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Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: (James) Ramsay Macdonald (1866-1937), born at Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. British Labour

(James) Ramsay Macdonald (1866-1937), born at Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. British Labour (socialist) politician and the first Labour Prime Minister (1922-1924 and 1929)

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: James Bradley (1692-1762) English astronomer, born at Sherborne, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

James Bradley (1692-1762) English astronomer, born at Sherborne, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Appointed Savilian professor of astronomy at Oxford (1721)

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (1736-1803) English nobleman. He commissioned

Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (1736-1803) English nobleman. He commissioned the civil engineer James Brindley to build a canal to serve his mines at Worsley, Lancashire

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Anglo-Irish orator, political philosopher and writer, member

Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Anglo-Irish orator, political philosopher and writer, member of the Whig political party. Engraving after the portrait by Joshua Reynolds

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Catherine II, the Great (1729-1796), Empress of Russia. From The Gallery of Portraits

Catherine II, the Great (1729-1796), Empress of Russia. From The Gallery of Portraits, Vol VII, by Charles Knight (London, 1837). Engraving

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: John Sobieski (1629-1696), John III, king of Poland from 1674. Polish warrior and statesman

John Sobieski (1629-1696), John III, king of Poland from 1674. Polish warrior and statesman. From The Gallery of Portraits by Charles Knight (London, 1834). Engraving

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), English inventor and industrialist, born at Preston in Lancashire

Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), English inventor and industrialist, born at Preston in Lancashire. Inventor in 1769 of the spinning frame (water frame)

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: William Brande (1788-1866), English chemist born in London. He succeeded Humphry

William Brande (1788-1866), English chemist born in London. He succeeded Humphry Davy as professor of chemistry at the Royal Institution, London, in 1813

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Friedrich Wohler (1800-1882), German organic chemist. Isolated aluminium (1827)

Friedrich Wohler (1800-1882), German organic chemist. Isolated aluminium (1827), synthesised urea (1828), discovered beryllium (1828), and obtained acetylene from calcium carbide

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Thomas Thomson (1773-1852), Scottish chemist born at Crieff, Perthshire. Regius

Thomas Thomson (1773-1852), Scottish chemist born at Crieff, Perthshire. Regius professor of chemistry at Glasgow university (1817). From James Sheridan Muspratt Chemistry (London, c1860). Engraving

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828), English chemist, born at East Dereham, Norfolk, England

William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828), English chemist, born at East Dereham, Norfolk, England. Wollaston discovered Palladium (1804), Rhodium (1805), and Ductile Platinum

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Andrew Ure (1778-1857), Scottish chemist and scientific writer born in Glasgow

Andrew Ure (1778-1857), Scottish chemist and scientific writer born in Glasgow. His Dictionary of Chemistry appeared in 1821. He also wrote on manufactures and industrial processes

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Michael Faraday (1791-1867) English chemist and physicist. In 1813 became laboratory

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

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: George Fownes (1815-1849). British chemist. First professor of chemistry at the Pharmaceutical

George Fownes (1815-1849). British chemist. First professor of chemistry at the Pharmaceutical Society of Londons School of Pharmacy 1842-1846. From James Sheridan Muspratt Chemistry (London, c1860)

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Leopold Gmelin (1788-1853), German physiological chemist. Professor of chemistry

Leopold Gmelin (1788-1853), German physiological chemist. Professor of chemistry and medicine at Heidelberg University 1817-1852. From James Sheridan Muspratt Chemistry (London, c1860). Engraving

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Thomas Graham (1805-1869) Scottish chemist who laid the foundations of physical chemistry

Thomas Graham (1805-1869) Scottish chemist who laid the foundations of physical chemistry. From James Sheridan Muspratt Chemistry (London, c1860). Engraving. British

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Eben Norton Horsfod (1818-1893) American chemist and disciple of Liebig. Called The

Eben Norton Horsfod (1818-1893) American chemist and disciple of Liebig. Called The father of American food technology. Discovered Baking Powder

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: William Gregory (1803-1858), Scottish chemist. Professor of medicine and chemistry

William Gregory (1803-1858), Scottish chemist. Professor of medicine and chemistry at Kings College, Aberdeen, and from 1843 Professor of chemistry at Edinburgh university

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Michael Faraday (1791-1867) English chemist and physicist. In 1813 became laboratory

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

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794-1863), German chemist and crystallographer who, in 1819

Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794-1863), German chemist and crystallographer who, in 1819, noted the phenomenon of Isomorphism. From James Sheridan Muspratt Chemistry (London, c1860). Engraving

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: James Sheridan Muspratt (1821-1871), studied chemistry under Thomas Graham at Glasgow and London

James Sheridan Muspratt (1821-1871), studied chemistry under Thomas Graham at Glasgow and London, and under Justus von Liebig at Giessen (1843)

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: An Artificer or Pyrotechnist setting light to Another fixed Wheele upon a post

An Artificer or Pyrotechnist setting light to Another fixed Wheele upon a post, which will cast forth many Rockets into the Aire

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Arrival of the Great Western at New York (1838), c1895. Steam ship designed

Arrival of the Great Western at New York (1838), c1895. Steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) and built by William Patterson (1795-1869) of Bristol

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: A Pyrotechnist or Firework-maker making a rocket. He is pulling the end of a rocket

A Pyrotechnist or Firework-maker making a rocket. He is pulling the end of a rocket case very tightly so that it will take the explosive charge properly

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Filling a firework rocket. The case or coffin of paper is placed in a form

Filling a firework rocket. The case or coffin of paper is placed in a form and forced to a good fit with a couple of sharp blows with a mallet

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849), 1843. Brunel acknowledging the cheers of the crowd

Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849), 1843. Brunel acknowledging the cheers of the crowd during the opening ceremony for the Thames Tunnel. The double arched masonry Thames Tunnel built 1825-1843

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Thomas Vowler Short (1790-1872) English churchman. Bishop of St Asaph. Friend of John Keble

Thomas Vowler Short (1790-1872) English churchman. Bishop of St Asaph. Friend of John Keble and Edward Bouverie Pusey, members of the Oxford Movement (Tractarians)

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), English engineer and inventor, 1890. From The

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), English engineer and inventor, 1890. From The Sea by F Whymper. (London, c1890)

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Wilhelm II (1859-1941) Emperor of Germany 1888-1918. Photographic portrait published

Wilhelm II (1859-1941) Emperor of Germany 1888-1918. Photographic portrait published in London in 1887 before his father began his brief reign as Frederick II

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Sidney Webb, Baron Passfield (1859-1947) English political economist and social reformer

Sidney Webb, Baron Passfield (1859-1947) English political economist and social reformer. Instrumental in the founding of the London School of Economics. Photograph published London c1890

Background imageLondon Rights Managed Collection: Joseph Joachim (1831-1907) Hungarian violinist, composer and Director of Berlin Conservatory

Joseph Joachim (1831-1907) Hungarian violinist, composer and Director of Berlin Conservatory. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery (London, 1890-1894). Woodburytype after photograph by W & D Downey




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