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  • An old man rests his head on his hand; cherubs play in a room filled with mechanical instruments; representing mechanical philosophy (or 18th century physics). Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1816.
  • Doctor Zirkel follows Newton's famous steps under the fabled apple tree. Coloured wood engraving.
  • Orthopedic traction, the Archimedes screw and astronomical instruments: seven figures. Etching, 1769.
  • Le speculum de la matrice a travers les ages / par V. Deneffe.
  • Two pieces of apparatus that are used to manipulate dislocated shoulders and jaws back into the correct position, apparently conceived by W. Fabricius Hildanus. Etching by J. Bell.
  • The Mughal emperor being weighed on his birthday. Coloured etching.
  • The Académie des Sciences et des Beaux Arts, Paris: showing a variety of subjects studied there. Line engraving by G. Herth after G. Stein.
  • Arthur Schuster, standing, facing forwards. Photograph, c. 1920.
  • Arthur Schuster, with 1st. Baron Blythswood, on the steps of Blythswood House in Renfrewshire. Photograph, c. 1901.
  • Arthur Schuster, standing, facing forwards. Photograph, c. 1920.
  • Arthur Schuster, lying on an armchair by a fireplace, with a photograph of Lord Kelvin behind him. Photograph, c. 1901.
  • Leonard Schuster standing on a rock, facing left. Photograph by Frank M. Sutcliffe, c. 1893.
  • Nora Schuster aged 3, seated, facing forwards. Photograph by Mrs Fred Wilkinson, c. 1895.
  • Arthur Schuster, seated, facing left, aged about 50. Photograph, c. 1901.
  • Leonard Schuster standing on a rock, facing left. Photograph by Frank M. Sutcliffe, c. 1893.
  • Arthur Schuster, seated, facing left, aged about 38. Photograph by L. Suscipi, c. 1888.
  • Arthur Schuster, seated, facing right, aged about 45. Photograph by A.J. Melhuish, c. 1896.
  • Arthur Schuster, lying on an armchair by a fireplace, with a photograph of Lord Kelvin behind him. Photograph, c. 1901.
  • James Prescott Joule (1818-1889), seated, facing right. Photograph by L. Roscoe, c. 1890.
  • Arthur Schuster, seated, facing right, aged about 45. Photograph by A.J. Melhuish, c. 1896.
  • James Prescott Joule (1818-1889), seated, facing right. Photograph by L. Roscoe, c. 1890.
  • Arthur Schuster, seated, facing left, aged about 38. Photograph by L. Suscipi, c. 1888.
  • Arthur Schuster, seated, facing right, aged about 45. Photograph by A.J. Melhuish, c. 1896.
  • Nora Schuster aged 3, seated, facing forwards. Photograph by Mrs Fred Wilkinson, c. 1895.
  • Arthur Schuster, seated, facing left, aged about 50. Photograph, c. 1901.
  • Slaves in Madagascar subjected to physical punishment: (left) a boy wearing a heavy iron collar is carrying a heavy piece of wood; (right) a woman with her head in a cangue is carrying a basket. Wood engraving after W. Ellis, 1858.
  • A canon at Cuzco, Peru, in his study, studying natural sciences while his adopted children fight. Wood engraving by Picard after E. Riou.