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Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: World Flat projection map from composite of satellite images. Credit NASA: Science

World Flat projection map from composite of satellite images. Credit NASA: Science Earth Geology Oceanography

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Alchemical symbolism: toad and serpent represent two basic types of element, fixed and earthy

Alchemical symbolism: toad and serpent represent two basic types of element, fixed and earthy (toad) and the volatile (serpent). Flying eagle represents Sublimation

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: The eye according to Hunain ibn Ishaq also called Johannitius (809-873) Baghdad physican

The eye according to Hunain ibn Ishaq also called Johannitius (809-873) Baghdad physican and philosopher. Manuscript c1200

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Surrey Zoological Gardens, Walworth, London, England. Engraving after the drawing

Surrey Zoological Gardens, Walworth, London, England. Engraving after the drawing by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. In about 1830 Edward Cross kept his menagerie here

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Camera obscura: showing how the scene outside was collected by a mirror tilted at 45 degrees

Camera obscura: showing how the scene outside was collected by a mirror tilted at 45 degrees(B) passed through a meniscus lens between F and C and the image thrown onto the table below

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: The relation of man, the microcosm with the universe, the macrocosm, showing the spheres of the Sun

The relation of man, the microcosm with the universe, the macrocosm, showing the spheres of the Sun, Moon and planets and the hierarchy of angels, archangels

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Alchemical symbol of transmutation of base metal (Earth at bottom) into Gold (Sun) and Silver

Alchemical symbol of transmutation of base metal (Earth at bottom) into Gold (Sun) and Silver (Moon) through the agency of the dragon (Mercury - volatility)

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Influence of the universe, the Macrocosm on Man, the Microcosm. The parts of the

Influence of the universe, the Macrocosm on Man, the Microcosm. The parts of the body are influenced by specific plants, constellations and planets

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Constellation of Andromeda from Johannes Bayer Uranometria Ulm 1723. Andromeda chained

Constellation of Andromeda from Johannes Bayer Uranometria Ulm 1723. Andromeda chained to rocks waiting for rescue by Perseus. Copperplate engraving

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Constellation of Argo Navis from Johannes Bayer Uranometria Ulm 1723. Copperplate

Constellation of Argo Navis from Johannes Bayer Uranometria Ulm 1723. Copperplate engraving

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Gatling rapid fire gun (1861-62): Camel-mounted model. From The Science Record New York, 1862

Gatling rapid fire gun (1861-62): Camel-mounted model. From The Science Record New York, 1862. Engraving

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Comet Shoemaker-Levy, 1994. Impact with Jupiter 20 July 1994. NASA photograph

Comet Shoemaker-Levy, 1994. Impact with Jupiter 20 July 1994. NASA photograph

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Marie (1867-1934) and Pierre (1859-1906) Curie. With their elder daughter Irene in 1904

Marie (1867-1934) and Pierre (1859-1906) Curie. With their elder daughter Irene in 1904

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: All-sky images constructed from preliminary data from DMR (Different Microwave Radiometers)

All-sky images constructed from preliminary data from DMR (Different Microwave Radiometers) instrument on NASA cosmic background Explorer (COBE). Microwave maps at 3 frequencies. NASA photograph

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Spectroscope of the type used by Gustave Robert Kirchhoff (1824-1889) and Robert Wilhelm Bunsen

Spectroscope of the type used by Gustave Robert Kirchhoff (1824-1889) and Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (1811-1899). From Theodore Eckardt Physics in Pictures, London, 1882. Chromolithograph

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Prize offered in Scientific American, New York, October, 1920, for an essay on Einstein s

Prize offered in Scientific American, New York, October, 1920, for an essay on Einstein s
Prize offered in Scientific American, New York, October, 1920, for an essay on Einsteins theory of relativity. Einstein was travelling in the United States at thgis time

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Wet Battery: Leclance cell, invented c1866. Glass vessel containing zinc rod, solution

Wet Battery: Leclance cell, invented c1866. Glass vessel containing zinc rod, solution of chloride of ammonia, and porous block of carbon surrounded by pieces of carbon manganese dioxide

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Copernican (heliocentric) system of the universe, showing the firmament of the fixed stars

Copernican (heliocentric) system of the universe, showing the firmament of the fixed stars. From Johannes Hevelius Selenographia, Gdansk (Danzig) 1647. Engraving

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Second part of the star chart of the Northern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations

Second part of the star chart of the Northern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations. Engraving of 1747

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Spectroscopist observing (top). Bottom, left to right, Absorption spectra of Indigo

Spectroscopist observing (top). Bottom, left to right, Absorption spectra of Indigo, Chromic Chloride, and Magenta. Lithograph

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Pollen mass of Orchis mascula when first attached (A) and after depression (B). From

Pollen mass of Orchis mascula when first attached (A) and after depression (B). From Charles Darwin The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilized by Insects, London, 1899 (second edition)

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: John Tyndall (1820-1893) Irish-born British physicist. (Professor at Royal Institution

John Tyndall (1820-1893) Irish-born British physicist. (Professor at Royal Institution, London, 1854. Worked on Heat radiation and acoustics. Died of accidental Chloral poisoning)

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Richard Owen (1804-1892) British naturalist, and anatomist, giving a Friday Evening

Richard Owen (1804-1892) British naturalist, and anatomist, giving a Friday Evening Discourse on fossils at the Royal Institution, London. Cartoon by Richard Doyle from Punch, London 1849

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) viewed from space. NASA photograph

Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) viewed from space. NASA photograph

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Woolly mammoth approximately 9ft high and 16ft long, discovered frozen in a block of ice in Siberia

Woolly mammoth approximately 9ft high and 16ft long, discovered frozen in a block of ice in Siberia, 1779. Engraving c1870

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) Scottish physicist and mathematician. Second

William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) Scottish physicist and mathematician. Second law of thermodynamics: Temperature scale: Atlantic telegraph cable: Mirror galvanometer

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Curvature of Earth. Because Earth is curved, distant objects seem to sink below the horizon

Curvature of Earth. Because Earth is curved, distant objects seem to sink below the horizon. Wood engraving c1880

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Mandrake (bottom left) Sensitive plant (bottom right) & Acacia. Print published London c1795

Mandrake (bottom left) Sensitive plant (bottom right) & Acacia. Print published London c1795

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Einstein Cross Quasar: Gravitation Lens G2237 plus 0305. NASA photograph

Einstein Cross Quasar: Gravitation Lens G2237 plus 0305. NASA photograph

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Diagram of the Earth during Carboniferous period. Land - unshaded: Deep sea - diagonal lines

Diagram of the Earth during Carboniferous period. Land - unshaded: Deep sea - diagonal lines: Shallow water - horizontal lines

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Comet 1892a, Swift, May 1892. From a negative photograph by Dr Max Wolf (1863-1932)

Comet 1892a, Swift, May 1892. From a negative photograph by Dr Max Wolf (1863-1932) Not converted to positive to avoid any loss of detail

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Francis Bacon (1561-1626) English philosopher, scientist and statesman. Lord Chancellor 1618

Francis Bacon (1561-1626) English philosopher, scientist and statesman. Lord Chancellor 1618. In science advocated observation and experiment rather than Aristotelian deductive logic

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Robert Boyle, by Johann Kerseboom (died 1708). Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was an Irish

Robert Boyle, by Johann Kerseboom (died 1708). Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was an Irish
Robert Boyle, by Johann Kerseboom (died 1708).Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was an Irish physicist

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Henry Peter Brougham (1778-1868) 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux. Scottish lawyer and politician

Henry Peter Brougham (1778-1868) 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux. Scottish lawyer and politician. Queen Carolines defence: London University: founded Social Science Association (1857)

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: M. Sklodovski with his three surviving daughters. Left to right: Many (Marie Curie 1867-1934)

M. Sklodovski with his three surviving daughters. Left to right: Many (Marie Curie 1867-1934), Bronya and Hela

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Earth from Space photographed by spacecraft Galileo 11, December 1992 from distance of 1

Earth from Space photographed by spacecraft Galileo 11, December 1992 from distance of 1.9 million km (1.2 million miles) Antarctica, bottom, and dawn rising over Pacific Ocean. NASA photograph

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Microwave map of whole sky produced from one years data from COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer)

Microwave map of whole sky produced from one years data from COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer). NASA photograph

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Particle accelerator, CERN, Geneva. CERN photograph

Particle accelerator, CERN, Geneva. CERN photograph

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Cinchona (Jesuits or Peruvian Bark). Source of quinine. Used as febrifuge, particularly

Cinchona (Jesuits or Peruvian Bark). Source of quinine. Used as febrifuge, particularly in treatment of malaria. Hand-coloured engraving, London 1795

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: The Hermetic Androgyne: King equals Sun equals Gold, Queen equals Moon equals Silver

The Hermetic Androgyne: King equals Sun equals Gold, Queen equals Moon equals Silver, Dragon equals Mercury equals Volatility and so transmutation. Miniature from late 17th century German manuscript

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: The astronomer Takiuddin at his observatory at Galata, 1581 showing astronomical

The astronomer Takiuddin at his observatory at Galata, 1581 showing astronomical instruments in use at the time. After an illuminated manuscript

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Cartoon on Darwinism. From Punch, London, 10 December 1887

Cartoon on Darwinism. From Punch, London, 10 December 1887

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: White Dwarf stars in Globular Cluster M4. H. Bond (STSCI). NASA photograph

White Dwarf stars in Globular Cluster M4. H. Bond (STSCI). NASA photograph
White Dwarf stars in Globular Cluster M4.H.Bond (STSCI). NASA photograph

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: John Tyndall (1820-93) Irish born physicist, lecturing on electromagnetism at the Royal Institution

John Tyndall (1820-93) Irish born physicist, lecturing on electromagnetism at the Royal Institution, London. May 1870. Wood engraving

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: General properties of bodies: educational plate published Wurtemberg c. 1850. Physical

General properties of bodies: educational plate published Wurtemberg c. 1850. Physical
General properties of bodies: educational plate published Wurtemberg c.1850. Physical principles including Inertia: Centre of gravity: Centrifugal force: Parallelogram of forces

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Gatling rapid fire gun (1861-62): Various models. From The Science Record New York, 1762

Gatling rapid fire gun (1861-62): Various models. From The Science Record New York, 1762. Engraving

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: Multispectral scanner reveals lithologic and structural features of Great Namaland

Multispectral scanner reveals lithologic and structural features of Great Namaland in Namibia with clarity. Area extremely dry with little vegetation, so geology dominates image

Background imageScience Rights Managed Collection: William Crookes (1832-1919) holding discharge tube which carried his name. British physicist

William Crookes (1832-1919) holding discharge tube which carried his name. British physicist and chemist. Cartoon by Spy (Leslie Ward) from Vanity Fair, London, May 1903




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