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Images Dated 8th August 2006 (page 3)

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Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, scientist and inventor, c1900

Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, scientist and inventor, c1900. Swan invented the incandescent electric lamp in Britain at about the same time as Thomas Edison patented it in the USA

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Turning wood, 1754. Artist: I Hinton

Turning wood, 1754. Artist: I Hinton
Turning wood, 1754, taken from the New and Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences - Supplement (1754) by J Barlow. The plate shows two scenes of wood turning with two different kinds of treadle

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Sir Humphrey Davy, English chemist, 1803. Artist: C Turner

Sir Humphrey Davy, English chemist, 1803. Artist: C Turner
Sir Humphrey Davy, English chemist, 1803. Whilst at the Pneumatic Institute in Bristol, Davy discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide)

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Sir Richard Owen, English zoologist, c1860. Artist: DJ Pound

Sir Richard Owen, English zoologist, c1860. Artist: DJ Pound
Sir Richard Owen, English zoologist, c1860. Owen studied medicine at Edinburgh and at St Bartholomews and became curator in the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons where he produced a fine series

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Eadweard James Muybridge, British-American photography pioneer, 1889

Eadweard James Muybridge, British-American photography pioneer, 1889. Muybridge lecturing at the Royal Society in London. After emigrating to America in 1852

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Sir Isaac Newton, English scientist and mathematician, c1700. Artist: Jacobus Houbraken

Sir Isaac Newton, English scientist and mathematician, c1700. Artist: Jacobus Houbraken
Sir Isaac Newton, English scientist and mathematician, c1700. Newtons discoveries were prolific and exerted a huge influence on science and thought

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society (PRS), botanist, 1800s. Artist: Thomas Philips

Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society (PRS), botanist, 1800s. Artist: Thomas Philips
Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society (PRS), botanist, 1800s. Banks travelled to Newfoundland in 1766 on an expedition to collect plants

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Peter Dollond, optician, c1800

Peter Dollond, optician, c1800. This engraving was published in the European Magazine in 1820. Dollond worked with both his father John Dollond and uncle George Dollond

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Christiaan Huygens, Dutch physicist, c1670

Christiaan Huygens, Dutch physicist, c1670. Huygens was responsible for two great advances in horology: the application of both the pendulum to the clock and the balance spring to the watch

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Samuel Crompton, English inventor of the spinning mule, c1880s. Artist: James Morrison

Samuel Crompton, English inventor of the spinning mule, c1880s. Artist: James Morrison
Samuel Crompton, English inventor of the spinning mule, c1880s. Between 1772 and 1779 Crompton invented the spinning mule frame

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Henry Ford, American automobile engineer and manufacturer, 1908

Henry Ford, American automobile engineer and manufacturer, 1908. In 1903, Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company. He pioneered modern assembly line mass production techniques for his famous Model

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: John Flamsteed, astronomer, 1712. Artist: George Vertue

John Flamsteed, astronomer, 1712. Artist: George Vertue
John Flamsteed, astronomer, 1712. Flamsteed was appointed the first Astronomer Royal of England by Charles II, on the founding of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, in 1675

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Matthew Boulton, engineer and industrialist, c1801. Artist: William Sharp

Matthew Boulton, engineer and industrialist, c1801. Artist: William Sharp
Matthew Boulton, engineer and industrialist, c1801. Works owner Matthew Boulton and Scottish engineer and inventor, James Watt formed a partnership in 1773 to produce steam engines

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Joseph Black, Scottish chemist, c1780s. Artist: C Cooke

Joseph Black, Scottish chemist, c1780s. Artist: C Cooke
Joseph Black, Scottish chemist, c1780s. Black was appointed Professor of Anatomy and Chemistry at the University of Glasgow in 1756, and, in 1766

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Sir David Brewster, Scottish physicist, 1800s. Artist: William Holl

Sir David Brewster, Scottish physicist, 1800s. Artist: William Holl
Sir David Brewster, Scottish physicist, 1800s. Brewster is chiefly remembered for his lifelong investigations into optics

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Robert Bunsen, German chemist, 1850s. Artist: C Cook

Robert Bunsen, German chemist, 1850s. Artist: C Cook
Robert Bunsen, German chemist, 1850s. Signed portrait; Bunsen (1811-1899) is widely considered one of the greatest experimental chemists of the 19th century

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Sir William Herschel, astronomer, 1790s. Artist: John Russell

Sir William Herschel, astronomer, 1790s. Artist: John Russell
Sir William Herschel, astronomer, 1790s. Holding a diagram of planets and their planetry rings. Herschel constructed his own telescope after taking up astronomy as a hobby

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Thomas Willis, physician, 1742. Artist: George Vertue

Thomas Willis, physician, 1742. Artist: George Vertue
Thomas Willis, physician, 1742. To the left of his portrait are parts of a skull and a diagram of the spine and ribcage. To the right are several books

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Joseph Jackson Lister, English wine merchant and amateur microscopist, 1830s. Artist: Maull & Co

Joseph Jackson Lister, English wine merchant and amateur microscopist, 1830s. Artist: Maull & Co
Joseph Jackson Lister, English wine merchant and amateur microscopist, 1830s. Photographed with a microscope. Lister, father of Joseph Lister

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Sir Frederick William Herschel, 1800s

Sir Frederick William Herschel, 1800s. Herschel, the German-born British astronomer, constructed his own telescope after taking up astronomy as a hobby

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Lords Cricket Ground 24418_032

Lords Cricket Ground 24418_032
LORDS CRICKET GROUND, St Johns Wood, London. Founded on this site in 1814 the " Home of Cricket" is owned by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: HMS Echo

HMS Echo
Royal Navy survey vessel HMS Echo. Echo was launched at Appledore in Devon in 2002, and was designed to carry out a wide range of survey work

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: German flag

German flag at the German Parliament building (Reichstag). Berlin. Germany

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Anterior cross section of spinal column revealing how vertebra fits round spinal cord

Anterior cross section of spinal column revealing how vertebra fits round spinal cord

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Illustration, Scallop with fan-shaped shell

Illustration, Scallop with fan-shaped shell

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Uk-London-Santa-Zebra

Uk-London-Santa-Zebra
Santa Claus came to Harrods department store in central London with a real zebra and some fake snow, to mark the opening of a 10, 000 square foot in the store, called, Christmas World

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Mount Rundle, Alberta, Canada

Mount Rundle, Alberta, Canada

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Close Up Of The White Petals Of A Tropical Flower On A Black Background; Hawaii

Close Up Of The White Petals Of A Tropical Flower On A Black Background; Hawaii, United States Of America

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Templetown, Hook Head, County Wexford, Ireland; Medieval Graveyard

Templetown, Hook Head, County Wexford, Ireland; Medieval Graveyard

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch pioneer of microscopy, c1660. Artist: Abraham de Blois

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch pioneer of microscopy, c1660. Artist: Abraham de Blois
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch pioneer of microscopy, c1660. It was probably as a result of his use of lenses in examining cloth as a drapers apprentice that led to Leeuwenhoeks interest in lens

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Sir John Herschel, astronomer and scientist, 1810s. Artist: Gaspare Gabrielli

Sir John Herschel, astronomer and scientist, 1810s. Artist: Gaspare Gabrielli
Sir John Herschel, astronomer and scientist, 1810s. Portrait of John Herschel as a young man. The son of astronomer Sir William Herschel, John Herschel discovered 525 nebulae and clusters

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Lords Cricket Ground 24418_033

Lords Cricket Ground 24418_033
LORDS CRICKET GROUND, St Johns Wood, London. Founded on this site in 1814 the " Home of Cricket" is owned by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Trafalgar Square & The National Gallery 24430_037

Trafalgar Square & The National Gallery 24430_037
TRAFALGAR SQUARE, London. An aerial view of the square showing Nelsons Column and The National Gallery

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: The London Eye 24415_008

The London Eye 24415_008
THE LONDON EYE, London. Aerial view showing a section of the wheel with the River Thames below

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Lord Kelvin and his compass, 1902. Artist: James Craig Annan

Lord Kelvin and his compass, 1902. Artist: James Craig Annan
Lord Kelvin and his compass, 1902. Kelvin was born William Thomson and was educated at Glasgow and Cambridge. He was professor of Natural Philosophy (Physics)

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Orville Wright, 1903

Orville Wright, 1903. American aviation pioneer, Wright and his brother Wilbur originally designed and built bicycles but changed their interest to flying, producing a controllable glider by 1902

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Vincenzo Lunardi, c1770

Vincenzo Lunardi, c1770, was an Italian diplomat who, on 15 September 1784, made the first British ascent in a hydrogen balloon

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Sir Joseph John Thomson, physicist and inventor, 1900

Sir Joseph John Thomson, physicist and inventor, 1900
Sir Joseph John Thomson, British physicist and inventor, 1900. Thomson studied sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge. After graduating

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: John Dollond, optician, c1750. Artist: Posselwhite

John Dollond, optician, c1750. Artist: Posselwhite
John Dollond, optician, c1750. Pictured with a book with an overhanging leaf with ther word Opticks on it. Dolland became known for his invention of the achromatic lens

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Samuel Franklin Cody, 1912

Samuel Franklin Cody, 1912. American-born Cody invented the manlifting kite as a means for military observation. On 16 October 1908 he made the first powered flight in Britain in his British Army

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Sketch of the moon by Galileo Galilei, c1635. Artist: Galileo Galilei

Sketch of the moon by Galileo Galilei, c1635. Artist: Galileo Galilei
Sketch of the moon by Galileo Galilei, c1635. Galileo Galilei, the Italian astronomer and physicist is one of the greatest scientists of all time

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist, 1635. Artist: Ramsay

Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist, 1635. Artist: Ramsay
Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist, 1635. One of the greatest scientists of all time, Galileo discovered Jupiters moons and the laws governing falling bodies

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Emil Fischer, German organic chemist, 1904

Emil Fischer, German organic chemist, 1904. Photographed with scientific instruments. In 1874 he discovered the first hydrazine base, phenylhydrazine

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Marie and Pierre Curie, physicists, 1904

Marie and Pierre Curie, physicists, 1904. Photograph with their daughter Irene. Curie and her husband Pierre continued the work on radioactivity started by H Becquerel

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Jons Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist, early 19th century

Jons Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist, early 19th century. Berzelius devised the first consistently accurate method of using the oxidation technique developed by Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: William Gilbert, English physician, late 16th century

William Gilbert, English physician, late 16th century. Pictured with his hand resting on a globe. Gilbert established the magnetic nature of the Earth in De Magnete (1600)

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) with closed wings, resting on a leaf

Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) with closed wings, resting on a leaf

Background imageImages Dated 8th August 2006: Ships wheel

Ships wheel



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