The Oxford Science Archive provides a comprehensive collection of imagery covering all aspects of the history of science and technology, from Astronomy to Zoology. The collection chronicles the history of scientific achievement, from the work of the Ancient Greeks up to the first quarter of the 20th century, with an expanding coverage of more modern developments. An extensive collection of portraits and representations ranges from the great figures of science and philosophy from Aristotle, Archimedes and Ptolemy to Newton, Galileo, Descartes, Kant, Darwin and Einstein and includes many less well-known but important personalities. Other themes covered include transport and travel, discovery and exploration, medicine, agriculture and industry. The archive also portrays the impact that scientific and technological progress has had on society.
FACTORY FOR MAKING, RECHARGING AND SERVICING ELECTRIC CABS, AUBERVILLIERS, FRANCE, 1899.
CARDING, DRAWING AND ROVING COTTON, C1830.
WOMEN WORKERS IN A CARPET FACTORY, C1895.
ILLUSTRATION SHOWING THE WORKING SPACES OF A GAS WORKS, 1828.
WOMEN SECURING BRISTLES IN BRUSHES USING WOODBURY'S MACHINE, LATE 19TH CENTURY.
DISEASES OF THE POTATO, C1920.
SOAPINE HOUSEHOLD CLEANER, LATE 19TH CENTURY.
SOAP MANUFACTURING, C1905.
MIDLANDS AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (IRELAND) 2-4-0 LOCOMOTIVE 'ROB ROY', 1873.
CONSTRUCTION TRAIN ON THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, USA, 1868.
STANDARD METRE IN THE PETIT LUXEMBOURG, PARIS, 1904.
WOODEN TRESTLE BRIDGE ON THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, DALE CREEK, WYOMING, USA, 1869.
VOLUNTEER WOMEN DRIVERS IN A WOLSELEY, DONATED TOWARDS THE WAR EFFORT, CAMBRIDGE, WORLD WAR I, 1915.
VOLUNTEER ENGLISH WOMAN DRIVER WASHING DOWN HER AMBULANCE, CAMBRIDGE, WORLD WAR I, 1915.
A BRITISH CYCLE CLUB OUT FOR A COUNTRY RIDE, 1895.
ARMY TRUCK BY DAIMLER, WITH 4 CYLINDER 12 HP ENGINE, 1904.
SINGER'S SPECIAL SAFETY BICYCLE, C1886 (1890).
SIX EARLY FORMS OF BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES, 19TH CENTURY.
GENERAL PROPERTIES OF BODIES, C1851.
EQUILIBRIUM AND MOVEMENT OF THE AIR, C1851.
VARIOUS PUMPS FOR RAISING WATER, 1816.
BELL TELEPHONE, 1882. ARTIST: ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
GATHERING MULBERRY LEAVES TO FEED SILKWORMS, 19TH CENTURY.
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY AS A FITTING CAREER FOR A YOUNG WOMAN, 1884.
MID-19TH CENTURY PHONAUTOGRAPH, 1872.
BOYER'S PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO, 1899.
VESUVIUS ERUPTING, ITALY, C1815.
THE SORCERER, MEDICINE MAN, OR SHAMAN.
GREY DRONE-FLY, OBSERVATION XXXIX FROM HOOKE'S MICROGRAPHIA, 1664. ARTIST: ROBERT HOOKE
FOSSIL OF A GIANT ARMADILLO FROM SOUTH AMERICA, C1890.
'HA, HA! YOU MUST LEARN TO LOVE ME', 1873.
SKELETON OF MEGATHERIUM, EXTINCT GIANT GROUND SLOTH, 1823.
TRICERATOPS, A HORNED DINOSAUR, HELD DOWN BY A TYRANNOSAUR, C1920.
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