Historical Microscopic Biology

Collection of early microscopy images showcasing unicellular organisms, bacteria, and illustrations of marine life from the late 19th century.

Gonorhyncus greyi, Sand eel, circa 1870-1890, by John Buchanan.
Gonorhyncus greyi, Sand eel, circa 1870-1890, by John Buchanan.
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Pioneer F/G Plaque Pioneer 10 the first spacecraft to leave our solar system carries a message to other worlds. The plaque was designed by Drs. Carl Sagan and Frank Drake, the artwork was prepared by Linda Salzman Sagan.
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Fibre samples from furniture used in forensic analysis. French 2018
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LIBRO CYPERACEAS-LAMINA 94. Author: CELESTINO MUTIS (1732-1808). Location: JARDIN BOTANICO-DIBUJOS. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Journal of Botany, British and Foreign, London, Robert Hardwicke, 1863-1942, Botany, Great Britain, Periodicals, Plants, Fungi, The illustration features various stages and details of the plant species *Scapania aspera*. Each numbered section highlights different morphological characteristics, such as leaf shapes, growth patterns, and reproductive structures. The diagram includes a series of outlines and sketches that provide a comprehensive examination of the plants anatomy, showcasing the intricacies of its form and structure. The labeled parts assist in understanding the botanical features essential for identification and study of this particular liverwort species.
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Exhibition display. Moving to Mars at The Design Museum, London, United Kingdom. Architect: N/A, 2019.
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Bone of a deer; Cervus Belgrandi. 1/2 Nature. .
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Arthur von Hübl performing color panel experiments using filters and ultraviolet light between 1906 and 1907.
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Specimens of stone and volcanic matter found on Mount Vesuvius, including lava enclosed in marble. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
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Laboratory glassware painted on paper
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Reconstructed Aeneas memorial 'heroon' mound, plan of remains, ancient Lavinium, 4th century BC
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No. 10 Plate 121-X. Acid eggs blow cases and filters.. Illustrations. 1920 - 1929. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Kettles
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Stereo photograph showing a rope shaft with a ladder on a horizontal glacier passage, captured by Auguste Garcin around 1875 on albumin paper. The image depicts glacial terrain and climbing equipment.
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An engraving depicting an ancient Egyptian forge. Dated 19th century
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Octant. Draughtsman: Jan Brandes. Dating: 1770 - 31-Aug-1808. Measurements: h 195 mm × w 155 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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A900684 U12N MINERAL QUARRY ADVANCED COATINGS POST-TEST STEPHEN BREEZE (Project Engineer) AUG 8 90 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 8/8/1990 ADVANCED COATINGS; COATINGS; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; MINERAL QUARRY; N-TUNNEL; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; POST-TEST SHOTS; POST-TESTS; TEST SITES; TUNNELS; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; WEAPONS EFFECTS; ADVANCED COATINGS POST-TEST historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.
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Head of man with half -length beard, Jean Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1780 print paper etching beard
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William Dent, active 1784-1793, The Terrifying Comet Or Modern Planetary System, 1792. Aquatint with colored impression.
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Henry George.. 1865 - 1899. Portraits, Photographs. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Single tax, George, Henry, 1839-1897
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The bones of a frog, viewed through x-ray; revealing a healing fracture on one of the hind legs. Photoprint from radiograph after Sir Arthur Schuster, 1896.
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Telescopic recording of the moon; Full Moon ..
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Élévations et coupe du monument x.. Flandin, Eugène, 1809-1876. Botta, Paul Emile. Prints, Illustrations. 1849. General Research Division. Assyria , Antiquities & archaeological sites, Nineveh (Extinct city)
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Thermite Erupts Iceberg Geyser Like Exploding Boiler. Ignited thermite spews skyward a geyser of ice, steam, and smoke from a cave behind the 180 ft pinnacle of a mined iceberg 325 ft. long in Cape Bonavista Bay, Nfld. The charges were electronically detonated by Ice Patrol men from the Ice Patrol Cutter Evergreen after an unsuccessful try from a rubber raft. It was the second and final demolition test on this iceberg in which twenty 28-lb. charges of thermite were ignited. Thirteen 28-lb. thermite charges were tried the day before. Neither blast had any marked effect on the berg. The ice patrol followed as a basis for its iceberg thermite demolition tests a theory of the late Professor H.T. Barnes of McGill University, Canada, who experimented with thermite in icebergs. His theory hold that the thermite's high temperature explosion would produce a thermal shock wave that could rupture an iceberg along its planes of natural stress causing it to crumble and melt faster than normally.
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Library of Congress, Library of Congress, the public access research library of the United States Congress, in Washington, D.C., Ganymede, Historic, digitally enhanced reproduction of a photochrome print from 1898, the public access research library of the United States Congress, D.C., USA, Historic, digitally enhanced reproduction of a photochrome print from 1898, North America
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Recording experiment by Arthur von Hübl using two ordinary color plates to examine visual color differences.
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Experimental photograph by Arthur von Hübl showing a color table with Perorto Grünensiegel, captured without a filter, highlighting photographic color technique.
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Theodelite. Original caption: Theodelite, copied by Hendley of the BPR. From the frontispiece of "The Surveyor" by Aaron Rathborne, London 1616.
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Photograph by Frana Jesenko showing Loosersorsal's BegWäen, Petkuser rye, and F1 generation hybrid plants, highlighting stems, ears, and grain morphology.
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A89978 FIBER OPTICS DNA-LONGLINE CABLE DAMAGE STRAWN (Project Engineer) AUG 29 89 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 8/29/1989 DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; DAMAGED; DAMAGES; DNA; DNA-LONGLINE CABLE DAMAGE; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; EQUIPMENT (SNL); FIBER OPTIC CABLE; FIBER OPTICS; FIBER OPTICS EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; LONG LINE CABLE; LONGLINE CABLE DAMAGE; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; WIRE & CABLES; WIRES; FIBER OPTICS-CABLE DAMAGE historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.
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A man lying down on a bed. Photogravure after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
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Exhibition display. Moving to Mars at The Design Museum, London, United Kingdom. Architect: N/A, 2019.
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Botany and Zoology. Muslim scholars excelled in botany and zoology and made contributions to fields of environmental science such as ecology, agriculture and veterinary science. Knowledge gained from these fields of study equipped them to eke out a living and to fully appreciate the biodiversity around them.
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Historical drawings on a tooth of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) (Syn.: Physeter catodon), Whale Museum in Canical, Madeira Island, Portugal, Europe
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Arthur von Hübl's experimental work involves accepting a color panel and recording it under varying conditions, demonstrating early studies in color photography.
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Man reading climbing topo map - rock climbing at City Of Rocks, Idaho
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Silver gelatin photograph by Richard Neuhauss showing a snow crystal at 30× magnification, prepared with colored oil at 8°C in 1892.
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Mean monthly average temperature. Based on data provided by Environmental Data Service, Environmental Science Services Administration for the period 1931-1960. Includes a map with insets of Alaska and Hawaii for each month. "38077-AK-NA-17M-00.". Regions and Seasons: By the 20th century, digital technologies had replaced the older, manual mapmaking processes of copperplate engraving and lithography. However, visual techniques first developed in the mid-19th century such as shading variations were, and are still employed in thematic maps. This modern map illustrates monthly average temperatures for the United States from 1931-1960 using isotherms and a color scale from cold blues to warm reds. The large map in the center shows daily mean high and low temperatures during January, April, July and October for major cities across the country using two colors and a bar graph.. Monthly average temperature National atlas, monthly average temperature. Monthly average temperature National atlas,
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An artist's conception of the size of the fireball produced by the hydrogen bomb which exploded in the Marshall Islands
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Greetings from , Lobsters, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Yaggy's geographical study title page : comprising physical, political, geological and astronomical geography. Yaggy's geographical study title page : comprising physical, political, geological and astronomical geography
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Botanical and zoological illustration by F. E. Guérin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phénomènes de la nature - 1833/1834
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Albert Einstein (1879-1955), mathematical physicist, c1979. Artist: Unknown