Experimenting Collection (#2)

Various methods of observing sunspots, illustration from Rosa Orsina
XJF294058 Various methods of observing sunspots, illustration from Rosa Orsina by Christoph Scheiner, published 1630 (engraving) (b/w photo) (detail of 294057) by German School

Various methods of observing sunspots, illustration from Rosa Orsina
XJF294057 Various methods of observing sunspots, illustration from Rosa Orsina by Christoph Scheiner, published 1630 (engraving) (b/w photo) (for detail see 294058) by German School

Electrical experiment made on a man by Abbe Jean Antoine Nollet (1700-70
XIR266904 Electrical experiment made on a man by Abbe Jean Antoine Nollet (1700-70) in a physicist cabinet, frontispiece illustration from Essai sur l electricite des corps by Nollet, published 1746

A first view of Practical Chemistry begun in the Universal Magazine in December 1747
XJF354298 A first view of Practical Chemistry begun in the Universal Magazine in December 1747 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) Conducts his Kite Experiment (woodcut) (b / w photo)
XJF134193 Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) Conducts his Kite Experiment (woodcut) (b/w photo) by American School, (18th century); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

The Laboratory, 1887 (oil on canvas)
XIR161166 The Laboratory, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Gueldry, Ferdinand Joseph (1858-1945); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) breaking up the light through a prism
CHT207815 Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) breaking up the light through a prism, illustration from La Vie des Savants Illustres by Louis Figuier, 1868 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

Plate with a photograph of Louis Pasteur (1822-95) by Pierre Petit (1832-1909)
CHT157307 Plate with a photograph of Louis Pasteur (1822-95) by Pierre Petit (1832-1909), and scenes of his life (ceramic) by French School

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)

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

Captain Urquhart experimenting with his life-preserving raft on the Thames (engraving)
587709 Captain Urquhart experimenting with his life-preserving raft on the Thames (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jacques de Vaucanson as a child, illustration from Galerie des Enfants Celebres
CHT279480 Jacques de Vaucanson as a child, illustration from Galerie des Enfants Celebres, c.1850 (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet

Abbot Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729-99) investigating the physiology of digestion on birds
CHT253244 Abbot Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729-99) investigating the physiology of digestion on birds, illustration from La vie et les moeurs des animaux par Louis Figuier (1819-94) Paris

Pasteur and Rabies, caricature of the experiments of Louis Pasteur (1822-95) from
CHT234621 Pasteur and Rabies, caricature of the experiments of Louis Pasteur (1822-95) from Le Grelot, 8th November 1885 (coloured engraving) by French School

The first harvest of the Empire (colour litho)
2783761 The first harvest of the Empire (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first harvest of the Empire)

Experimenting Ponds at the Huningue Fish Nurseries
Experimenting ponds at the Hungingue fish nurseries in France. Date: 1864

The Young Chemist or Young Scientist. 19th century

The Late M Pasteur in his Laboratory in Paris (engraving)
1056625 The Late M Pasteur in his Laboratory in Paris (engraving) by Marie, Adrien Emmanuel (1848-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late M Pasteur in his Laboratory in Paris)

First parachute descent by Jacques Garnerin, 22 October 1797 (chromolitho)
961335 First parachute descent by Jacques Garnerin, 22 October 1797 (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First parachute descent by Jacques Garnerin)

A Rival to the Balloon, the Kite in Warfare (litho)
1601326 A Rival to the Balloon, the Kite in Warfare (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Rival to the Balloon, the Kite in Warfare)

T A Edison is working on a new invention (b / w photo)
2798534 T A Edison is working on a new invention (b/w photo) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: T A Edison is working on a new invention)

The Great Inventors, Edison in his new workshop in Lewelleyn Park, Orange (colour litho)
2798533 The Great Inventors, Edison in his new workshop in Lewelleyn Park, Orange (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Inventors)

The Winged Men (Colour Litho)
2783881 The Winged Men (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The winged men. Some fans of human flight, with wings on their arms and a rudder on their legs)

James Watt Experimenting (engraving)
666826 James Watt Experimenting (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Watt Experimenting)

"It Rose at once to the Ceiling"(engraving)
725659 " It Rose at once to the Ceiling" (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Robert Boyles designs and ideas for the vacuum pump published in 1669 (engraving
XJF354296 Robert Boyles designs and ideas for the vacuum pump published in 1669 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School

Alchemists, 1893 (oil on canvas)
XIR188765 Alchemists, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Mehdi (1870-99); Golestan Palace Library, Tehran, Iran; Iranian, out of copyright

Hans Christian Oersted (1777-1851) discovering the deviation of the magnetic needle by
CHT164245 Hans Christian Oersted (1777-1851) discovering the deviation of the magnetic needle by closed current in 1820, from Les Merveilles de la Science by Louis Figuier (1819-94)

Antoine Lavoisier (1743-94) and his Experiments into Respiration
CHT167352 Antoine Lavoisier (1743-94) and his Experiments into Respiration (pen & ink and sepia wash on paper) by Lavoisier

Guillaume Francois Rouelle (1703-70) lecturing at the Jardin du Roy
CHT213204 Guillaume Francois Rouelle (1703-70) lecturing at the Jardin du Roy, illustration from La Vie des Savants Illustres by Louis Figuier

Two instruments to study electricity (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR224435 Two instruments to study electricity (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Experiment on frogs by Louis Galvani (1737-98) late 18th century (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR217898 Experiment on frogs by Louis Galvani (1737-98) late 18th century (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: experiment on frogs; ); French

Pneumatic Experiment, one of a series, 1777 (oil on canvas)
BAL37748 Pneumatic Experiment, one of a series, 1777 (oil on canvas) by Loo, Charles-Amedee-Philippe van (1719-95); 35.4x44.4 cm; Archangel Palace, Moscow, Russia; French, out of copyright

Louis Pasteur (1822-95) taking a sample of foam from a rabid dog (charcoal)
CHT157308 Louis Pasteur (1822-95) taking a sample of foam from a rabid dog (charcoal) by Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939); Musee Pasteur, Institut Pasteur, Paris

First Steam Experiment of James Watt (1736-1819) (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF134190 First Steam Experiment of James Watt (1736-1819) (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Electrical experiment made on a man by Abbe Jean Antoine Nollet (1700-70
3493764 Electrical experiment made on a man by Abbe Jean Antoine Nollet (1700-70) in a physicist cabinet, frontispiece illustration from Essai sur l electricite des corps by Nollet, published 1746

Among the many new applications that lie ahead for airplanes in peacetime... (colour litho)
2808832 Among the many new applications that lie ahead for airplanes in peacetime... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Italian Inventions, the Worker Boat Built and Experimented by Engineer G Pino Per... (colour litho)
2798638 Italian Inventions, the Worker Boat Built and Experimented by Engineer G Pino Per... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian Inventions)

Projecting the image of the Sun through a refracting telescope in order to study sunspots
618937 Projecting the image of the Sun through a refracting telescope in order to study sunspots, illustration from Rosa Ursina by Christoph Scheiner, published in 1630 (engraving) by Italian School

Lazzaro Spallanzani experimenting with the digestion of birds
LLM459505 Lazzaro Spallanzani experimenting with the digestion of birds by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Abbe Nollets electricity machine, 1746, copy by Boris Mestchersky (d
STC397184 Abbe Nollets electricity machine, 1746, copy by Boris Mestchersky (d.1957) illustration from Histoire de la Nation Francaise, Sciences, Volumes I & II, by Gabriel Hanotaux (1853-1944)

Death of Archimedes, illustration from La Vie des Savants Illustres
CHT326669 Death of Archimedes, illustration from La Vie des Savants Illustres by Louis Figuier, engraved by Charles Laplante (d.1903) Paris, published 1872 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Verhas

Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1815) (litho)
KW244291 Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1815) (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: inventor of the Davy Lamp; ); English, out of copyright

Experiment on frogs, illustration from De viribus electricitatis in motu
XIR217897 Experiment on frogs, illustration from De viribus electricitatis in motu muscumari (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Lavoisiers Experiment on the Reconstruction of Water in 1790, c
CHT166602 Lavoisiers Experiment on the Reconstruction of Water in 1790, c.1860 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Captain Urquharts Life-Preserving Raft (engraving)
1619448 Captain Urquharts Life-Preserving Raft (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Urquharts Life-Preserving Raft)

George Stephenson, the Father of Railways (engraving)
1590438 George Stephenson, the Father of Railways (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Stephenson, the Father of Railways)

Monsieur Pasteurs Experiments for the Cure of Hydrophobia (engraving)
1041243 Monsieur Pasteurs Experiments for the Cure of Hydrophobia (engraving) by Marie, Adrien Emmanuel (1848-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Unleashing the Power of Curiosity: A Journey through Centuries of Experimentation" Embarking on a thrilling adventure, a man fearlessly rides atop a steam rocket, pushing the boundaries of human exploration. Meanwhile, in 1954, scientists utilize a mass spectrometer to unravel the mysteries hidden within matter. The revolutionary BAC TSR-2 takes flight, embodying the audacity and innovation that come with daring experiments. In the 1840s, Simpson delves into uncharted territories as he meticulously researches anaesthetics, forever changing medical practices. Pioneering minds like Sir Frank Whittle revolutionize aviation by inventing jet engines while Gregor Mendel's groundbreaking work as an Austrian botanist lays the foundation for our understanding of genetics. At Berkeley in 1955 C016 / 8832 marks an anti-proton experiment where scientists collide particles to unlock secrets about our universe. Antoine Lavoisier and his wife stand side by side in their laboratory - two brilliant chemists who redefine our knowledge of chemical reactions. A fruit-powered clock serves as a whimsical reminder that even everyday objects can become tools for experimentation. Witnessing particle collisions reveals glimpses into unseen dimensions and unravels nature's deepest secrets. An early telephone depicted in historical artwork reminds us how Alexander Graham Bell experimented relentlessly until he successfully transmitted sound over long distances. And who could forget Louis Pasteur? This French microbiologist pioneers pasteurization techniques that save countless lives from deadly diseases. From steam rockets to microscopic discoveries, it has been at the heart of human progress throughout history, and is through these bold endeavors that we push boundaries, challenge conventions, and pave new paths towards enlightenment and innovation.