Learned Collection (#8)

The hydrogenic balloon of Baron Louis-Bernard Guyton-Morveau (Louis Bernard Guyton (Guiton) de Morveau) (1737-1816)
XEE5029613 The hydrogenic balloon of Baron Louis-Bernard Guyton-Morveau (Louis Bernard Guyton (Guiton) de Morveau) (1737-1816) French chemist; (add.info)

Portrait of William Gilbert (1544-1603) English physician to Queen Elizabeth I
XEE5029011 Portrait of William Gilbert (1544-1603) English physician to Queen Elizabeth I; (add.info.: Portrait of William Gilbert (1544-1603) English physician to Queen Elizabeth I

Portrait of Jean Baptiste (Jean-Baptiste) Andre Dumas (1800-1884) chemist francais
XEE5028825 Portrait of Jean Baptiste (Jean-Baptiste) Andre Dumas (1800-1884) chemist francais; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Baptiste (Jean-Baptiste) Andre Dumas (1800-1884) chemist francais

Portrait of William CULLEN (1710 - 1790) English physician and chemist
XEE5028756 Portrait of William CULLEN (1710 - 1790) English physician and chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of William CULLEN (1710 - 1790) English physician and chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Bonaventura Francesco Cavalieri (1598-1647), Italian Jesuite and mathematician
XEE5028438 Portrait of Bonaventura Francesco Cavalieri (1598-1647), Italian Jesuite and mathematician; (add.info.: Portrait of Bonaventura Francesco Cavalieri (1598-1647)

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste (Jean Baptiste) Biot (1744 - 1862), French chemist. Engraving of the 19th century
XEE5028267 Portrait of Jean-Baptiste (Jean Baptiste) Biot (1744 - 1862), French chemist. Engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean-Baptiste (Jean Baptiste) Biot (1744 - 1862)

Portrait of Jons Jacobson BERZELIUS (1779-1848), Swedish chemist - Engraving of the 19th century
XEE5028219 Portrait of Jons Jacobson BERZELIUS (1779-1848), Swedish chemist - Engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Portrait of Jons Jacobson BERZELIUS (1779-1848)

5th table - Three to three combination of some substances that form neutral salts - Painting by Jons Jacobson BERZELIUS
XEE5028217 5th table - Three to three combination of some substances that form neutral salts - Painting by Jons Jacobson BERZELIUS (1779-1848)

Portrait of Tycho Brahe, 18th century (engraving)
XEE5028198 Portrait of Tycho Brahe, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) Danish astronomer and astrologer Engraving of the 18th century); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Sir William Bowman (1816-1892) English physicist - From a painting from the British Museum
XEE5028179 Portrait of Sir William Bowman (1816-1892) English physicist - From a painting from the British Museum; (add.info)

Honore Gabriel (Honore-Gabriel) Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau (1749-1791) revolutionary
JEB4959828 Honore Gabriel (Honore-Gabriel) Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau (1749-1791) revolutionary and depute of Aix en provence arrives at the Champs Elysees

Portrait of Horace Benedict (Horace-Benedict) by Saussure 1740-1799: Savant, traveller and writer and naturalist
XEE5031922 Portrait of Horace Benedict (Horace-Benedict) by Saussure 1740-1799: Savant, traveller and writer and naturalist

Portrait of Eduard Suess (1831-1914), Austrian geologist
XEE5031887 Portrait of Eduard Suess (1831-1914), Austrian geologist; (add.info.: Portrait of Eduard Suess (1831-1914), Austrian geologist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Johann Muller (also known as Regiomontano or Regiomontanus) (1436-1476), German astronomer
XEE5031836 Portrait of Johann Muller (also known as Regiomontano or Regiomontanus) (1436-1476), German astronomer; (add.info)

Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733 - 1804) British chemist and theologian
XEE5031710 Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733 - 1804) British chemist and theologian; (add.info.: Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733 - 1804) British chemist and theologian); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708), French botanist
XEE5031980 Portrait of Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708), French botanist; (add.info.: Portrait of Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708), French botanist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Alfred Nobel (1833 - 1896), Swedish industrialist and chemist
XEE5030983 Portrait of Alfred Nobel (1833 - 1896), Swedish industrialist and chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Alfred Nobel (1833 - 1896), Swedish industrialist and chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Claude Perrault (1613-1688) French architect, doctor and physicist
XEE5030865 Portrait of Claude Perrault (1613-1688) French architect, doctor and physicist; (add.info.: Portrait of Claude Perrault (1613-1688) French architect

Poitiers, Vienne (86), Poitou Charentes, France, Caricature of a scientist in his laboratory, 1865
LUX4731750 Poitiers, Vienne (86), Poitou Charentes, France, Caricature of a scientist in his laboratory, 1865; (add.info.: Poitiers, Vienne (86), Poitou Charentes, France

Willhelm Conrad Roentgen
NWI4949718 Willhelm Conrad Roentgen, ; (add.info.: Willhelm Conrad Roentgen, ); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Sciences and Scientists: Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), British chemist and theologian. Colour engraving
NWI4947263 Sciences and Scientists: Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), British chemist and theologian. Colour engraving.; (add.info.: Sciences and Scientists)

Sciences: William Herschel (Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel, 1738-1822), composer and astronomer
NWI4946996 Sciences: William Herschel (Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel, 1738-1822), composer and astronomer, and his sister Caroline at the telescope, 18th century

Sciences: astronomy. Astronomers studying planets and stars of the solar system (sun, moon and stars), 1537
NWI4953857 Sciences: astronomy. Astronomers studying planets and stars of the solar system (sun, moon and stars), 1537. 19th century engraving.; (add.info.: Sciences: astronomy)

Sciences: Galilee (Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) Italian physicist and astronomer
NWI4947061 Sciences: Galilee (Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) Italian physicist and astronomer, defending his theory of the heliocentricite of the solar system before the Inquisition Court in Rome in

Portrait of the English naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
NWI4947024 Portrait of the English naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882).; (add.info.: Portrait of the English naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882).); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Sciences and scientists: Portrait of Alessandro (Alexander) Volta (1745-1827) Italian physicist. Colour engraving
NWI4948535 Sciences and scientists: Portrait of Alessandro (Alexander) Volta (1745-1827) Italian physicist. Colour engraving.; (add.info.: Sciences and scientists)

Portrait of Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) English astronomer, of German origin
NWI4948499 Portrait of Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) English astronomer, of German origin.; (add.info.: Portrait of Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) English astronomer

Portrait of Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875) Scottish geologist
NWI4948387 Portrait of Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875) Scottish geologist.; (add.info.: Portrait of Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875) Scottish geologist.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Sciences: Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) teaching in his laboratory at the University of Jena in Germany
NWI4948237 Sciences: Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) teaching in his laboratory at the University of Jena in Germany. Color grail of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Sciences)

Portrait of the Italian astronomer Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (1835-1910) Engraving of the 19th century
NWI4949270 Portrait of the Italian astronomer Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (1835-1910) Engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Portrait of Abraham de Moivre (1667-1754) French mathematician. 19th century colour engraving
NWI4949249 Portrait of Abraham de Moivre (1667-1754) French mathematician. 19th century colour engraving.; (add.info.: Portrait of Abraham de Moivre (1667-1754) French mathematician

American botanist Asa Gray (1810-1888). Digitally colored printed halftone reproduction of a photograph
NWI4949156 American botanist Asa Gray (1810-1888). Digitally colored printed halftone reproduction of a photograph; (add.info.: American botanist Asa Gray (1810-1888)

Charles Goodyear, inventor of vulcanization process
NWI4949116 Charles Goodyear, inventor of vulcanization process.; (add.info.: Charles Goodyear, inventor of vulcanization process.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Sciences and scientists: Portrait of Gerolamo Cardano (Girolamo Cardano, Hieronymus Cardanus or Jerome Cardan)
NWI4947979 Sciences and scientists: Portrait of Gerolamo Cardano (Girolamo Cardano, Hieronymus Cardanus or Jerome Cardan, 1501-1576), Italian mathematician, philosopher, jurist and doctor

Geologist William Smith
NWI4947941 Geologist William Smith.; (add.info.: Geologist William Smith.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Sciences: George Stephenson (1781-1848), railway engineer experimenting with safety lamps used in mines, England
NWI4947669 Sciences: George Stephenson (1781-1848), railway engineer experimenting with safety lamps used in mines, England, early 19th century

Greece, Pirgos, Pirgos: Geodesic Mission. Soup hour in Pirgos, 1908
LUX4763509 Greece, Pirgos, Pirgos: Geodesic Mission. Soup hour in Pirgos, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Pirgos, Pirgos: Geodesic Mission. Soup hour in Pirgos, 1908); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Portrait of Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (1821-1894), scientist
IMB4827784 Portrait of Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (1821-1894), scientist, physiologist and acoustician who practised as a military doctor and professor of anatomy and physiology;

Stamp with the effigy of Edmond (or Edmund) Halley (1656-1742), British astronomer
IMB4826445 Stamp with the effigy of Edmond (or Edmund) Halley (1656-1742), British astronomer and engineer for the advertising of the Margarine Delikatess

Engraving from Camille Flammarion's book "Les Terres du Ciel", 2nd edition 1877
PCT4262355 Engraving from Camille Flammarion's book "Les Terres du Ciel", 2nd edition 1877. View of an astronomical bezel

Portrait of Francois Barreme (1638-1703) French mathematician (mathematics - arithmetic) surrounds his books
PCT4277384 Portrait of Francois Barreme (1638-1703) French mathematician (mathematics - arithmetic) surrounds his books. Anonymous engraving 17th century.; (add.info)

Traditional Indian costumes: a monk, a couple of Brahmans and a bayadere, a temple dancer
FLO4634045 Traditional Indian costumes: a monk, a couple of Brahmans and a bayadere, a temple dancer. Lithography for the book

Portrait of Ulisse Aldrovandi (or Aldrovandus) (1522-1605), Italian naturalist
FLO4682288 Portrait of Ulisse Aldrovandi (or Aldrovandus) (1522-1605), Italian naturalist, founder of the Botanical Garden of Bologna (Italy). Engraving by W.H

Portrait of the reverend Doctor John Walker (1730-1803), Scottish naturalist
FLO4682275 Portrait of the reverend Doctor John Walker (1730-1803), Scottish naturalist, professor of natural history at the University of Edinburgh from 1779 to 1803. Engraving by W.H

Portrait of the English reverend John Ray (Wray) (1627-1705), clerk, writer, philosopher, traveler, and taxonomist
FLO4682272 Portrait of the English reverend John Ray (Wray) (1627-1705), clerk, writer, philosopher, traveler, and taxonomist

Portrait of Georges Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon (1707-1788), naturalist, mathematician
FLO4682188 Portrait of Georges Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon (1707-1788), naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist and French author. Engraving by W.H

Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton Smith (1776-1859), British naturalist, antique dealer, illustrator
FLO4682176 Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton Smith (1776-1859), British naturalist, antique dealer, illustrator, and soldier

Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione
FAT4300065 Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione, e formatione di tutti gli Horologi stabilii, e mobili ad ogni clima

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"Unveiling the Wisdom of the Ages: A Journey through Learned Minds and Time" Step into a world where knowledge reigns supreme, as we delve into the captivating portraits of history's most learned individuals. From Margaret Beaufort, whose resolute gaze reflects her indomitable spirit, to Marcus Manilius, the Roman astronomer who unraveled celestial mysteries. Witness the brilliance of Dr. Karl von Linde's apparatus, a testament to his groundbreaking contributions in physics that revolutionized refrigeration. Claude Ptolemy's ancient wisdom shines through his intricate star charts, guiding generations towards understanding our vast universe. Leaf through Cesare Lombroso's meticulously curated album of photographs, capturing moments frozen in time - a visual encyclopedia for those hungry for knowledge. Horace Benedict Saussure's tireless exploration of nature comes alive in vivid detail; his discoveries paving the way for future scientific breakthroughs. Marvel at Joseph Wright Of Derby's painting depicting an alchemist consumed by their quest for the elusive philosophical stone - a reminder that even failure can be a stepping stone towards enlightenment. Peter I of Russia stands tall as he embraces education and progress amidst turbulent times. Intriguingly unconventional yet undeniably charming is Pidding’s portrayal of a dog engrossed in reading – reminding us that learning knows no bounds or species limitations. Red Riding Hood symbolizes folklore passed down through generations; stories woven with lessons waiting to be deciphered. Behold The British Library, an architectural marvel housing countless volumes holding centuries' worth of acquired wisdom within its walls – an oasis for seekers yearning to quench their thirst for knowledge. Alfonso X and Sancho IV embody royal patrons who understood that fostering education was key to societal advancement. As we immerse ourselves in these diverse glimpses into history’s learned minds and legacies left behind, let us remember that true wisdom lies not only in acquiring knowledge but also in sharing it with the world.