Apparatus Collection (#7)

Pierre (1859-1906) and Marie (1867-1934) Curie in their Laboratory (b / w photo)
CHT173238 Pierre (1859-1906) and Marie (1867-1934) Curie in their Laboratory (b/w photo) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Microscope
XIR173103 Microscope by French School, (17th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Using Sulphur, from De Re Metallica by Georg Bauer (1494-1566)
XIR158692 Using Sulphur, from De Re Metallica by Georg Bauer (1494-1566), known as Agricola (woodcut) (b/w photo) by German School, (16th century); Bibliotheque du Museum d Histoire Naturelle, Paris

Alchemists at work, from a manuscript of Alchemy (vellum)
CHT157444 Alchemists at work, from a manuscript of Alchemy (vellum) by French School, (14th century); Bibliotheque de L Arsenal, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Microscope (wood, metal & glass) (see also 1113963)
1113962 Microscope (wood, metal & glass) (see also 1113963) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info.: cased by Le Canu a Rouen); Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Sketch of the arrangements in Dr D B Reids classroom, Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh (engraving)
5229995 Sketch of the arrangements in Dr D B Reids classroom, Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh (engraving) by Johnstone, John (1814-84); Private Collection; (add.info)

Microscope, c. 1690 (silver & glass) (see also 1121457-60)
1121456 Microscope, c.1690 (silver & glass) (see also 1121457-60) by Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van (1632-1723); Private Collection; (add.info.: The lens held between two riveted silver plates)

Pair of compasses, 1686 (paper on wood)
CH437777 Pair of compasses, 1686 (paper on wood) by Lusverg, Giacomo (c.1636-89); length: 19.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: signed Iacobus Faciebat Romae; ); Photo eChristies Images; Italian

Protractor Square, 1686 (brass)
CH437776 Protractor Square, 1686 (brass) by Lusverg, Giacomo (c.1636-89); length: 11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: signed Iacobus Lusuerg Faciebat Romae; ); Photo eChristies Images; Italian

Diving apparatus (litho)
6013625 Diving apparatus (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diving apparatus. Illustration for The Harmsworth Encylopaedia (c 1922).); © Look and Learn

New Ideas for using X-Rays for Medical use WWI
Used in the British, French and Russian military hospitals the Kompact, apparatus, to find foreign bodies in wounded soldiers

Barnsley Detachment Tankersley Brigade Rescue Party
Mine Fire at the Hamstead Colliery, Great Barr, Birmingham on 4th March, 1908. The Barnsley Detachment Tankersley Brigade Rescue Party

Veterinary instruments and apparatus (litho)
5202578 Veterinary instruments and apparatus (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Veterinary instruments and apparatus)

Boilers (engraving)
5207070 Boilers (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boilers. Illustration for Farrows Military Encyclopedia by Edwards Farrow (Published by the Author)

Objective lens of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) (glass, ivory & gilded bronze mounted
XIR208682 Objective lens of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) (glass, ivory & gilded bronze mounted on ebony) by Italian School, (17th century); Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence

Flask and Ibis, illustration from De distillatione by Giambattista della Porta
486330 Flask and Ibis, illustration from De distillatione by Giambattista della Porta, published 1610 (woodcut) by della Porta

Robert Boyles development of the water pump (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF354295 Robert Boyles development of the water pump (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Television scanning disk invented by August Karolus, c. 1930 (b / w photo)
RYS355874 Television scanning disk invented by August Karolus, c.1930 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Crowd watching a gymnast at the Hudson Bank Gymnasium and Playground
MNY381218 Crowd watching a gymnast at the Hudson Bank Gymnasium and Playground, 53rd Street and 11th Avenue, New York, 1898 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Dioptric telescope, copy of an engraving by Boris Mestchersky (d
STC397230 Dioptric telescope, copy of an engraving by Boris Mestchersky (d.1957), illustration from Histoire de la Nation Francaise, Sciences, Volumes I & II, by Gabriel Hanotaux (1853-1944)

Lavoisier and his wife, copy by Boris Mestchersky (d. 1957)
STC397219 Lavoisier and his wife, copy by Boris Mestchersky (d.1957), illustration from Histoire de la Nation Francaise, Sciences, Volumes I & II, by Gabriel Hanotaux (1853-1944)

Foucaults revolving mirror for the measurement of the speed of light
STC397194 Foucaults revolving mirror for the measurement of the speed of light, copy by Boris Mestchersky (d.1957) illustration from Histoire de la Nation Francaise, Sciences, Volumes I & II

Tense Moment in Trench Mining Operations, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359745 Tense Moment in Trench Mining Operations, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

J. H. van Swinden, demonstrating the generation of electricity to the Felix Meritis
862573 J. H. van Swinden, demonstrating the generation of electricity to the Felix Meritis Society, Amsterdam, c.1800 (engraving) by Dutch School

Rudolph Koenigs Exhibit, Philosophical Apparatus, Main Exhibition
941024 Rudolph Koenigs Exhibit, Philosophical Apparatus, Main Exhibition, Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (silver albumen print) by American Photographer

A view of the apparatus and part of the great cylinder in the Pantheon, Oxford Street, London (engraving)
585978 A view of the apparatus and part of the great cylinder in the Pantheon, Oxford Street, London (engraving) by Rooker

The new light cure: A sketch in the London Hospital (litho)
606494 The new light cure: A sketch in the London Hospital (litho) by Spence, Percy F.S. (1868-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The new light cure)

Woman using a very early telephone (chromolitho)
669218 Woman using a very early telephone (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French educational card)

Stiletto Dividers (brass)
MFR135778 Stiletto Dividers (brass) by Spanish School, (18th century); Private Collection; Spanish, out of copyright

Calculating machine invented by Blaise Pascal (1623-63) in 1642 (wood and metal)
CHT171359 Calculating machine invented by Blaise Pascal (1623-63) in 1642 (wood and metal) by French School, (17th century); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Illustration from La Dioptrique by Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
CHT163646 Illustration from La Dioptrique by Rene Descartes (1596-1650), following the Discours de la Methode first published in Leiden in 1637 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

Recomposition of water from hydrogen and oxygen: Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier (1743-94
CHT157447 Recomposition of water from hydrogen and oxygen: Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier (1743-94) experimenting on the respiration of a resting man, illustration from an educational plate

Cross section of scientific equipment, from The Elements of Chemistry
BAL140621 Cross section of scientific equipment, from The Elements of Chemistry by Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier (1743-94) engraved by D.Lizars, 1796 (engraving) by French School

Scientific Equipment, from The Elements of Chemistry
BAL140620 Scientific Equipment, from The Elements of Chemistry by Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier (1743-94) engraved by D.Lizars, 1796 (engraving) by French School

Scientific Equipment, from The Elements of Chemistry
BAL140617 Scientific Equipment, from The Elements of Chemistry by Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier (1743-94) engraved by D. Lizars, 1796 (engraving) by French School

Monsieur Purgon, from Le Malade Imaginaire by Moliere (1622-73
CHT176059 Monsieur Purgon, from Le Malade Imaginaire by Moliere (1622-73) (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Ordre National des Pharmaciens, Paris

Louis Pasteur experimenting for the cure of hydrophobia in his laboratory, c. 1885, pub. c
XND75992 Louis Pasteur experimenting for the cure of hydrophobia in his laboratory, c.1885, pub. c.1895 (print) by Marie, Adrien Emmanuel (1848-91) (after); Private Collection; English

Boiling a kettle by will power 1932
Major Raymond Phillips with the apparatus, by which he claimed to cause an electrical gramophone or kettle to operate. The human body acted, he said, as an earth

Biggs sheep-dipping apparatus 1851
Thomas Bigg, Leicester House, Great Dover Street, Southwark, inventor and manufacturer of improved apparatus for sheep-dipping, using five men is capable of dipping 500 sheep per day. Date: 1851

Dewar thermos vacuum flasks, late 19th century (photo)
TRI216283 Dewar thermos vacuum flasks, late 19th century (photo) by English School, (19th century); The Royal Institution, London, UK; eRoyal Institution; English, out of copyright

Vacuum goblet made for James Dewar (1842-1923) 19th century (photo)
TRI216281 Vacuum goblet made for James Dewar (1842-1923) 19th century (photo) by English School, (19th century); The Royal Institution, London, UK; eRoyal Institution; English, out of copyright

Experiment on the decomposition of water, illustration from
XIR242889 Experiment on the decomposition of water, illustration from Traite elementaire de chimie by Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier (1743-94) (engraving) (b/w photo) by Lavoisier

Ionisation chamber devised by Marie Curie (1867-1934) c. 1897
CHT236040 Ionisation chamber devised by Marie Curie (1867-1934) c.1897 by French School, (19th century); Institut de Radium, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Experimenting with the decomposition of water, illustration from Memoires de l
ACD213237 Experimenting with the decomposition of water, illustration from Memoires de l Academie Royale des Sciences, 1781 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

Illustration from Traite de la Pesanteur de l Air
XIR161919 Illustration from Traite de la Pesanteur de l Air by Blaise Pascal (1623-62) after 1663 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (17th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Culpeper Type Microscope, English, 18th century (brass)
MFR135771 Culpeper Type Microscope, English, 18th century (brass) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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