Projection Collection (#8)

1889 solar eclipse chart, USA. Blueprint of the total solar eclipse track over California and Nevada, USA, on 1 January 1889. This chart was prepared by US astronomer Charles B

Mouth cancer cells, SEM
Mouth cancer cells. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of squamous cell carcinoma (cancer) cells from a human mouth

Mouth cancer cell dividing, SEM
Mouth cancer dividing. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a squamous cell carcinoma (cancer) cell from a human mouth undergoing mitosis (nuclear division)

Mouth cancer cell, SEM
Mouth cancer cell. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) showing the surface of a squamous cell carcinoma (cancer) cell from a human mouth

Dividing liver cancer cell, SEM
Dividing liver cancer cell. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell undergoing mitosis (nuclear division)

Dividing brain cancer cells, SEM C014 / 0354
Dividing brain cancer cells. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a cancerous astrocyte brain cell that has just undergone cytokinesis (cell division)

Dividing bone cancer cell, SEM
SEM Dividing Osteosarcoma cells Osteosarcoma is an aggressive malignant neoplasm arising from primitive transformed cells of mesenchymal origin (and thus a sarcoma)

Chromatrope design, 1890
Chromatrope design, 19th-century artwork. Invented in 1846 by the Scottish physicist David Brewster (1781-1868), this device is similar to the earlier kaleidoscope

End of film, conceptual artwork
End of film. Conceptual artwork of the destruction of cinema film reels. This represents the switch to digital projection technology

EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE (1830-1904). American (English-born) photographer and motion-picture pioneer. Muybridge showing his study of a horse in motion at the Royal Scoiety in London

MAGIC LANTERN, 1858. Wood engraving, English, 1858

Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse (Acentronura tentaculata) adult, showing cryptic colouration and projections from head and body at night, Bunaken, Manado, Northeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

Cinema projectors, Regal Cinema, Walton, Essex
Cinema projection equipment in the Regal Cinema, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. The projector on the left showed only still images from hand made glass slides which were overlaid onto the running film to

Projecting advertisements from a moving train
Illuminated advertisements, projected from a moving train for the benefit of the passengers. A very innovative concept indeed

Underside of a slug, SEM
Slug. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the underside of a slug (order Gastropoda). The underside of the slug is covered in microscopic hair-like projections known as cilia (yellow)

Small intestine lining, SEM
Small intestine villi. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of villi (folds) on the lining of the small intestine. Villi greatly increase the intestinal surface area for absorbing nutrients

Tongue papillae, SEM
Tongue papillae. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of filiform papillae on the surface of the tongue. Some types of papillae, or small projections, house tastebuds

Small intestine villi, SEM
Small intestine villi. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of villi (folds) on the lining of the small intestine. Villi greatly increase the intestinal surface area for absorbing nutrients

Dendritic cell, computer artwork
Dendritic cells. Computer artwork of dendritic cells, part of the human immune system. These are a type of macrophage cell found in the bodys tissues

Mobile phone with projector
Mobile phone with integrated projector. This prototype mobile phone is able to project its display onto any flat surface. The phone has a swivelling unit that contains a powerful laser diode

DNA autoradiogram on hand
DNA autoradiogram projected onto a hand. The bands (dark on light) of the autoradiogram show genetic sequences. The bands correspond to the nucleotide bases in a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) sample

Magic lantern display, 19th century
Magic lantern display, showing the 7 June 1891 eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in the Bay of Naples, Italy. The magic lantern was the ancestor of the modern slide projector

Night sky over Parkes Observatory, New South Wales, Australia. This is a projection of a spherical panorama. The Parkes radio telescope is at top

Voyeurism, conceptual artwork
Voyeurism. Conceptual artwork of a female eye looking through a heart-shaped hole. This represents a stalker or voyeur, who is spying through a hole in a wall or door

Earths land cover classification, 2003. Produced using data obtained during 2003 from the MODIS instrument on NASAs Terra satellite

Swift mission gamma ray burst map, 2010
Swift mission gamma ray burst map. This map shows the 500 gamma ray bursts (GRBs) detected by NASAs Swift mission while in Earth orbit between December 2004 and April 2010

Heliostat, artwork
Heliostat. 19th Century artwork of a heliostat. The mirror at left is turned slowly so that the Sun is continuously reflected into the telescope (cylinder)

Northern hemisphere map, 16th Century
Northern hemisphere. A 16th century map of the Northern Hemisphere in a circular projection. The centre of the map is the north pole

19th Century Flint Glass Prism P. tif C008 / 9533
Computer artwork of 19th century flint glass prism c. 1790, mounted on a rotating brass stand, of a type used to repeat experiments by Sir Isaac Newton

Gall bladder surface, light micrograph
Gall bladder surface. Coloured light micrograph of a section through a gall bladder, showing the surface tissue layers. The gall bladders surface is made up of tiny finger-like projections called

Illustration of a camera obscura
Camera obscura. Woodcut illustration showing the principle whereby an image of an object may be formed by a small aperture in a wall, and that the image will appear inverted

Early form of magic lantern, 17th century
Early magic lantern. Illustration depicting a very early form of magic lantern. Light enters the window at left and reflects from a framed mirror to illuminate designs on an octagonal drum

Gerardus Mercator, Flemish cartographer
Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594), Flemish cartographer. Mercator was born Gerard de Cremere and was educated at the University of Louvain

Tungsten Halogen Lamps
Comparison photograph of two types of tungsten halogen lamps. The larger lamps is rated at 1000 W 240 V mains voltage. It is suitable for luminaires that light large areas as found in television

Snapdragon flower petal, SEM
Snapdragon petal. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a snapdragon petal (Antirrhinum majus). The petal is covered in tiny epidermal hairs (trichomes)

Flower petal, SEM
Flower petal. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) showing papillae (projections) on a petal of a sewer or stink vine flower (Paederia scandens). Magnification: x17 at 6x7cm size

Pollination. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of pollen grains (orange) on the stigmas (tips of the green projections) of a flower

Morning glory stigma and pollen, SEM
Morning glory stigma and pollen. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the stigma (brown) of a morning glory flower (Ipomoea sp.), with pollen grains (orange)

Pumpkin flower petal, SEM
Pumpkin petal. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a pumpkin petal (Cucurbita sp. ). The petal is covered in tiny epidermal hairs (trichomes, brown)

Pumpkin petal, SEM
Pumpkin petal. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a pumpkin petal (Cucurbita sp. ). The petal is covered in tiny epidermal hairs (trichomes)

Planetarium projector. This device projects images of stars and planets onto the ceiling. Photographed in the planetarium of the Palais de la Decouverte, a science museum located in the Grand Palais

The Holborn Valley Viaduct, London, 1867
Engraving showing a projection of the Holborn Valley Viaduct in London, which was being constructed in 1867. This view is very accurate in its depiction of the resulting construction

Business Keeps Going Up
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing Gran pop the orang utan having to saw a hole in the ceiling to accommodate his ever growing sales projection

Untouchable Flowers
This optical trick gives the illusion of a vase of flowers, thanks to projection from a mirror

Lumiere Theatre Paris
People are entranced by what they see at the Lumiere Theatre in Paris, France

Polluted Water / Sloper
Ally Sloper gives a lantern talk to the County Council on water pollution

Domestic Villa Design
A splendid design for a domestic house with tower, bay window and balconies: elevation or projection and plans of the ground and first floors

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