French naturalist

Comte de Buffon, French naturalist
Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), French naturalist. Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, was keeper of the French botanical gardens, and published the first volume of his Natural History in 1752

History Collection: Guillaume Rondelet, French physician

Guillaume Rondelet, French physician
Guillaume Rondelet (1507-1566), French physician. Rondelet taught medicine in Montpellier, France. He made a considerable contribution to zoology through his study of marine animals

History Collection: Soviet Sokol spacesuit

Soviet Sokol spacesuit
Soviet spacesuit used by cosmonauts on missions to the Soviet space station Mir up until 1990. This Sokol (falcon) spacesuit was worn during launch and re-entry

History Collection: Womens rights statue, Canada

Womens rights statue, Canada. Statue on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, of Nellie McClung (1873-1951), womens rights activist

History Collection: Thomas Carlyle, Scottish author

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish author
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish writer, essayist, historian, teacher and social commentator. Carlyle was raised as a strict Calvinist

History Collection: Electrical appliances advert

Electrical appliances advert. Poster promoting the giving of electrical appliances as gifts. This poster was produced by the Electricity Generation Company, France, cica 1935

History Collection: Georg Hegel, caricature

Georg Hegel, caricature
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Caricatuer of the German philosopher Georg Hegel (1770-1831). Hegel referred to reality as the Absolute Spirit

History Collection: Sketch from Tsiolkovskys notebook

Sketch from Tsiolkovskys notebook. Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935) was a Soviet rocket pioneer. Although he never built a rocket

History Collection: Continental drift after 100 million years

Continental drift after 100 million years. Map of the Earth showing the continents some 100 million years in the future, and 300 million years after the start of the break-up of the ancient

History Collection: Continental drift, 200 million years ago

Continental drift, 200 million years ago, showing the Earth at the time of the break-up of the ancient supercontinent of Pangea. This supercontinent formed around 300 million years ago

History Collection: Bernard de Fontenelle, French writer

Bernard de Fontenelle, French writer
Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757), French writer. Fontenelle wrote extensively on the history and philosophy of mathematics and science

History Collection: Sir Richard Owen, caricature

Sir Richard Owen, caricature
Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892). Caricature of the English anatomist and palaeontologist Richard Owen, showing him with a large forehead and jaw, and bushy hair

History Collection: 15th century chemistry equipment, artwork

15th century chemistry equipment, artwork. At left is a furnace used for distillation and sublimation. It has bellows on each side and contains two vessels

History Collection: Artwork of twelve catarrhines, 1870

Artwork of twelve catarrhines, 1870
Twelve catarrhines. Historical artwork of twelve apes and Old World monkeys, from the 1870 edition of Ernst Haeckels The Natural History of Creation. These drawings are not entirely accurate

History Collection: Sylva Sylvarum title page, 1627

Sylva Sylvarum title page, 1627
Sylva Sylvarum title page. This natural history book was written by the English philosopher and statesman Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626). It was published posthumously in London in 1627

History Collection: Oxfordshire plants, 18th century artwork

Oxfordshire plants, 18th century artwork. This page of drawings is from the book The natural history of Oxford-Shire (1705) by the English naturalist Robert Plot (1640-1696)

History Collection: Enston waterworks, 18th century artwork

Enston waterworks, 18th century artwork. These waterworks are in Enston, Oxfordshire, England. This artwork is from the book The natural history of Oxford-Shire (1705)

History Collection: Luna 2 commemmorative stamp

Luna 2 commemmorative stamp. Soviet postage stamp dedicated to the Luna 2 unmanned space probe, launched on 12 September 1959

History Collection: The Other World title page

The Other World title page
The Other World. Title page of an English translation of The Other World: The Comical History of the States and Empires of the Worlds of the Moon and Sun (1657)by Cyrano de Bergerac

History Collection: Plough types, 18th century artwork

Plough types, 18th century artwork. Comparison of ploughs from history, from top: Egyptian, Greek and French types. This artwork is from the Italian edition of De l origine des lois

History Collection: Fossils, 18th century artwork

Fossils, 18th century artwork. This page of drawings is from the book The natural history of Oxford-Shire (1705) by the English naturalist Robert Plot (1640-1696)

History Collection: Oxfordshire animals, 18th century artwork

Oxfordshire animals, 18th century artwork. This page of drawings is from the book The natural history of Oxford-Shire (1705) by the English naturalist Robert Plot (1640-1696)

History Collection: Luna 1 commemmorative stamp

Luna 1 commemmorative stamp. Soviet postage stamp dedicated to the Luna 1 unmanned probe, launched on 2 January 1959 (date at upper right)

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