Woman reads a racing tip sheet May 6, 1995 in Louisville, KY. Dating back to 1872, the Kentucky Derby stands as the oldest consecutively held...121st Annual Kentucky Derby Horse Race
Homeless men rest on cots at the McAuley Mission homeless shelter. The mission was founded by Jerry McAuley in 1872.Homeless Men Sleep on Cots at McAuley Mission
The grave of ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, Sergei Diaghilev , in the cemetery of the church of San Michele in Isola, Venice,...Diaghilev's GraveGrave, Cemetery, Venice - Italy
The steam locomotive JGR Class 150, as known as 'No.1,' which serviced on the first Japanese railway line, between Shinbashi and Yokohama stations...'No.1' Steam Locomotive In Japan
Great Western Railway steam locomotives, late 19th century. Locomotive number 2019 is dated 1872. The 'Tornado' is dated 1888.Great Western Railway steam locomotives, la
Miniature portrait of Ulysses Simpson Grant, c 1875. This Miniature framed portrait print of General Grant was formerly mounted on the smoke box of...Miniature portrait of Ulysses Simpson Grant
This diving helmet is part of a suit manufactured by the engineer Augustus Siebe in 1837 and patented by him in 1839. The complete dress was...Early helmet for closed diving dress, 1839.
This diving helmet is part of a suit manufactured by the engineer Augustus Siebe in 1837 and patented by him in 1839. The complete dress was...Early helmet for closed diving dress, 1839.
One of the original self-contained motor car headlamps made by Louis Bleriot in 1896 and containing the type of acetylene diving-bell generator...Bleriot acetylene headlamp, 1896.
One of the original self-contained motor car headlamps made by Louis Bleriot in 1896 and containing the type of acetylene diving-bell generator...Bleriot acetylene headlamp, 1896.
One of the original self-contained motor car headlamps made by Louis Bleriot in 1896 and containing the type of acetylene diving-bell generator...Bleriot acetylene headlamp, 1896.
French aviator Louis Bleriot made the first cross-Channel heavier-than-air flight in his No XI monoplane on 25 July 1909. Though his small,...Control mechanism of Bleriot�s monoplane, 1909.
Model . HMS �Highflyer� was a ship-rigged, wooden corvette launched at Blackwall and was a typical example of a small warship fitted with a propeller...HMS Highflyer, 1851.Warship
This partially sectioned semi-automatic sewing machine was made by the Husqvarna Company of Sweden, which manufactured firearms from 1689 and sewing...Viking Husqvarna 8010 sewing machine, 1960s.
This partially sectioned semi-automatic sewing machine was made by the Husqvarna Company of Sweden, which manufactured firearms from 1689 and sewing...Viking Husqvarna 8010 sewing machine, 1960s.
This partially sectioned semi-automatic sewing machine was made by the Husqvarna Company of Sweden, which manufactured firearms from 1689 and sewing...Viking Husqvarna 8010 sewing machine, 1960s.
This balance was used by William Ramsay and Maurice Travers in their research into inert gases which led, in 1898, to their discovery of the...Long-beam Oertling balance, 1896.
This is an example of Britain's famous Codd glass stopper bottle which was invented by Hiram Codd in 1872 for use in the aerated water trade. The...Rylands mineral water bottle, c 1900.
This is an example of Britain's famous Codd glass stopper bottle which was invented by Hiram Codd in 1872 for use in the aerated water trade. The...Rylands mineral water bottle, c 1900.
This small, inexpensive chain-stitch sewing machine was manufactured in London by James Galloway Weir from 1872, the date of his patent for certain...Weir sewing machine, 1872.
This small, inexpensive chain-stitch sewing machine was manufactured in London by James Galloway Weir from 1872, the date of his patent for certain...Weir sewing machine, 1872.
Working model. J G Jennings is considered to be one of the first pioneers of 'sanitary science' and in 1852 he patented his first washout closet. The...J G Jennings patent water closet, c 1900.Bathroom
Model diplayed in case. J G Jennings is considered to be one of the first pioneers of 'sanitary science' and in 1852 he patented his first washout...Jennings patent water closet, c 1900.
Model of a flush lavatory. J G Jennings is considered to be one of the first pioneers of 'sanitary science' and in 1852 he patented his first washout...Model of Jennings patent water closet, c 1900.
After the cholera epidemic of 1832, the British government passed laws requiring houses to have some kind of flushing toilet. As a result, Britain...Decorated pedestal water closet The New Humber, c 1880.Bathroom
Replica. Samuel Morse was an American artist who turned to invention in 1832 when a fellow passenger on an Atlantic crossing demonstrated some...First morse telegraph, 1835.Telegraph Machine, Samuel Morse
Clock mechanism from Dover Castle, c 1348. This clock is of Swiss manufacture and was obtained from Dover Castle in 1872. It is of interest due to...Clock mechanism from Dover Castle, c 1348.Machine Part, Clock
Samuel Morse was an American artist and inventor, who in 1832 conceived the idea of the magnetic telegraph. He later exhibited his idea to Congress...Morse tape recorder with tape drum, late 19th century.Samuel Morse
Samuel Morse was an American artist and inventor, who in 1832 conceived the idea of the magnetic telegraph. He later exhibited his idea to Congress...Morse tape recorder with tape drum, late 19th century.
Samuel Morse was an American artist and inventor, who in 1832 conceived the idea of the magnetic telegraph. He later exhibited his idea to Congress...Morse tape recorder with tape drum, late 19th century.
This is one of a large set of ruled surface models made by Fabre de Lagrange of Paris in 1872, following designs introduced in the early 19th...Hyperboloid and Asymptotic Cone, string surface model, 1872.
Clock mechanism from Dover Castle, c 1348. This clock is of Swiss manufacture and was obtained from Dover Castle in 1872. It is of interest due to...Clock mechanism from Dover Castle, c 1348.
Model of a helix or screw thread which can transform into the right line generators of a cylinder. This is one of a large set of ruled surface models...Model of helix or screw thread, string surface model, 1872.
Model exhibiting the transformation, first of a conoid into a cylinder, second of the tangent paraboloid of the conoid, into the tangent plane of the...Transformations of a conoid, string surface model, 1872.
This is one of a large set of ruled surface models made by Fabre de Lagrange, following designs introduced in the early 19th century. They illustrate...Deformation of a cylinder, string surface model, 1872.
This is one of a large set of ruled surface models made by Fabre de Lagrange, following designs introduced in the early 19th century. They illustrate...Deformation of a cylinder, string surface model, 1872.
Model showing the transformation of a cylinder into a conoid and back again. The transformation is effected by making each of the two upper...Conoids, string surface model, 1872.
This is one of a large set of ruled surface models made by Fabre de Lagrange of Paris, following designs introduced in the early 19th century. They...Hyperbolic paraboloid, string surface model, 1872.Geometric Shape
This is one of a large set of ruled surface models made by Fabre de Lagrange, following designs introduced in the early 19th century. They illustrate...Model of a groin, string surface model, 1872.
This is one of a large set of ruled surface models made by Fabre de Lagrange, following designs introduced in the early 19th century. They illustrate...Model of a groin, string surface model, 1872.
This is one of a large set of ruled surface models made by Fabre de Lagrange of Paris in 1872, following designs introduced in the early 19th...Hyperboloid of one sheet, string surface model, 1872.
Surface string model by Fabre de Lagrange. The model displays a paraboloid shape and is one of a large set of ruled surface models made by de...Surface string model, 1872.
Surface string model by Lagrange, Paris, 1872. The model shows a skew surface with its tangent paraboloid.Surface string model by Lagrange, Paris, 18
Skew surface with its tangent paraboloid, capable of transformation into another skew surface while the paraboloid deforms into a plane. This is one...Skew surface with its tangent paraboloid. String surface model, 1872.
This is one of a large set of ruled surface models made by Fabre de Lagrange of Paris in 1872, following designs introduced in the early 19th...Hyperboloid and Asymptotic Cone, string surface model, 1872.
Hyperbolic paraboloid, a skew quadrilateral with its opposite sides equal and strings equaly spaced.This is one of a large set of ruled surface...Hyperbolic Paraboloid, surface string model, 1872.
Model showing four surfaces: a cylinder, cone and two conoids. This is one of a large set of ruled surface models made by Fabre de Lagrange,...Cylinder, cone and two conoids, string surface model, 1872.
This is one of a large set of ruled surface models made by Fabre de Lagrange, following designs introduced in the early 19th Century. They illustrate...Conoid in contact with a hyperbolic paraboloid, string surface model, 1872.Geometric Shape
This delicate instrument was originally developed in the 1780s by the French physicist Charles de Coulomb . Coulomb used it to determine the law of...Coulomb torsion balance, 1872.
This delicate instrument was originally developed in the 1780s by the French physicist Charles de Coulomb . Coulomb used it to determine the law of...Coulomb torsion balance, 1872.
Electrophorus made by Elliott Brothers in 1872. Alessandro Volta invented the electrophorus in 1775 as a simple and portable means of producing and...Electrophorus, 1872.
On the left is a porcelain Bunsen burner for use in corrosive atmospheres. Second from the left is an 1872 Bunsen burner topped by a 'rose', as...Three Bunsen burners and an Argand gas burner, late 19th-early 20th century.
Oil painting. Sir Horace Jones designed Smithfield Market and reconstructed Billingsgate and Leadenhall markets. He was also responsible for the...Sir Horace Jones, English architect, c 1870s.
Detail. Lord Kelvin designed this machine to predict the tide patterns in harbours. It has ten dials which are are set with the oceanographic and...Kelvins first tide predicting machine, 1872.
Lithographic colour print issued by Harvard College Observatory in 1876, showing the solar photosphere, the visible surface of the Sun. Based on...Two views of the Sun, 1872.
Model . HMS Challenger made a three and a half year circumnavigation of the world from December 1872 to May 1876. The voyage is particularly famous...Bow section, HMS Challenger, 1872.
Model . HMS Challenger made a three and a half year circumnavigation of the world from December 1872 to May 1876. The voyage is particularly famous...Bows section, HMS Challenger, 1872.
Model . HMS Challenger made a three and a half year circumnavigation of the world from December 1872 to May 1876. The voyage is particularly famous...Mid section, HMS Challenger, 1872.
Model . HMS Challenger made a three and a half year circumnavigation of the world from December 1872 to May 1876. The voyage is particularly famous...Mid section, HMS Challenger, 1872.
