Scientists Collection (#9)

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 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 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 Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) credited as the inventor of the electrical battery
ELD4949736 Portrait of Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) credited as the inventor of the electrical battery and the discoverer of methane

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), a young man in a printing shop in Philadelphia, where the governor of Pennsylvania
NWI4942167 Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), a young man in a printing shop in Philadelphia, where the governor of Pennsylvania

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)

Copley medal of the Royal Society of London (England), awarded to Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
NWI4941483 Copley medal of the Royal Society of London (England), awarded to Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) for his discoveries in electricity in 1753 - Colorisee engraving - Copley Medal of the Royal

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)

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

Pierre Joseph MACQUER makes an experience, 1880 (engraving)
8766891 Pierre Joseph MACQUER makes an experience, 1880 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1718-1784, Pierre Joseph MACQUER, french chemist and physician make an experience)

The aftermath of Gaston Tissandier's fatal balloon accident
3732779 The aftermath of Gaston Tissandier's fatal balloon accident; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the aftermath of Gaston Tissandier's fatal balloon accident)

Gustav Kirchhoff, Robert Bunsen, and Henry Roscoe
3733201 Gustav Kirchhoff, Robert Bunsen, and Henry Roscoe.; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Gustav Kirchhoff, Robert Bunsen, and Henry Roscoe)

Louis Pasteur, 19th century (engraving)
3733756 Louis Pasteur, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) a French biologist, microbiologist

Jean Baptiste von Helmont, 17th century (engraving)
2603626 Jean Baptiste von Helmont, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Jean Baptiste von Helmont (1577 - 1644), Belgian chemist, physiologist and physician, born in Brussels

Friedrich Wohler
3078241 Friedrich Wohler; (add.info.: Portrait of Friedrich Wohler (1800-1882) a German chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Nils Johan Berlin
3078450 Nils Johan Berlin; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Nils Johan Berlin (1812-1891) a Swedish Chemist and Physician. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Various exhibits at the Patents Museum, 1850
3359144 Various exhibits at the Patents Museum, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting various exhibits at the Patents Museum)

Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Giral, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473246 Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Giral, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Giral, 1716 - 1795)

Andres Laguna de Segovia, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473241 Andres Laguna de Segovia, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Andres Laguna de Segovia, 1499-1559)

Jorge Juan y Santacilia, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473270 Jorge Juan y Santacilia, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Jorge Juan y Santacilia, 1713 - 1773)

William Withering
3585949 William Withering; (add.info.: Portrait of William Withering (1741-1799) an English botanist, geologist, chemist, physician and discoverer of digitalis

James Watt
3586203 James Watt; (add.info.: Portrait of James Watt (1736-1819) a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Louis Jacques Thenard
3586104 Louis Jacques Thenard; (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Jacques Thenard (1777-1857) a French chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Henri de Ruolz, 1850
3585531 Henri de Ruolz, 1850; (add.info.: Henri de Ruolz (Henri Catherine Camille comte de Ruolz-Montchal) French composer and chemist, (1808- 1887).); Universal History Archive/UIG

The botanist Carl Linnaeus. c.1900 (chromo)
2636226 The botanist Carl Linnaeus. c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Science. Botany. The botanist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linne, 1707-1778)

The naturalist Lacepede with Napoleon I, c.1900 (chromo)
2636227 The naturalist Lacepede with Napoleon I, c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. The naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacepede with Napoleon I)

First World War: France, Postcard: portrait drawing of the inventor Francois Eugene Turpin (1848-1927)
LUX4736029 First World War: France, Postcard: portrait drawing of the inventor Francois Eugene Turpin (1848-1927) of the melinite that contributes to the superiority of the French artillery

Dispensary and laboratory of an Arab perfumer chemist of the 12th century - Chromolithography of a Persian manuscript
FLO4689559 Dispensary and laboratory of an Arab perfumer chemist of the 12th century - Chromolithography of a Persian manuscript of the 12th century

Portrait of Friedrich Wohler
865145 Portrait of Friedrich Wohler; (add.info.: Friedrich Wohler (1800-1882) German organic chemist. Isolated aluminium (1827), synthesised urea (1828), discovered beryllium (1828)

Portrait of Alexander Graham Bell, 1876 (engraving)
865127 Portrait of Alexander Graham Bell, 1876 (engraving); (add.info.: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor. Patented his telephone in 1876

Portrait of Joseph Black
865120 Portrait of Joseph Black; (add.info.: Joseph Black (1728-1799) Scottish chemist, born in Bordeaux, France, son of a wine merchant. Professor of chemistry at Glasgow University

Michael Faraday (1791-1867)
864450 Michael Faraday (1791-1867); (add.info.: Michael Faraday (1791-1867) English chemist and physicist, left, and John Frederic Daniell (1790-1845) English chemist, physicist and meteorologist

Thomas Thomson (1773-1852)
864315 Thomas Thomson (1773-1852); (add.info.: Thomas Thomson (1773-1852) Scottish chemist, born at Creiff, Perthshire. A disciple of Joseph Black

Portrait of Claude Louis, Comte Berthollet
863885 Portrait of Claude Louis, Comte Berthollet by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Claude Louis, Comte Berthollet (1748-1822) French chemist who assisted Lavoisier

William Brande (1788-1866)
863360 William Brande (1788-1866); (add.info.: William Brande (1788-1866), English chemist born in London. He succeeded Humphry Davy as professor of chemistry at the Royal Institution, London

Michael Faraday (1791-1867)
863342 Michael Faraday (1791-1867); (add.info.: Michael Faraday (1791-1867) English chemist and physicist. In 1813 became laboratory assistant to Humphry Davy at the Royal Institution, London

Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794-1863)
863334 Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794-1863); (add.info.: Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794-1863), German chemist and crystallographer who, in 1819, noted the phenomenon of Isomorphism

William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828)
863356 William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828); (add.info.: William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828), English chemist, born at East Dereham, Norfolk, England

Michael Faraday (1791-1867)
863343 Michael Faraday (1791-1867); (add.info.: Michael Faraday (1791-1867) English chemist and physicist. In 1813 became laboratory assistant to Humphry Davy at the Royal Institution, London

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 1874 (engraving)
1574764 Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 1874 (engraving); (add.info.: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) French chemist the father of modern chemistry

Jospeh Priestley, one of discoverers of oxygen (engraving)
539746 Jospeh Priestley, one of discoverers of oxygen (engraving); (add.info.: Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) English Chemist and Non-Conformist minister - Engraving after statue by JF Williamson

Guiton de Morveau (1737-1816) French chemist, making the first flight in a dirigible (steerable) balloon, 12 June 1784
528363 Guiton de Morveau (1737-1816) French chemist, making the first flight in a dirigible (steerable) balloon, 12 June 1784. Chromolithograph c1883

Portrait of Michel Chevreul
673306 Portrait of Michel Chevreul; (add.info.: Michel Eugene Chevreul (31 August 1786 - 9 April 1889) was a French chemist whose work with fatty acids led to early applications in the fields of art

Jons Jacob Berzelius, 1828 (engraving)
1577415 Jons Jacob Berzelius, 1828 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of Jons Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848) a Swedish chemist. Dated 18th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of John Flamstead, 1646-1719 (litho)
8634705 Portrait of John Flamstead, 1646-1719 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Flamstead, 1646-1719. Illustration for Armchair Science, 1931)

Portrait of James Bradley, 1692-1762 (litho)
8634700 Portrait of James Bradley, 1692-1762 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Bradley, 1692-1762. Illustration for Armchair Science, 1931)

Portrait of James Prescott Joule, 1818-89 (litho)
8634692 Portrait of James Prescott Joule, 1818-89 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Prescott Joule, 1818-89. Illustration for Armchair Science, 1931)

Portrait of John Tyndall, 1820-93 (litho)
8634691 Portrait of John Tyndall, 1820-93 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Tyndall, 1820-93. Illustration for Armchair Science, 1931)

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Scientists have always been at the forefront of groundbreaking discoveries and advancements in various fields. From Watson and Crick's iconic DNA model to James Clerk Maxwell's contributions to physics, these brilliant minds have shaped our understanding of the world. The Fifth Physics Congress Solvay in Brussels, 1927, captured a gathering of some of the greatest scientific minds of their time. This black-and-white photo stands as a testament to the collaborative efforts that drive scientific progress. Delving into ancient wisdom, we find the enigmatic Emerald Tablet or Tabula Smaragdina. This mystical artifact has intrigued scientists for centuries with its cryptic inscriptions believed to hold secrets about alchemy and transformation. While scientists explore earthly phenomena, they also ponder extraterrestrial mysteries like UFOs and cattle mutilation. These unexplained occurrences challenge conventional knowledge and push researchers to think beyond traditional boundaries. Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical studio showcases his unparalleled curiosity about human anatomy. His meticulous observations paved the way for modern medical science and continue to inspire generations of aspiring scientists. Watson and Crick's groundbreaking discovery of DNA structure revolutionized biology forever. Their double helix model unlocked the blueprint for life itself, unraveling countless possibilities for genetic research and medical breakthroughs. In 1893, Fridtjof Nansen's ship Fram became frozen into ice during an Arctic expedition. This daring feat demonstrated scientists' unwavering determination in exploring uncharted territories despite facing extreme conditions. Traveling back millions of years ago, we encounter dinosaurs like Iguanodon dining on vegetation. Paleontologists meticulously study fossils like these to piece together Earth's ancient history and understand how life evolved over time. Science is not without its ethical dilemmas; German inventions designed for war by G. H Davis remind us that scientific progress can be harnessed destructively if not guided by moral principles. Johannes Van Keulen's celestial map takes us on a journey through the vastness of space.