Learned Collection (#6)

Frontispice of " By Nicolai Claudii Fabrici de Peiresc, Senatoris Aquisextiensis, Vita", 1641
XEE5029595 Frontispice of " By Nicolai Claudii Fabrici de Peiresc, Senatoris Aquisextiensis, Vita", 1641, by Pierre Gassendi (1592-1655), philosopher, astronomer

Frontispice of "Opera Omnia" by Jan Baptist Van Helmont (1577 -1644) Flemish medicine and chemist
XEE5029622 Frontispice of "Opera Omnia" by Jan Baptist Van Helmont (1577 -1644) Flemish medicine and chemist; (add.info)

Public preparation of the Theriac (antidote or antipoison) to the Archiginnasio
VEN5027202 Public preparation of the Theriac (antidote or antipoison) to the Archiginnasio (name given to the University of Bologna) in the presence of doctors, pharmacists, ladies and knights

Portrait of Wilhelm Jacob's Gravesande (1688-1742) Dutch Physicist
XEE5029691 Portrait of Wilhelm Jacob's Gravesande (1688-1742) Dutch Physicist; (add.info.: Portrait of Wilhelm Jacob's Gravesande (1688-1742) Dutch Physicist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768-1830) geometre and physicist francais
XEE5029537 Portrait of Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768-1830) geometre and physicist francais; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768-1830) geometre and physicist francais

Portrait of Charles Frederic GERHARDT (1816-1856) French chemist
XEE5029096 Portrait of Charles Frederic GERHARDT (1816-1856) French chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Charles Frederic GERHARDT (1816-1856) French chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Paolo Frisi (1728-1784) Milanese mathematician and physicist - Engraving of the 18th century
XEE5029023 Portrait of Paolo Frisi (1728-1784) Milanese mathematician and physicist - Engraving of the 18th century; (add.info)

Portrait of Eudox of Cnide (408-355 BC) Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and geographer
XEE5028947 Portrait of Eudox of Cnide (408-355 BC) Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and geographer, Engraving of the 17th century; (add.info)

Portrait of Empedocle D'Agrigento (492-430 BC) philosopher, doctor, poet, physicist
XEE5028811 Portrait of Empedocle D'Agrigento (492-430 BC) philosopher, doctor, poet, physicist; (add.info.: Portrait of Empedocle D'Agrigento (492-430 BC) philosopher, doctor, poet

Portrait of Johan Wolfgang Dobereiner (1780-1849) German chemist
XEE5028795 Portrait of Johan Wolfgang Dobereiner (1780-1849) German chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Johan Wolfgang Dobereiner (1780-1849) German chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of, Charles Bernard Desormes (1777-1862) French chemist and politician
XEE5028781 Portrait of, Charles Bernard Desormes (1777-1862) French chemist and politician; (add.info.: Portrait of, Charles Bernard Desormes (1777-1862) French chemist and politician

Portrait of Michel Eugene (Michel-Eugene) Chevreul (1786-1889), French chemist
XEE5028727 Portrait of Michel Eugene (Michel-Eugene) Chevreul (1786-1889), French chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Michel Eugene (Michel-Eugene) Chevreul (1786-1889)

Portrait by Rudolf Clausius (1822-1888) German physicist
XEE5028699 Portrait by Rudolf Clausius (1822-1888) German physicist; (add.info.: Portrait by Rudolf Clausius (1822-1888) German physicist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (1811 - 1899), German chemist
XEE5028465 Portrait of Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (1811 - 1899), German chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (1811 - 1899), German chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Leopold von Buch (1774-1853) German Geologist
XEE5028372 Portrait of Leopold von Buch (1774-1853) German Geologist; (add.info.: Portrait of Leopold von Buch (1774-1853) German Geologist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Bernhard Bolzano (1781-1848) Czech software, philosopher and mathematician
XEE5028263 Portrait of Bernhard Bolzano (1781-1848) Czech software, philosopher and mathematician; (add.info.: Portrait of Bernhard Bolzano (1781-1848) Czech software

Portrait of Franciscus Sylvius (1614-1672) (Franz De Le Boe Sylvius) German physicist
XEE5028253 Portrait of Franciscus Sylvius (1614-1672) (Franz De Le Boe Sylvius) German physicist; (add.info.: Portrait of Franciscus Sylvius (1614-1672) (Franz De Le Boe Sylvius) German physicist

Distillation apparatus for ammonia isolation - Plate taken from "Memoires de chimie agricole et de
XEE5028193 Distillation apparatus for ammonia isolation - Plate taken from "Memoires de chimie agricole et de Physiologie" of 1854 by Jean-Baptiste (Jean Baptiste)

Portrait of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), Irish Anglo physicist and chemist
XEE5028173 Portrait of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), Irish Anglo physicist and chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), Irish Anglo physicist and chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Georgius Prochaska (Jiri or Georgii Prochaska), (1749-1820)
XEE5031767 Portrait of Georgius Prochaska (Jiri or Georgii Prochaska), (1749-1820); (add.info.: Portrait of Georgius Prochaska (Jiri or Georgii Prochaska), (1749-1820)); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Robert Remak (1815-1865) German physician and physicist
XEE5031763 Portrait of Robert Remak (1815-1865) German physician and physicist; (add.info.: Portrait of Robert Remak (1815-1865) German physician and physicist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Benjamin de Rumford (1753 - 1814) American physicist
XEE5031700 Portrait of Benjamin de Rumford (1753 - 1814) American physicist; (add.info.: Portrait of Benjamin de Rumford (1753 - 1814) American physicist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of JOHANNES LUDOVICUS VIVES (Juan Luis de Vives) (Joannes Ludovicus Vives Valentinus) (1492-1540)
XEE5032137 Portrait of JOHANNES LUDOVICUS VIVES (Juan Luis de Vives) (Joannes Ludovicus Vives Valentinus) (1492-1540), Spanish Humanist; (add.info)

Frontispice of "Elemens (Elements) of botanical " (1694) by Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708)
XEE5031984 Frontispice of "Elemens (Elements) of botanical " (1694) by Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708), French botanist

Portrait of Heinrich Wilhelm Malthaus Olbers (1758-1840) German Astronomer
XEE5030927 Portrait of Heinrich Wilhelm Malthaus Olbers (1758-1840) German Astronomer; (add.info.: Portrait of Heinrich Wilhelm Malthaus Olbers (1758-1840) German Astronomer); Stefano Bianchetti

Shema of a moon eclipse: Xylography of 1540 in " De la sfera del mondo" by Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578)
XEE5030906 Shema of a moon eclipse: Xylography of 1540 in " De la sfera del mondo" by Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578) philosopher and astronomer Biblioteca Marciana

Portrait of Theophile Jules PELOUZE (1807-1867), French chemist
XEE5030841 Portrait of Theophile Jules PELOUZE (1807-1867), French chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Theophile Jules PELOUZE (1807-1867), French chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of the Abbe Jean Antoine (Jean-Antoine) Nollet (1700 - 1770), French physicist
XEE5030823 Portrait of the Abbe Jean Antoine (Jean-Antoine) Nollet (1700 - 1770), French physicist; (add.info.: Portrait of the Abbe Jean Antoine (Jean-Antoine) Nollet (1700 - 1770)

Portrait of Girolamo (Gerolamo) (Jerome) Mercuriale (Hieronymi Mercurialis) (1530-1606) Italian medicine and humanist
XEE5030740 Portrait of Girolamo (Gerolamo) (Jerome) Mercuriale (Hieronymi Mercurialis) (1530-1606) Italian medicine and humanist; (add.info)

Portrait of Francesco (Francisco) Maurolico (1494-1575) Italian mathematician
XEE5030663 Portrait of Francesco (Francisco) Maurolico (1494-1575) Italian mathematician; (add.info.: Portrait of Francesco (Francisco) Maurolico (1494-1575) Italian mathematician); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Ernst Mach (1838-1916) Austrian physicist and philosopher
XEE5030615 Portrait of Ernst Mach (1838-1916) Austrian physicist and philosopher; (add.info.: Portrait of Ernst Mach (1838-1916) Austrian physicist and philosopher); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875) Scottish Geologist
XEE5030564 Portrait of Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875) Scottish Geologist; (add.info.: Portrait of Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875) Scottish Geologist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Thomas Andrews, Irish physicist (1813 - 1885)
XEE5027818 Portrait of Thomas Andrews, Irish physicist (1813 - 1885); (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas Andrews, Irish physicist (1813 - 1885)); Stefano Bianchetti

Master of arithmetic, sd. 17th century. Painting by Pietro della Vecchia (1602-1678). Galleria Estense, Modene
VEN5027814 Master of arithmetic, sd. 17th century. Painting by Pietro della Vecchia (1602-1678). Galleria Estense, Modene.; Galleria e Museo Estense, Gallerie Estensi, Modena

Portrait of Giovanni Battista Amici (1786 - 1863) Italian Optician
XEE5027807 Portrait of Giovanni Battista Amici (1786 - 1863) Italian Optician; (add.info.: Portrait of Giovanni Battista Amici (1786 - 1863) Italian Optician); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Michel Adanson (1727 - 1806), French botanist after a drawing communicated by M. Doumet-Adanson
XEE5027777 Portrait of Michel Adanson (1727 - 1806), French botanist after a drawing communicated by M. Doumet-Adanson; (add.info.: Portrait of Michel Adanson (1727 - 1806)

Portrait of Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829), Norwegian mathematician - Anonymous drawing of 1824 - Private collection
XEE5027708 Portrait of Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829), Norwegian mathematician - Anonymous drawing of 1824 - Private collection - Oslo Norway; (add.info.: Portrait of Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829)

Portrait of Jean Bernoulli (Johann Bernouilli) (1667-1748), Swiss mathematician and scholar
XEE5028127 Portrait of Jean Bernoulli (Johann Bernouilli) (1667-1748), Swiss mathematician and scholar; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Bernoulli (Johann Bernouilli) (1667-1748)

Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) British explorer and botanist, President of the Royal Society
XEE5027902 Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) British explorer and botanist, President of the Royal Society; (add.info.: Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) British explorer and botanist

Manuscript page with miniatures of "Tabulae caelestium" (Celestial Plate)
VEN5027492 Manuscript page with miniatures of "Tabulae caelestium" (Celestial Plate), about astronomy by Professor Giovanni Bianchini (Johannes Blanchinus) (1410-1449)

Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), British chemist and theologian
NWI4947037 Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), British chemist and theologian.; (add.info.: Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804)

Thomas Edison (1847-1931), nicknamed "The Magician of Menlo Park" in his New Jersey laboratory
NWI4947882 Thomas Edison (1847-1931), nicknamed "The Magician of Menlo Park" in his New Jersey laboratory. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

Inventor Richard Arkwright
NWI4947861 Inventor Richard Arkwright.; (add.info.: Inventor Richard Arkwright.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Charles marsh (1831-1899) professor of paleontology at Yale University in the United States
NWI4947404 Charles marsh (1831-1899) professor of paleontology at Yale University in the United States.; (add.info.: Charles marsh (1831-1899)

Science and Scientists: British physicist Joseph John Thomson (1856-1940) in his laboratory
NWI4947174 Science and Scientists: British physicist Joseph John Thomson (1856-1940) in his laboratory. He did work on electrons and nuclear physics

Physicist Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
NWI4949745 Physicist Gustav Robert Kirchhoff.; (add.info.: Physicist Gustav Robert Kirchhoff.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Richard Owen, English paleontologist
NWI4949374 Richard Owen, English paleontologist.; (add.info.: Richard Owen, English paleontologist.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, French naturalist
NWI4948593 Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, French naturalist.; (add.info.: Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, French naturalist.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

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