Physics Collection (page 6)

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Volvelle to show how to find the time, in hours and minutes, in which the Moon reaches one of its aspects
7340909 Volvelle to show how to find the time, in hours and minutes, in which the Moon reaches one of its aspects. The disc is fixed and is read by a wire in the centre

Solar system, 1846-60 (engraving)
7340561 Solar system, 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Frontispiece from "Nova experimenta physico-mechanica of VI aeris and elastica
AIS5351973 Frontispiece from "Nova experimenta physico-mechanica of VI aeris and elastica and eiusdem efectibus" by the English scientist Robert Boyle (1627-1691)

Model of cyclotron, particle accelerator, invented by Ernest Orlando Lawrence (1901-1958)
AIS5378122 Model of cyclotron, particle accelerator, invented by Ernest Orlando Lawrence (1901-1958) and Milton Stanley Livingston (1905-1986) in 1931 (metal object); Science Museum, London

Planetarium, c.1825 (brass, glass, gilt brass, enamel, engraved)
7339249 Planetarium, c.1825 (brass, glass, gilt brass, enamel, engraved) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 28x17 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), c.1602-07 (oil on canvas)
7337903 Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), c.1602-07 (oil on canvas) by Apollodoro, Francesco (1531-1612); 66x53.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Volvelle showing the planetary aspects without the Moon, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving)
7340905 Volvelle showing the planetary aspects without the Moon, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving) by Apianus, Petrus (1495-1552); National Maritime Museum, London

Volvelle illustrating the magnitude, start time and duration of eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving)
7340904 Volvelle illustrating the magnitude, start time and duration of eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving) by Apianus, Petrus (1495-1552); National Maritime Museum, London

Eclipses, 1846-60 (engraving)
7340565 Eclipses, 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

Transparent diagram of the phases of the moon, 1846-60 (paper, engraving)
7340572 Transparent diagram of the phases of the moon, 1846-60 (paper, engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60) & Emslie, John (1813-75); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Comparative magnitudes of the planets, 1846-60 (paper, engraving)
7340566 Comparative magnitudes of the planets, 1846-60 (paper, engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60) & Emslie, John (1813-75); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Lord Rosse's Great Reflecting Telescope, at Parsonstown, Ireland, 1853 (cotton, brass)
7340081 Lord Rosse's Great Reflecting Telescope, at Parsonstown, Ireland, 1853 (cotton, brass) by British School, (19th century); 118.3x89.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Science in Sport, or the Pleasures of Astronomy. A New Game, 1804 (cardboard)
7339962 Science in Sport, or the Pleasures of Astronomy. A New Game, 1804 (cardboard) by Wallis, John (19th century); 19.5x15.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Reconstruction of Oersted's experiment of 1819
5311725 Reconstruction of Oersted's experiment of 1819; (add.info.: Reconstruction of Oersted's experiment of 1819)

Clepsydra: Water Clock
5311779 Clepsydra: Water Clock; (add.info.: Clepsydra: The hand on the clock face was regulated by the level of water in the bottom reservoir which raised and lowered the flood)

A carpenter drawing a nail from a plank
5310273 A carpenter drawing a nail from a plank; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a carpenter drawing a nail from a plank using a clawed hammer as a bent lever)

Leon Foucault's machine for producing a current
5310261 Leon Foucault's machine for producing a current; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Leon Foucault's machine for producing a current in a copper plate C)

An inclined plane railway used to carry coal
5308316 An inclined plane railway used to carry coal.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an inclined plane railway used to carry coal from South Hetton Colliery to Seaham Harbour)

Crookes' tube in which cathode rays were emitted
5311986 Crookes' tube in which cathode rays were emitted; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Crookes' tube in which cathode rays (electrons) were emitted by the cathode, a

Jean Martin Charcot's electrotherapy clinic
5311887 Jean Martin Charcot's electrotherapy clinic; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Jean Martin Charcot's electrotherapy clinic at the Salpetriere, Paris, founded 1877)

The measuring of the specific gravity of alcohol with a hydrometer
5311838 The measuring of the specific gravity of alcohol with a hydrometer; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the measuring of the specific gravity of alcohol with a hydrometer)

The principles of the cantilever
5311836 The principles of the cantilever; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the principles of the cantilever which was used in the Fourth bridge. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Diagram depicting a multiple Archimedean screws powered by a water wheel
5308164 Diagram depicting a multiple Archimedean screws powered by a water wheel.; (add.info.: Diagram depicting a multiple Archimedean screws powered by a water wheel being used to raise water)

Man operating a pulley with lever and fulcrum
6266189 Man operating a pulley with lever and fulcrum; (add.info.: Man operating a pulley with a lever and fulcrum. After an 18th century work.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving)
7340906 Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving) by Apianus, Petrus (1495-1552); National Maritime Museum, London

How the breaking point of a beam depends upon the material
5310107 How the breaking point of a beam depends upon the material; (add.info.: Diagram illustrating how the breaking point of a beam depends upon the material, thickness (A,B)

Engraving depicting Christiaan Huygens' cycloidal pendulum
5309456 Engraving depicting Christiaan Huygens' cycloidal pendulum; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Christiaan Huygens' cycloidal pendulum)

Wedgewood medallion of Isaac Newton
5307341 Wedgewood medallion of Isaac Newton.; (add.info.: Wedgewood medallion of Isaac Newton on blue Jaspar Ware. Isaac Newton (1643-1727) an English mathematician, astronomer

A galvanometer shown here operated by a simple wet cell
5311728 A galvanometer shown here operated by a simple wet cell; (add.info.: 19th century drawing of a galvanometer shown here operated by a simple wet cell. 1881.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration showing the ballistic effects of firing a cannon. The projectile is shown moving in accordance with
5311515 Illustration showing the ballistic effects of firing a cannon. The projectile is shown moving in accordance with the laws of physics, described by Aristotle

A woodblock engraving depicting an apparatus with see-saw action, used for pounding cattle feed, 18th century
5311265 A woodblock engraving depicting an apparatus with see-saw action, used for pounding cattle feed, 18th century; (add.info.: Date: 1762); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A gunner firing a cannon whose elevation has been calculated using a chequered rule fitted with two plum-bobs
5311241 A gunner firing a cannon whose elevation has been calculated using a chequered rule fitted with two plum-bobs, 16th century (engraving); (add.info)

Man operating a pulley with lever and fulcrum
7177143 Man operating a pulley with lever and fulcrum.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Man operating a pulley with a lever and fulcrum. After an 18th century work.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Jet cart demonstrating Newton's 3rd law of motion
5615877 Jet cart demonstrating Newton's 3rd law of motion; (add.info.: Jet cart demonstrating Newton's 3rd law of motion , Paris 1747.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Weighing the earth in a pair of scales on a high tower (litho)
8673173 Weighing the earth in a pair of scales on a high tower (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How the weight of the earth is measured)

James Clerk Maxwell's great experiment, 19th Century (litho)
8673170 James Clerk Maxwell's great experiment, 19th Century (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Clerk Maxwell's great experiment)

Magnetic force (litho)
8673166 Magnetic force (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magnetic force. The steel breast plates)

Horace-Benedict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and mountaineer (engraving)
8673021 Horace-Benedict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and mountaineer (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horace-Benedict de Saussure (1740-1799)

The Manor House, Woolsthorpe, birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton (engraving)
8676572 The Manor House, Woolsthorpe, birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Manor House, Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire)

Statue of Sir Isaac Newton, by William Theed (engraving)
8676528 Statue of Sir Isaac Newton, by William Theed (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Sir Isaac Newton, by William Theed)

The wonder that is electricity (litho)
8676245 The wonder that is electricity (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The wonder that is electricity)

CURIE, Pierre (1859-1906). French physicist. Portrait of 1898. Engraving
CUL4857163 CURIE, Pierre (1859-1906). French physicist. Portrait of 1898. Engraving. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: CURIE, Pierre (1859-1906). French physicist. Portrait of 1898

ALEMBERT, Jean Le Rond D'(1717-1783). English philosopher, writer and mathematician. Portrait. Engraving
CUL4858557 ALEMBERT, Jean Le Rond D'(1717-1783). English philosopher, writer and mathematician. Portrait. Engraving. by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: ALEMBERT, Jean Le Rond D'(1717-1783)

John Tyndall
3586068 John Tyndall; (add.info.: Satirical cartoon depicting John Tyndall (1820-1893) an Irish physicist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Rumford's calorimeter, used to determine heat produced by combustion, 1887
3585530 Rumford's calorimeter, used to determine heat produced by combustion, 1887; (add.info.: Rumford's calorimeter, used to determine the amount of heat produced by combustion)

The fatal ballooning accident of Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier
3732772 The fatal ballooning accident of Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the fatal ballooning accident of Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier (1756-1783)

Diagram of John Ramsbottom's locomotive apparatus
3733923 Diagram of John Ramsbottom's locomotive apparatus.; (add.info.: Diagram of John Ramsbottom's locomotive apparatus enabling tender to be re-charged with water while the train was still)

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