Experiment Collection (#3)

Weighing the earth in a pair of scales on a high tower (litho)
8673173 Weighing the earth in a pair of scales on a high tower (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How the weight of the earth is measured)

James Clerk Maxwell's great experiment, 19th Century (litho)
8673170 James Clerk Maxwell's great experiment, 19th Century (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Clerk Maxwell's great experiment)

Dissection of the Knee Joint from the Front, Patella thrown down (colour litho)
8667620 Dissection of the Knee Joint from the Front, Patella thrown down (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dissection of the Knee Joint from the Front)

Alexander Graham Bell (right) experimenting with an x-beam tetrahedral kite, designer Mr
NWI4948745 Alexander Graham Bell (right) experimenting with an x-beam tetrahedral kite, designer Mr. Baldwin next to Dr Bell

A tuberculosis patient being given a direct blood transfusion from a goat, at Dr. Simon Bernheim's clinic
CUL4849784 A tuberculosis patient being given a direct blood transfusion from a goat, at Dr. Simon Bernheim's clinic. France, ca. 1891

Nikola Tesla
3586131 Nikola Tesla; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist

Diagram of Joule's apparatus for studying heat
NWI4757758 Diagram of Joule's apparatus for studying heat.; (add.info.: Diagram of Joule's apparatus for studying heat.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Electricity: from the power station to the city lighting, c. 1900-1910 (chromo)
1790232 Electricity: from the power station to the city lighting, c. 1900-1910 (chromo); (add.info.: electricity in France : from the power station to the city lighting (in the background)

Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar)
531920 Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar). Known as Doctor Mirabilis'

Pigeons used by Charles Darwin at Down House, near Beckenham, Kent, England, during his work on his theory of descent
530398 Pigeons used by Charles Darwin at Down House, near Beckenham, Kent, England, during his work on his theory of descent. Wood engraving, 1887.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Experiment to measure the velocity of sound in water, 1873 (engraving)
1574767 Experiment to measure the velocity of sound in water, 1873 (engraving); (add.info.: Experiment to measure the velocity of sound in water)

An open female cuttlefish, plate from "Histoire naturelle: les mollusques" by Georges Louis Leclerc
AIS5369968 An open female cuttlefish, plate from "Histoire naturelle: les mollusques" by Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (1707-1788) (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona

Experimental Chaise, mid-18th century (etching on paper)
7482785 Experimental Chaise, mid-18th century (etching on paper) by Hayman, Francis (1708-76); 31x40 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Balloon ride before 1900, photograph made in studio in front of painted sky decoration (photo)
PCT4256624 Balloon ride before 1900, photograph made in studio in front of painted sky decoration (photo); 12 x 18 cm; (add.info)

An Louis Pasteur experiment, 19th century (engraving)
3733827 An Louis Pasteur experiment, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Louis Pasteur experiment demonstrating that fermentation)

Diagram of an experiment conducted by John Tyndall
3586064 Diagram of an experiment conducted by John Tyndall; (add.info.: Diagram of an experiment conducted by John Tyndall (1820-1893) an Irish physicist

Experience of Sir James Young Simpson (1811 - 1870) Scottish doctor testing the effects of chlorophorm on his friends
FGL5466441 Experience of Sir James Young Simpson (1811 - 1870) Scottish doctor testing the effects of chlorophorm on his friends at dinner, 1847 (engraving); Private Collection; Fototeca Gilardi

Empirical physician, l'Empirique, 17th century.. Doctor in hat, robes and coat examining a flask of liquid
5912946 Empirical physician, l'Empirique, 17th century.. Doctor in hat, robes and coat examining a flask of liquid. Chromolithograph by Louis Rene Letronne after an illustration by Th

Musschenbroek's experiment, the discovery of the transpiration of plants, 1882
7125195 Musschenbroek's experiment, the discovery of the transpiration of plants, 1882; (add.info.: Musschenbroek's experiment, the discovery of the transpiration of plants)

An engraving depicting Hans Christian Orsted's discovery of the directive action of currents upon magnets (1819)
5311361 An engraving depicting Hans Christian Orsted's discovery of the directive action of currents upon magnets (1819). The magnetic needle will always rest at right angles to the current

An illustration of parallax showing the apparent displacement of the finger when viewed with first one eye
5311240 An illustration of parallax showing the apparent displacement of the finger when viewed with first one eye and then the other, due to the different position from which it is observed

Engraving depicting an experiment involving white-head torpedoes, 19th century
5308716 Engraving depicting an experiment involving white-head torpedoes, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an experiment involving white-head torpedoes)

frontispiece of "Of Statik Experiments" (engraving)
3359525 frontispiece of "Of Statik Experiments" (engraving); (add.info.: Frontispiece of section Of Statik Experiments from Johannes Baptista della Porta Magia Naturalis')

Two alchemists distilling an Elixir, 16th century (engraving)
3329492 Two alchemists distilling an Elixir, 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting two alchemists distilling an Elixir, during the Elizabethan Period)

The expedition to Port Edgmont, Falkland Islands - MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809)
CUL4873759 The expedition to Port Edgmont, Falkland Islands - MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809). Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer.; RAVENET, Juan (1766). Malaspina Expedition (1789-1794)

James Young Simpson (1811-1870) trying out anaesthetics on himself, 19th century (wood engraving)
UTD4952430 James Young Simpson (1811-1870) trying out anaesthetics on himself, 19th century (wood engraving); United Archives GmbH

Engraving depicting a boy demonstrating the equilibrium of the body with one point of support at (G)
5309434 Engraving depicting a boy demonstrating the equilibrium of the body with one point of support at (G) directly above the point of support

Engraving depicting a boy lighting paper using the sun's rays focused by a concave mirror, 19th century
5309432 Engraving depicting a boy lighting paper using the sun's rays focused by a concave mirror, 19th century; (add.info)

Henson and Stringfellow's 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine, 1843 (lithograph)
530320 Henson and Stringfellow's 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine, 1843 (lithograph); (add.info.: for steam-powered flying machine. Webbed tail 15.24m, and beneath it a rudder)

Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar)
531922 Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar): called Doctor Mirabilis'. Tower of Franciscan friary, Oxford, where Bacon had his study

Berthold Schwarz from Le Petit Journal, Paris, 1901 (print)
539301 Berthold Schwarz from Le Petit Journal, Paris, 1901 (print); (add.info.: Berthold Schwarz (active 1320). German Franciscan monk and alchemist

Humphry Davy, chemist
672749 Humphry Davy, chemist; (add.info.: Humphry Davy - engraving Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, (17 December 1778 - 29 May 1829) was a British chemist and inventor); Universal History Archive/UIG

Experiment with Buckwheat and Oats grown in Barren Sand, and supplied with different Fertilising Ingredients (engraving)
8631849 Experiment with Buckwheat and Oats grown in Barren Sand, and supplied with different Fertilising Ingredients (engraving) by English School

Berthold Schwarz, German alchemist (colour litho)
8655494 Berthold Schwarz, German alchemist (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Berthold Schwarz)

Obtaining tetanus serum from horse blood, Marburg, Germany (colour litho)
8663554 Obtaining tetanus serum from horse blood, Marburg, Germany (colour litho) by Gehrke, Fritz (1855-1916); Private Collection; (add.info)

Stephen Hales experiment to demonstrate circulation in plants
5310239 Stephen Hales experiment to demonstrate circulation in plants; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Stephen Hales experiment to demonstrate circulation in plants)

An engraving depicting Andreas Cuneus attempting to electrify water contained in a Leyden bottle (1746)
5311346 An engraving depicting Andreas Cuneus attempting to electrify water contained in a Leyden bottle (1746). Muschenbroek, Cuneus teacher

A scene from Wilkie Collins Moonstone
5307657 A scene from Wilkie Collins Moonstone'.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a scene from Wilkie Collins Moonstone - Repeat of Dr Candy's experiment)

Santorio Santorio
5307546 Santorio Santorio.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Santorio Santorio seated in his balance (a steelyard) in which he could eat and sleep

The Meigs Elevated Railway
5311810 The Meigs Elevated Railway; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Meigs Elevated Railway, an experimental steam-powered monorail invented by Josiah V. Meigs)

Engraving depicting Luigi Galvani's outdoor experiment which investigates the behaviour of muscles stimulated by
5309465 Engraving depicting Luigi Galvani's outdoor experiment which investigates the behaviour of muscles stimulated by electricity; (add.info)

The Meigs Elevated Railway
5308343 The Meigs Elevated Railway.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Meigs Elevated Railway, an experimental steam-powered monorail invented by Josiah V. Meigs (Joe Vincent Meigs)

Presentation in 1801 of the experiments on the electric battery to the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte by Volta
CUL4932588 Presentation in 1801 of the experiments on the electric battery to the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte by Volta (engraving); (add.info.: Volta)

Louis Pasteur's first apparatus for cooling and fermenting wort
3733830 Louis Pasteur's first apparatus for cooling and fermenting wort.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Louis Pasteur's first apparatus for cooling)

Martin, known as Madman, visited in his study by Dr Arnold
2604890 Martin, known as Madman, visited in his study by Dr Arnold; (add.info.: Martin, known as Madman, visited in his study by Dr Arnold, just as his experiment explodes)

Nikola Tesla
3586134 Nikola Tesla; (add.info.: Photograph of Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist

Nikola Tesla
3586133 Nikola Tesla; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist

Frontispiece of section Of Statik Experiments from Johannes Baptista della Porta Magia Naturalis, 1850
3330715 Frontispiece of section Of Statik Experiments from Johannes Baptista della Porta Magia Naturalis, 1850; (add.info)

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"Unleashing the Power of Curiosity: A Journey through Experiments" Embarking on a voyage of discovery, Joseph Wright's "The Orrery" sets the stage for our exploration into the realm of experiments. From proton collisions in 1797 to the monumental Higgs boson event captured by ATLAS detector C013 / 6892, we delve deep into the mysteries of particle physics. In William Heath Robinson's "Bound to Draw, " innovation takes center stage as ingenious contraptions push boundaries and challenge conventional wisdom. The Airpump by Joseph Wright showcases scientific curiosity at its peak, revealing humanity's relentless pursuit of knowledge. Fast forward to 1955 when the new R. A. F. Centrifuge revolutionized aviation research, propelling us closer to understanding human limits in extreme conditions. Meanwhile, the mass spectrometer in 1954 opened doors to unraveling elemental secrets hidden within matter. Witnessing Wilbur and Orville Wright with Flyer II at Huffman Prairie reminds us that every experiment starts with a dream and determination. Their groundbreaking achievements paved the way for modern aviation as we know it today. From magnetic repulsion experiments sparking intrigue to captivating artwork depicting particle physics wonders, each endeavor fuels our insatiable thirst for answers. Lead ion collisions propel us further into uncharted territories while bolts of electricity discharge in Nikola Tesla's lab electrify our imaginations, and are not merely confined within laboratory walls; they transcend boundaries and ignite sparks of ingenuity across time and space. They embody humanity's unwavering quest for understanding nature’s deepest secrets – an eternal dance between curiosity and knowledge-seeking. So let us embrace these glimpses into experimentation – windows into worlds unknown – where scientists dare to ask questions that shape our collective future. For it is through these bold endeavors that we unlock new frontiers, forever pushing beyond what was once deemed impossible.