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Heliotype photographs of scientific apparatus

Made:
1876-1909
Heliotype photographs of scientific apparatus

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Heliotype photographs of scientific apparatus and other objects from the Catalogue of the Special Loan Collections of Scientific Apparatus at the South Kensington Museum, 1876 / [thought to be taken at the School of Military Engineering [Chatham, Kent]], nd. [negatives made 1876]. c60, on paper; each 31x23cm or smaller. selection, each numbered between 5 and 310. The negative number and 'SME' also appear in most of the images. Some are pink toned, most are brown or copy quality

photograph, Davy's Balance

photograph, Davy's Balance

1876
photograph, Three Violins

photograph, Three Violins

1876
photograph, Air Pump and Magdeburg Hemispheres

photograph, Air Pump and Magdeburg Hemispheres

1876
photograph, Optical Bench

photograph, Optical Bench

1876
photograph, Ancient Striking Clock

photograph, Ancient Striking Clock

1876
photograph, Model of Great Melbourne Reflector

photograph, Model of Great Melbourne Reflector

1876
photograph, Earliest Needle Instrument

photograph, Earliest Needle Instrument

1876
photograph, Double Needle Telegraph

photograph, Double Needle Telegraph

1876
photograph, Double Current Sounder Translator

photograph, Double Current Sounder Translator

1876
photograph, Kew Photo-heliograph

photograph, Kew Photo-heliograph

1876
Photograph, 'The Greatest Natural Magnet'

Photograph, 'The Greatest Natural Magnet'

1876
photograph, Siderostat

photograph, Siderostat

1876
photograph, Ramsden's Great Theodolite

photograph, Ramsden's Great Theodolite

1876
photograph, Gramme's Machine for electric light

photograph, Gramme's Machine for electric light

1876
photograph, Gramme's Machine for demonstrating

photograph, Gramme's Machine for demonstrating

1876
photograph, Gramme's Machine

photograph, Gramme's Machine

1876
Photograph, Tisley's Compound Pendulum

Photograph, Tisley's Compound Pendulum

1876
photograph, Gambley's Declination Compass

photograph, Gambley's Declination Compass

1876
photograph, Photo-heliograph

photograph, Photo-heliograph

1876
Photograph, Cubic Feet Measuring Standard

Photograph, Cubic Feet Measuring Standard

1876
Photograph, Transit of Venus Equipment

Photograph, Transit of Venus Equipment

1876
Photograph, Indian Vina

Photograph, Indian Vina

1876
photograph, App. for Projecting Rectangular Vibration

photograph, App. for Projecting Rectangular Vibration

1876
photograph, Wire Models of Lissajous's Figures

photograph, Wire Models of Lissajous's Figures

1876
photograph, Transit of Venus Equatorial

photograph, Transit of Venus Equatorial

1876
photograph, Transit of Venus Altazimuth

photograph, Transit of Venus Altazimuth

1876
photograph, Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine

photograph, Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine

1876
photograph, Ramsden's Small Theodolite

photograph, Ramsden's Small Theodolite

1876
photograph, Gravimeters

photograph, Gravimeters

1876
photograph, Model Ballistic Pendulum

photograph, Model Ballistic Pendulum

1876
photograph, Siderostat

photograph, Siderostat

1876
photograph, Siderostat

photograph, Siderostat

1876
photograph, Orrery

photograph, Orrery

1876
photograph, Bust of Galileo & Instruments

photograph, Bust of Galileo & Instruments

1876
photograph, Instruments of the Acad. Cimento

photograph, Instruments of the Acad. Cimento

1876
photograph, Newton's Telescope

photograph, Newton's Telescope

1876
photograph, Gravesande's Pneumatic Pump

photograph, Gravesande's Pneumatic Pump

1876
photograph, Air-pump with two barrels

photograph, Air-pump with two barrels

1876
photograph, Air-pump

photograph, Air-pump

1876
photograph, Newcomen's Steam Engine

photograph, Newcomen's Steam Engine

1876
photograph, Quadrant of Tycho Brahe

photograph, Quadrant of Tycho Brahe

1876
photograph, Instrument of Acad. Cimento

photograph, Instrument of Acad. Cimento

1876
photograph, Heliostat

photograph, Heliostat

1876
photograph, Heliostat RCS

photograph, Heliostat RCS

1876
photograph, Telegraphic Apparatus

photograph, Telegraphic Apparatus

1876
photograph, Theodolite, with 2 telescopes

photograph, Theodolite, with 2 telescopes

1876
photograph, Dent's Glass Spring Chronometer

photograph, Dent's Glass Spring Chronometer

1876
photograph, Tide Integrating Machine

photograph, Tide Integrating Machine

1876
photograph, Attraction Meter with Bathometer

photograph, Attraction Meter with Bathometer

1876
photograph, "M" Room (Geography & Geology)

photograph, "M" Room (Geography & Geology)

1876
photograph, "L" Room (Geography & Meteorology)

photograph, "L" Room (Geography & Meteorology)

1876
photograph, Siberian Lodestone

photograph, Siberian Lodestone

1876
photograph, Early Hygrometer

photograph, Early Hygrometer

1876
photograph, Syren Fog Signal

photograph, Syren Fog Signal

1876
photograph, Gyrometric Governor

photograph, Gyrometric Governor

1876
photograph, Fixed Harbour

photograph, Fixed Harbour

1876
photograph, Fixed Harbour

photograph, Fixed Harbour

1876
photograph, Microscopes

photograph, Microscopes

1876
photograph, Herschel's Prismatic Apparatus

photograph, Herschel's Prismatic Apparatus

1876

Details

Category:
Art
Object Number:
1992-32
Measurements:
overall: 310 x 230 mm
type:
photographs

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