Scholarship Collection (page 2)

Geber teaching chemistry at the School of Edessa, 1879. Creator
Geber teaching chemistry at the School of Edessa. From: La ciencia y sus hombres, 1879. Private Collection

Cours d histoire naturelle, 1825-1826. Creator: Oudart, Paul Louis (1796-1860)
Cours d histoire naturelle, 1825-1826. Private Collection

Heraclitus, 1634. Creator: Ribera, Jose, de (1591-1652)
Heraclitus, 1634. Private Collection

They indulged in jokes at the expense of the spectacled boy, (1907). Creator: Unknown
They indulged in jokes at the expense of the spectacled boy, (1907). In 1808, the young Schubert applies for a choir scholarship to study at the Stadtkonvikt imperial school in Vienna

Sketch of a bombing with study of the projectiles trajectories and Study of a horse …
Sketch of a bombing with study of the projectiles trajectories. (right) and Study of a horse for the Battle of Anghiari, 1478-1518. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Automated turnspit: the upper one is moved by a counterweight, the lower one by hot air, c. 1480. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Design for a mechanical wing, 1478-1518. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Design for a mechanical wing, 1478-1518. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

The city of Milan. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
The city of Milan. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Portrait of Jerome Lalande (1732-1807), c. 1800. Creator: Westermayr, Conrad (1765-1834)
Portrait of Jerome Lalande (1732-1807), c. 1800. Private Collection

Empress Catherine II visiting the scholar Mikhail Lomonosov, 1884. Artist: Fyodorov
Empress Catherine II visiting the scholar Mikhail Lomonosov, 1884. Private Collection

The Silver Dart AEA Drome No. 4 by Alexander Graham Bell, 1908. Artist: Anonymous
The Silver Dart AEA Drome No. 4 by Alexander Graham Bell, 1908. Private Collection

View of glider flying as a kite, 1900. Artist: Wright Brothers, (Orville and Wilbur)
View of glider flying as a kite, 1900. Private Collection

Water pumps, c. 1480. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Water pumps, c. 1480. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

The Bridge ( Ponte salvatico ). Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
The Bridge (" Ponte salvatico" ). Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Perspectograph (optical instrument), Between 1480 and 1518. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Perspectograph (optical instrument), Between 1480 and 1518. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Scientist at work. Found in the Collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Study for the fortifications of Porta al Prato di Ognissanti in Florence, ca 1529. Found in the Collection of Casa Buonarroti, Florence

Design for a mechanical wing, 1478-1518. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Catapulta, 1478-1518. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

A physician takes care of a wounded person. Miniature from al-Hariris Maqamat, 1225-1235. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

A Young Man Reading by Candlelight, c. 1630
A Young Man Reading by Candlelight, c.1630. Found in the Collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Illustration to the first edition of Experimenta Nova von Otto von Guericke, 1672. Private Collection

Democritus and Protagoras. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery in which a lamp is put in place of the Sun. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Portrait of Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (1711-1765). Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Antikythera mechanism, 205 BC. Artist: Historic Object
The Antikythera mechanism, 205 BC. Found in the collection of National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Photophone by Alexander Graham Bell, 1882. Artist: Anonymous
Photophone by Alexander Graham Bell, 1882. Private Collection

Advertisement for the Edison Mimeograph, 1900s-1910s. Artist: Anonymous
Advertisement for the Edison Mimeograph, 1900s-1910s. Private Collection

San Francisco Parlor with Kinetoscopes, 1894-1895. Artist: Anonymous
San Francisco Parlor with Kinetoscopes, 1894-1895. Private Collection

Archimedes Siege Catapult. From The Histories by Polybius, 1727. Artist: Anonymous
Archimedes Siege Catapult. From The Histories by Polybius, 1727. Private Collection

The Westinghouse Alternating Current Motor by Nikola Tesla, 1888-1889. Artist: Anonymous
The Westinghouse Alternating Current Motor by Nikola Tesla, 1888-1889. Private Collection

Optics. From: L Arte di restituire a Roma tralasciate Navigazione... 1685. Artist: Meijer (Meyer), Cornelis Jansz
Optics. From: L Arte di restituire a Roma tralasciate Navigazione... 1685. Private Collection

Margarita Philosophica. Anatomy, 1504. Artist: Reisch, Gregor (1467-1525)
Margarita Philosophica. Anatomy, 1504. Private Collection

Margarita Philosophica. Title page, 1504. Artist: Reisch, Gregor (1467-1525)
Margarita Philosophica. Title page, 1504. Private Collection

Margarita Philosophica. Geometry, 1504. Artist: Reisch, Gregor (1467-1525)
Margarita Philosophica. Geometry, 1504. Private Collection

Heraclitus and Democritus, 1486. Artist: Bramante, Donato (1444-1514)
Heraclitus and Democritus, 1486. Found in the collection of Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

The Cheerful Democritus, 18th century. Artist: Coypel, Antoine (1661-1722)
The Cheerful Democritus, 18th century. Private Collection

Scientist with an electrical instrument, 1780s. Artist: Anonymous
Scientist with an electrical instrument, 1780s. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Portrait of Mikhail V. Lomonosov (1711-1765), Second Half of the 18th century. Artist: Anonymous
Portrait of Mikhail V. Lomonosov (1711-1765), Second Half of the 18th century. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Between science and family, ca 1775. Artist: Kraus, Georg Melchior (1737-1806)
Between science and family, ca 1775. Found in the collection of Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

Analysis. Artist: Ostade, Adriaen Jansz, van (1610-1685)
Analysis. Found in the collection of Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

Portrait of Jerome Lalande (1732-1807). Artist: Fragonard, Jean Honore (1732-1806)
Portrait of Jerome Lalande (1732-1807). Found in the collection of Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

A Scholar Seated at a Desk (Scholar at his Study). Artist: Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669)
A Scholar Seated at a Desk (Scholar at his Study). Found in the collection of National Gallery, Prague

Scholar sharpening a quill pen. Artist: Dou, Gerard (Gerrit) (1613-1675)
Scholar sharpening a quill pen. Found in the collection of The Leiden Collection NY

Machine Pouring Wine. (From: The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by Al-Jazari). Artist: Anonymous
Machine Pouring Wine. (From: The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by Al-Jazari). Found in the collection of The David Collection

The Gregorian telescope, 1736-1748. Artist: Paris, Claude (1703-1763)
The Gregorian telescope, 1736-1748. Found in the collection of the Academie des sciences

Portrait of a Scholar, ca 1501-1502. Found in the collection of Pinacoteca dell Accademia dei Concordi, Rovigo

The Quill-cutter, 1627. Artist: Lievens, Jan (1607-1674)
The Quill-cutter, 1627. Found in the collection of Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne

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