Locomotive by Robert Stephenson and Co, c 1828. Model . This may have been the model sent by Stephenson to Edinburgh in 1828, representing his first...Locomotive by Robert Stephenson and Co, c 1
Spring safety valve, c 1830. This design of safety valve is attributed to Timothy Hackworth, who used one on his 'Royal George' locomotive in 1828. A...Spring safety valve, c 1830. This design of
This machine, designed by Patrick Bell , is believed to be the first practical mechanical reaper and has several features that were incorporated into...Bells Reaper, 1827-1828.
This machine, designed by Patrick Bell , is believed to be the first practical mechanical reaper and has several features that were incorporated into...Bells Reaper, 1827-1828.
This clock is one of five made for the Royal Society in the 1760s by John Shelton of Shoe Lane, London. It measures sidereal time instead of solar...Shelton regulator clock, 1768-1769.Pendulum
This clock is one of five made for the Royal Society in the 1760s by John Shelton of Shoe Lane, London. It measures sidereal time instead of solar...Clock movement from Shelton regulator clock, 1768-1769.
This clock is one of five made for the Royal Society in the 1760s by John Shelton of Shoe Lane, London. It measures sidereal time instead of solar...Dial from Shelton�s sidereal clock, 1768-9.
This clock is one of five made for the Royal Society in the 1760s by John Shelton of Shoe Lane, London. It measures sidereal time instead of solar...Clock movement from Shelton�s regulator clock, 1768-1769.
This clock is one of five made for the Royal Society in the 1760s by John Shelton of Shoe Lane, London. It measures sidereal time instead of solar...Clock movement from Shelton regulator clock, 1768-1769.UK
This clock is one of five made for the Royal Society in the 1760s by John Shelton of Shoe Lane, London. It measures sidereal time instead of solar...Dial from Shelton regulator clock, 1768-1769.
This clock is one of five made for the Royal Society in the 1760s by John Shelton of Shoe Lane, London. It measures sidereal time instead of solar...Shelton regulator clock, 1768-1769.
This clock is one of five made for the Royal Society in the 1760s by John Shelton of Shoe Lane, London. It measures sidereal time instead of solar...Shelton regulator clock, 1768-1769.
The Pyrophone, a musical instrument in which the notes are produced by �singing� flames. It was invented by Georges Frederic Kastner in 1869. In each...Pyrophone, 1869.
Glückstadt.In Glückstadt an der Elbe ist Mittwoch Markttag auf dem Platz vor dem Rathaus. An den Verkaufsständen stehen einige Kunden. Im Hintergrund...Markt in Glückstadt / Elbe
Paris, December 15 Opening of the new flag Sully restored rooms at the Louvre museum devoted to Egyptian antiquities, The four rooms in a row covered...Egyptian Antiquities At The Louvre Museum
Le navigateur Alain Gautier prend contact avec son nouveau trimaran "Brocéliande", le 25 août, quelques instants après sa mise à l'eau à...+4-VOILE-GAUTIER
Le navigateur français Marc Thiercelin arrivé second lors de la dernière édition du "Vendee-Globe", et le suisse Dominique Wavre effectuent les...VOILE-TRANSAT JACQUES VABRE
Larry Morris TWP 1828 L St. NW - James Rosapepe - Md. State Delegate James Rosapepe who is being appointed the new ambassador to Romania in his...11/20/97 - CREDIT: Larry Morris TWP 1828 L St. NW - James Rosapepe - Md. State Delegate James Rosape