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Explore the many ways in which science is visual, and visual culture shapes how we think about science. Our collections range across painting, drawing, print, sculpture and digital from the 1500s to today.

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Engraving of Sir Matthew Lister (1571-1646) - 1646

Art

1646

Portrait mezzotint print from engraving, copy of oil painting of Harrison John 1734-1797

Joseph Wright of

1734-1797

Robot art: Bamboo by The Dancing Lion (Komatsu RAL 10 robot), 1991

Art

1991

Robot art: Chrysanthemum by The Dancing Lion (Komatsu RAL 10 robot), 1991

Art

1991

print. tinted, lithograph. 'Verreries de Darcbress

Art

1830-1860

print. tinted, lithograph. 'Societe anonyme des ch

Art

1830-1860

print. tinted, lithograph. 'Hauts fourneaux de cha

Art

1830-1860

Watercolour illustration of the skin disease chickenpox

Art

1901-1902

portrait. chromolithograph. [Sir John Bennet Lawes

Art

1882

print. engraving. Plate 8 `Chirurgie' [Surgery]. F

Art

1780

Print, coloured. Opening of New London Bridge, 1 A

Art

1831

Saar

Art

1860-1869

Joseph Priestley

Art

1870-1879

Max Miller

Art

1860-1869

Richard Owen

Art

1860-1869

Charles Wheatstone

Art

1860-1869

Thomas Graham

Art

1860-1869

Unknown mountaineer

Art

1860-1900

Rev J Vize

Art

1860-1880

Unknown

Art

1860-1880

Print, plain. View of the ascent of Mr. Lunardi's

Art

1784

Rudolf Virchow

Art

1880-1889

John Player and Sons's Cycling 1839-1939

John Player and Sons

1930s-40s

Black and white photograph by H.Wade. (Hispano Sui

Wade, H

1912

'The Two Headed Nightingale' portrait photograph of Chrissie and Millie McCoy

John E Palmer

1872

Moon: Gassendi and crater

James Hall Nasmyth

1851

Cloud study of Nimbus showing anvil with cumulus and water vapour streaming out

Luke Howard

1803-1811

Cloud study with Stratus-like brush marks

Luke Howard

1803-1811

Cumulus breaking up; Cirrus and Cirrocumulus above

Luke Howard

1849

Cloud study of Light cumulus above sketched landscape with distant flattened hill

Luke Howard

c. 1807

Cloud study of Light cumulus and stratus, above sea inlet with small craft and no wind

Luke Howard

1803-1811

Partially finished rough sketch of landscape with cloud study

Luke Howard

1803-1811

Cloud study of Light cumulus and stratus

Luke Howard

1803-1811
A Manufacturing Town' by L. S. Lowry, 1922. Oil on panel, signed and dated, bottom left. An industrial cityscape in the spirit of a northern town such as the artist's native Salford. The artist combines elements of factory buildings, mine heads, smoking chimneys, busy street life and civic pride.

A Manufacturing Town

Laurence Stephen Lowry

1922

Trade card: Barlee Shreeve, Cockey Lane, Norwich.

.Unattributed

1780-1820

Watercolour illustration of a hemorrhagic skin disease

.Unattributed

1902-03-10

Watercolour illustration of the interior of Scutari Hospital, Albania, 1857

.Unattributed

1857

Hermann Helmholtz

Art

1876

Leonhard Euler

Art

1910-1919

Is this your future?: 'Poo' photo

Dunne & Raby

2004

Is this your future?: Blood photo

Dunne & Raby

2004

Is this your future?: 'Poo' toilet graphic

Dunne & Raby

2004

Is this your future?: Hydrogen birthday card

Dunne & Raby

2004

Planetary volvelle for Mercury, Germany, 1574-1575

Leonhardt Thurneisser

1574-1575

John Player and Sons' Album of Motor Cars

John Player and Sons

1930s

Thomas Graham

John Graham Gilbert

1860

Thomas Clark

Alexander Craig

1856

John Kay of Bury

.Unattributed

1750-1759

Cloud study of nimbus rainclouds

Luke Howard

1803-1811

The Balloon Over Calais

Edward William Cocks

1840