Physics Collection (page 7)

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)

Science. The Physics, by Aristotle. Miniature for a latin manuscript, France, XIVth cent. Bibl. Mazarine, Paris
3434384 Science. The Physics, by Aristotle. Miniature for a latin manuscript, France, XIVth cent. Bibl. Mazarine, Paris.; Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Sciences. Bibl)

Diagram of Joule's apparatus for studying heat
NWI4757758 Diagram of Joule's apparatus for studying heat.; (add.info.: Diagram of Joule's apparatus for studying heat.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Electricity: from the power station to the city lighting, c. 1900-1910 (chromo)
1790232 Electricity: from the power station to the city lighting, c. 1900-1910 (chromo); (add.info.: electricity in France : from the power station to the city lighting (in the background)

Astronomical diagram showing the earth, centre, surrounded by water, air, fire and the sphere of the planets
534771 Astronomical diagram showing the earth, centre, surrounded by water, air, fire and the sphere of the planets. By Gassouin de Metz,13th century

David Hosack (1769-1835)
863367 David Hosack (1769-1835); (add.info.: David Hosack (1769-1835), American physician and botanist. He established the Elgin Botanic Garden, New York, where the Rockefeller Centre now stands

Science. Electricity. Electroplating. Imagery, France, c.1900 (print)
3433700 Science. Electricity. Electroplating. Imagery, France, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: Sciences. Electricite. Coll. Part. Science. Electricity. Electroplating)

Communication. Breguet telegraph. c.1900 (chromo)
2636206 Communication. Breguet telegraph. c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Communication. Breguet telegraph or French telegraph.); Photo © CCI.

Inventor John Ericsson's Machine, 1884 (engraving)
1574800 Inventor John Ericsson's Machine, 1884 (engraving); (add.info.: Swedish/American inventor John Ericsson's machine, 1883)

Speaking Trumpet, 1887
1574794 Speaking Trumpet, 1887; (add.info.: Using a speaking trumpet to communicate on deck of a ship. Within limits, the larger the trumpet the further the voice will carry)

Lisajou's apparatus for observing the vibration of a tuning fork, 1886 (engraving)
1574771 Lisajou's apparatus for observing the vibration of a tuning fork, 1886 (engraving); (add.info.: Lisajou's apparatus for observing the vibration of a tuning fork, D)

Magia Naturalis, 1715 (engraving)
1574796 Magia Naturalis, 1715 (engraving); (add.info.: A fountain and an organ working with the power of water. Engraving from ''Magia Naturalis'' by Johannes Baptista della Porta)

Experiment to measure the velocity of sound in water, 1873 (engraving)
1574767 Experiment to measure the velocity of sound in water, 1873 (engraving); (add.info.: Experiment to measure the velocity of sound in water)

An Louis Pasteur experiment, 19th century (engraving)
3733827 An Louis Pasteur experiment, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Louis Pasteur experiment demonstrating that fermentation)

Decumbiture of Charles Thomas Carter
3732368 Decumbiture of Charles Thomas Carter; (add.info.: Decumbiture of Charles Thomas Carter (1735-1804) an Irish composer and organist by Ebenezer Sibly

Chart drawn up for the marriage of Benjamin Brownsell
3732367 Chart drawn up for the marriage of Benjamin Brownsell; (add.info.: Chart drawn up for the marriage of Benjamin Brownsell)

Nativity and Decumbiture of John Till Adams
3732364 Nativity and Decumbiture of John Till Adams; (add.info.: Nativity and Decumbiture of John Till Adams (1748-1786) a Quaker physician by Ebenezer Sibly

Nativity of King George III of the United Kingdom
3732370 Nativity of King George III of the United Kingdom; (add.info.: Nativity of King George III of the United Kingdom by Ebenezer Sibly (1751-1799) an English physician, astrologer

John Tyndall
3586067 John Tyndall; (add.info.: Portrait of John Tyndall (1820-1893) an Irish physicist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Diagram of an experiment conducted by John Tyndall
3586064 Diagram of an experiment conducted by John Tyndall; (add.info.: Diagram of an experiment conducted by John Tyndall (1820-1893) an Irish physicist

John Tyndall
3586063 John Tyndall; (add.info.: Portrait of John Tyndall (1820-1893) an Irish physicist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

John Tyndall
3586061 John Tyndall; (add.info.: Portrait of John Tyndall (1820-1893) an Irish physicist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Wilhelm Eduard Weber
3585801 Wilhelm Eduard Weber; (add.info.: Portrait of Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804-1891) a German physicist and inventor. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Sir Benjamin Thompson, 1800
3585528 Sir Benjamin Thompson, 1800; (add.info.: Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS (1753 - 1814) American-born British physicist

An allegory of optics, representing an eye in the center of a star, 1820 (etching)
MMM5477354 An allegory of optics, representing an eye in the center of a star, 1820 (etching); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: An allegory of optics)

Reconstruction of Andre-Marie Ampere's investigation of the behaviour of an electric current in a magnetic field
5311982 Reconstruction of Andre-Marie Ampere's investigation of the behaviour of an electric current in a magnetic field; (add.info)

Clepsydra: Water Clock
5311775 Clepsydra: Water Clock; (add.info.: Clepsydra: in which the escapement was operated by the weight of water in different tanks. Dated 1664.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a pendulum with an anchor escapement, 19th century
5311387 An engraving depicting a pendulum with an anchor escapement, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1887); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting Hans Christian Orsted's discovery of the directive action of currents upon magnets (1819)
5311361 An engraving depicting Hans Christian Orsted's discovery of the directive action of currents upon magnets (1819). The magnetic needle will always rest at right angles to the current

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