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Medical thermometer F008 / 2142
Medical thermometer

Boulitte oscillometer, circa 1910 C017 / 6954
Boulitte oscillometer, dating from 1910, France. This device is based on an invention by French physiologist, Michel Victor Pachon (1867-1938)

Cased boulitte oscillometer, circa 1910 C017 / 6941
Boulitte oscillometer, in its case, dating from 1910, France. This device is based on an invention by French physiologist, Michel Victor Pachon (1867-1938)

Dr. bolchs sphygmometer, circa 1880
Bloch sphygmometer dating from 1880 France. This was a compression device used for blood pressure measurement. The physician would place his finger over the patients radial pulse

Medical thermometers, 19th century C017 / 0735
Two medical thermometers with containers. One container is made from boxwood (left) and the other is made out of leather (right). These thermometers are English and date from around 1890

Skin thermometer, circa 1890 C017 / 0752
Immisch patent silver skin thermometer in its case. German born Moritz Immisch was a well known clinical instrument maker and obtained the patent for this small, watch-shaped thermometer in 1881

Boulitte oscillometer, circa 1910 C017 / 6961
Boulitte oscillometer, in its case, dating from 1910, France. This device is based on an invention by French physiologist, Michel Victor Pachon (1867-1938)

19th Century sextant. Sextants are used to measure the position of celestial bodies to aid in navigation. They utilise the fact that the exact position in the sky of the Sun

Absorbance measure test C016 / 3107
Absorbance measure test. Close-up of apparatus used to perform an absorbance measure test in a laboratory

Storm chasing, Colorado, USA
Storm chasing. VORTEX 2 disdrometer recording data as a supercell thunderstorm tracks within close range. A disdrometer is an instrument used to measure the drop size

Wind speed and direction recorder, 1889 C013 / 8785
Wind speed and direction recorder, 19th-century artwork. This meteorological device is an anemo-cinemographe, a form of anemograph

Instruments for measuring size
Plate 55 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Instruments pour la Taille et la Greffe

Bushmen in Botswana
A Bushman child of Botswana being measured for height by an anthropologist: Tsare village, Kalhari. Photo by Dr A J Clement, 1957 Botswana

Shale
A specimen of shale containing small nodules of clay ironstone from the Lower Coal Measures, Brynamman, Carmarthenshire

Brewster Angle Meter
Placing a gem inside a Brewster Angle Meter. This instrument was introduced in 1999. This instrument can be used to find the refractive index (RI) of gems, which can help with identification

EGYPT. ASWAN. Aswan. Elephantinte Island. Nilometer, a flight of stairs used to measure the water level of Nile river

Regiomontanus (1436 - 1476). German astronomer
" Regiomontanus (1436 - 1476). German astronomer and mathematician. " Calendarium", 1472. Venetian edition from 1476. Venetian instrument to measure the movement of the moon. ITALY

Flat Arabian astrolabe from 16th c

Tailor sewing by a stream

Owl energy monitor set to measure kW with green kettle turned off on kitchen worktop UK
MAB-1000 Owl energy monitor set to measure kW with green kettle turned off on kitchen worktop UK Owl monitors formerly sold as Electrisave measure current eletricity use in either kW or carbon

Secci disc used to measure water turbidity Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Europe, Andorra. An old sun dial adorns a stone tower in Andorra

Title page of Thomas Jeffersons own copy of his Report of the Secretary of State in the Subject of Establishing a
WEIGHTS, MEASURES & COINS. Title page of Thomas Jeffersons own copy of his Report of the Secretary of State in the Subject of Establishing a Uniformity in the Weights

LCC-LFB AFS volunteer measured for uniform, WW2
A volunteer for the newly formed AFS being kitted out with his uniform. The Service was created in 1938 to supplement the regular firefighters on the home front, to tackle fires from bombing raids

ASTRONOMER, 1533. Astronomers using astronomical sextants to measure the altitude of the moon and the height of buildings. Woodcut, 1533

VERSAILLES: GARDENS, 1690. Planning and preparing a formal garden. Line engraving from The Perfect Gardener. Instructions for Fruit and Vegetable Gardens by Jean Baptiste de la Quintinie, Paris, 1690

TRIAL OF WEIGHTS, 1497. Trial of weights and measures at the exchequer during the reign of King Henry VII of England. Wood engraving, 19th century, after a drawing of 1497

TAILOR, 19th CENTURY. Line engraving

Third Republic
Gambetta proclaims the Third Republic at the palais du Corps Legislatif, Paris : it is unpopular with pretty well everyone, but ensures a measure of stability. Date: 4 September 1870

Psychometric Testing
A Feature Profile Test, used by the National Institute of Industrial Psychology to measure intelligence. The person has to assemble disconnected parts. Date: 1930s

Simpsons in the Strand, with Mr H Shelton
A postcard advertising Simpsons in the Strand, the famous London restaurant, depicting Mr H Shelton who has signed the card. Date: circa 1900s

Laying a Tiled Floor
Three men lay a tiled floor in a grand house, being careful to measure everything exactly Date: circa 1760

Gulliver & Clothes
The Lilliputian tailors measure Gulliver for a new suit of clothes. Date: First published: 1726

Researcher measuring bat trapped by harp trap for conservation studies, Italy

Water depth gauge in reedbed -Minsmere nature reserve Suffolk

Device for measuring methane coming from grassland after application of slurry, England, may

Water depth gauge in marsh RSPB Minsmere Suffolk

Thermometer on garden surface to measure ground temperature, Cumbria, England, august

Bird conservation, measuring length of Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus) wing, Rye Meads RSPB Reserve, Hertfordshire, England, spring

Grate covering glass plate measuring rate of cracking in granite sea wall protecting harbour entrance, sea wall preventing sand encroachment from South Bull sandbank at Sandymount, Great South Wall

Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis) adult, with herpetologist measuring head height during field study, Italy, september

Antenna for measuring electromagnetic fields

Lavender blooms in a bowl
Lavender. Dried lavender flowers (Lavandula sp.) in a bowl. Lavender is used as an antiseptic when applied to a wound, and as a tonic when taken as an infusion

Boy having temperature taken
MODEL RELEASED. Boy having his temperature taken by a doctor using an ear thermometer. He is eighteen months old

Theodolite. A theodolite is an engineering instrument used for measuring both horizontal and vertical angles

Speedometer in a car. The gauge shows that the car is being driven at a speed of about 24 miles per hour. The fuel gauge is also seen at top left

Pregnant woman measuring her abdomen
MODEL RELEASED. Pregnant woman measuring her abdomen. She is eight months (32 weeks) pregnant

Bird flu containment, conceptual art
Bird flu containment measures. Conceptual computer artwork of a sign indicating " no poultry", intended to halt the spread of avian influenza (bird flu)

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Measure the depths of society's vices, as Hogarth did in Gin Lane and Beer Street. From drinking and intemperance to the bustling dressmakers workshop, every aspect has its own measure. Even on motorways, traffic cones guide us with precision. A household thermometer measures comfort or discomfort within our homes. Witness the strength of teamwork as a Douglas Dakota picks up a glider in Normandy during World War II - an extraordinary feat measured by courage and determination. Beware of speed cameras that measure our adherence to rules on the road. In Penzance, UK, old people find joy in measuring their skills through bowls, embracing leisurely competition. Bank notes tell stories of French alarmists while poor John Bull suffers the consequences. And let's not forget about simplicity; a cover design from Simplicity Sewing Book reminds us that sometimes less is more when it comes to measurement.