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History Collection: Harry John Lawson (b1852), English inventor of a safety bicycle. (1879). Lawson

Harry John Lawson (b1852), English inventor of a safety bicycle. (1879). Lawson produced the first bicycle driven by a chain from centrally positioned pedals to the rear wheel in 1879

History Collection: John Bennett Lawes, English agriculturalist, 1882. Lawes (1814-1900) began experimental

John Bennett Lawes, English agriculturalist, 1882. Lawes (1814-1900) began experimental farming on his estate at Rothamstead

History Collection: Edward Jenner (1749-1823) English physician, vaccinating his son, (c1796). Jenner

Edward Jenner (1749-1823) English physician, vaccinating his son, (c1796). Jenner by 1796 had proved that serum from Cowpox would protect from smallpox

History Collection: Isaac Judaeus physician to the rulers of Tunisia. 9th-10th century. Judaeus (c855-c955)

Isaac Judaeus physician to the rulers of Tunisia. 9th-10th century. Judaeus (c855-c955) was one of the first whose works were translated from Arabic to Latin

History Collection: Reverse of medal commemorating the brilliant comet of November 1618. The message

Reverse of medal commemorating the brilliant comet of November 1618. The message says that God sent us the starry comet as a warning to us to lead better lives

History Collection: Reverse of medal commemorating the bright comet of 1577. Known as Brahes comet

Reverse of medal commemorating the bright comet of 1577. Known as Brahes comet, this is the comet which convinced the Danish astronomer Tycho or Tyge Brahe (1546-1601)

History Collection: Obverse of medal commemorating the brilliant comet of November 1618. This comet prompted

Obverse of medal commemorating the brilliant comet of November 1618. This comet prompted many pamphlets, including Galileo Galileis (1564-1642) polemical masterpiece Il Saggiatore (The Assayer)

History Collection: Medal commemorating the discovery of vaccination in 1796. Edward Jenner (1749-1823)

Medal commemorating the discovery of vaccination in 1796. Edward Jenner (1749-1823) practiced as a country doctor in his native Gloucestershire. He noted the immunity to smallpox given by cow-pox

History Collection: Obverse of medal commemorating the bright comet of 1577. Known as Brahes comet

Obverse of medal commemorating the bright comet of 1577. Known as Brahes comet, this is the comet which convinced the Danish astronomer Tycho or Tyge Brahe (1546-1601)

History Collection: Women washing the precious metal Platinum from alluvial gravels. Urals, Russia. 1916

Women washing the precious metal Platinum from alluvial gravels. Urals, Russia. 1916. Card published 1916. Chromolithograph

History Collection: Edward Jenner (1749-1823) English physician who practiced as a country doctor in

Edward Jenner (1749-1823) English physician who practiced as a country doctor in his native Gloucestershire. He noted the immunity to smallpox given by cow-pox

History Collection: Aubrey Eneass of Boston solar motor. Demonstrated at Edwin Cawstons ostrich far Pasadena

Aubrey Eneass of Boston solar motor. Demonstrated at Edwin Cawstons ostrich far Pasadena, California. A reflector 33 feet (10.05 metres) in diameter lined with 1

History Collection: Flight of locks on the Saima Canal, Finland. A ship is descending the flight. On

Flight of locks on the Saima Canal, Finland. A ship is descending the flight. On the left is a typical boatman. This canal, completed in 1856, linked Saima Lake to the Gulf of Finland

History Collection: Rock Salt: Miners being lowered down the shaft on rope slings to begin their shift

Rock Salt: Miners being lowered down the shaft on rope slings to begin their shift in the salt mine at Wieliczka, Galicia, Poland. Mine worked for 1, 000 67 miles of Very pure deposit

History Collection: Title page of Galileo Dialogo sopra i due Massimi Sistemi del Mondo, (Florence, 1632)

Title page of Galileo Dialogo sopra i due Massimi Sistemi del Mondo, (Florence, 1632). Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) published his Dialogue on the Two Great World Systems in Italian rather than Latin

History Collection: Producing salt by evaporating natural brine by pouring it into a pit of burning charcoal

Producing salt by evaporating natural brine by pouring it into a pit of burning charcoal. A rather impure product resulted. From Agricola De re metallica, Basel, 1556. Woodcut

History Collection: Thomas Alva Edisons first Phonograph (1878). In this model the cylinder on which

Thomas Alva Edisons first Phonograph (1878). In this model the cylinder on which the sound was recorded had to be rotated by hand. Instrument in recording mode

History Collection: Medal commemorating the discovery of penicillin. Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming

Medal commemorating the discovery of penicillin. Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) discovered penicillin in 1928

History Collection: Henry Bessemer (1813-1898) English engineer and inventor. A prolific inventor, he

Henry Bessemer (1813-1898) English engineer and inventor. A prolific inventor, he is best known for the invention of a method of converting pig iron into steel (the Bessemer process)

History Collection: Hydrotheraphy treatments, c1902. Walking foot bath, nasal douche, foot bath and head bath

Hydrotheraphy treatments, c1902. Walking foot bath, nasal douche, foot bath and head bath. One of the oldest forms of medical treatment

History Collection: Hydrotheraphy treatments, c1902. Steam pack with hot water bottles shown open and closed (top )

Hydrotheraphy treatments, c1902. Steam pack with hot water bottles shown open and closed (top ). Stimulating the larynx with cold water (middle). Full body douches and knee douche (bottom )

History Collection: Hydrotherapy treatments. Wet packs for treating the the kidney (top) and spine (middle)

Hydrotherapy treatments. Wet packs for treating the the kidney (top) and spine (middle). Bottom: sitz-bath and half-bath. One of the oldest forms of medical treatment

History Collection: Hydrotherapy treatments. Wet packs for the treatment of the whole body and for specific areas

Hydrotherapy treatments. Wet packs for the treatment of the whole body and for specific areas. One of the oldest forms of medical treatment

History Collection: Chinese agriculture, 1825-1835. Top: Husking rice. One person puts grain into a husker

Chinese agriculture, 1825-1835. Top: Husking rice. One person puts grain into a husker while three men move the crank mechanism. Bottom: Man filling wooden pails with water from a stream

History Collection: Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett (1868-1930) British industrialist and politician

Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett (1868-1930) British industrialist and politician. Chairman, Imperial Chemical Industries, 1926. Son of Ludwig Mond (1839-1909). Photograph (c1926)

History Collection: Linus Pauling (1901-1994) American chemist, c1954. Award the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1954

Linus Pauling (1901-1994) American chemist, c1954. Award the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1954 and Nobel peace prize in 1962 for his campaigning for a nuclear test-ban treaty

History Collection: Robert Andrews Millikan (1868-1953) American physicist. 20th century. Awarded Nobel

Robert Andrews Millikan (1868-1953) American physicist. 20th century. Awarded Nobel prize for physics in 1923 for determination of charge of electron. In 1925 he coined the term cosmic rays

History Collection: William Henry Bragg (1862-1942) English physicist. Founder of X-ray crystallography

William Henry Bragg (1862-1942) English physicist. Founder of X-ray crystallography, he is shown here using an X-ray spectrometer

History Collection: John Brown (1735-88) Scottish physician, 1791. He proposed the Brunonian system

John Brown (1735-88) Scottish physician, 1791. He proposed the Brunonian system of medicine which had two classes of disease 1: sthenic (resulting from excess) 2

History Collection: John Leslie (1766-1832), Scottish natural philosopher and physicis, lecturing. 19th century

John Leslie (1766-1832), Scottish natural philosopher and physicis, lecturing. 19th century. He was Professor of Mathematics at Edinburgh 1805 and of Natural Philosophy 1819

History Collection: Heinrich Khunrath (c1560-1605) German chemist and alchemist born in Leipzig. (1725)

Heinrich Khunrath (c1560-1605) German chemist and alchemist born in Leipzig. (1725). From Icones Virorum ja, Friedrich Roth-Scholtz, (Nuremberg, 1725)

History Collection: Alfred Russell Wallace (1823-1913) c1895. Welsh naturalist whose memoir, which Darwin saw in 1858

Alfred Russell Wallace (1823-1913) c1895. Welsh naturalist whose memoir, which Darwin saw in 1858, caused Darwin to modify his theory of evolution

History Collection: Fairlies Steam Carriage. Light railway steam locomotive for use on branch lines

Fairlies Steam Carriage. Light railway steam locomotive for use on branch lines. 1869

Pewterers workshop from EncylopedieParis, 1751-1780, edited by Diderot and Dalembert

Richard Owen (1804-1892) British zoologist. Opponent of Darwin

Samuel Crompton (1753-1827) English inventor of the spinning mule

David Brewster (1781-1868) Scottish physicist

Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen (1811-1899) German chemist and physicist

History Collection: Sanctorius (Sanctorio Sanctorio) (1561-1636) Italian physician and physiologist, friend of Galileo

Sanctorius (Sanctorio Sanctorio) (1561-1636) Italian physician and physiologist, friend of Galileo. Shown here seated in his balance (a steelyard) in which he could eat and sleep

Joseph Black (1728-99) Scottish chemist

History Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), English civil engineer and inventor. Tribute

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), English civil engineer and inventor. Tribute to his achievements published on his death

Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806) Italian aeronaut

Alfred Nobel (1833-96) Swedish chemist and inventor. Dynamite. Endowed Nobel Prizes

Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) American pioneer of aviation

History Collection: Richard Trevithick (1771-1883) English engineer and inventor, born at Illogan between Camborne

Richard Trevithick (1771-1883) English engineer and inventor, born at Illogan between Camborne and Redruth, Cornwall. Built high pressure steam engines and road and railway locomotives

History Collection: Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) Engllish biologist, supporter of Darwin and evolution

Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) Engllish biologist, supporter of Darwin and evolution. Grandfather of Julian and Aldous Huxley. Photolithograph

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer and mathematician

History Collection: Joseph Jackson Lister (1786-1869) English physicist and opticist who made important

Joseph Jackson Lister (1786-1869) English physicist and opticist who made important improvements to the microscope. On the table beside him is his improved microscope (1828)

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