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An alchemist at his alembic; surrounded by vignettes of scientific pursuits. Wood engraving by Dalziel, 18--.
Date: [1870?]Reference: 37837i
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Inventions: various things beginning with "A". Engraving by A. Bell.
Reference: 45251i
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The Bishop of Exeter sits in a chair speaking out loud his contemplations and calculates using his fingers. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1843.
Doyle, John, 1797-1868.Date: 17 March 1843Reference: 37161i
Part of: HB sketches
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A female figure book keeping; representing arithmetic. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Reference: 25902i
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The flying figure of Mercury holding the legend of the Freeholder magazine. Etching by J. Lodge after O. Neale.
Neale, O.Reference: 27272i
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The hand of God spans out heaven with a compass while surrounded by angels. Line engraving by Robert Pranker, ca. 1761.
Date: 1761Reference: 15458i
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Ship-building: logarithmic equipment and tables. Coloured engraving by Stead, 1813.
Date: 4 September 1813Reference: 44512i
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A female figure book keeping; representing arithmetic. Engraving by J. Sadeler after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Reference: 25901i
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A mathematician draws a semi-circle while Minerva watches over him. Engraving by R. Sadeler, 1591, after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Date: 1591Reference: 26097i
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Architecture: tessellated ceilings, roof timbers, and coffers. Engraving by Benard [after Lucotte?].
Lucotte, Jacques-Raymond, approximately 1733-1804.Reference: 44137i
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A woman with a castle on her head traces a compass across a globe while two men crouch over it; representing geometry. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.
Floris, Frans, 1519 or 1520-1570.Date: 1565Reference: 25661i
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A woman with measuring instruments; representing geometry. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Reference: 25882i
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Urania, the muse of astronomy. Engraving by L. Kilian (?), 16--.
Reference: 25915i
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Three figures of the muscles of the foot, showing the sole of the foot progressively dissected.
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640-1711.Date: 1739]Reference: 28297i
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The castle of knowledge, flanked by the spheres of destiny and fortune. Woodcut, 1556.
Date: [1556]Reference: 26090i
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A female figure at an easel is helped by another with a compass; representing perspective and geometry in art. Coloured stipple engraving, 1786.
Date: 1 July 1786Reference: 25991i
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A female nude draws a compass over a globe; representing astrology. Engraving attributed to G. Bonasone, 1544.
Date: 1544Reference: 25916i
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The brain seen from the underside, sectioned horizontally; with attention to the part associated by Hollander's system of phrenology with memory for numbers. Process print, 1901, after etching, 1809.
Date: 1901Reference: 28017i
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A woman holding a compass and a square rule; representing architecture. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25881i
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Two merchants and a woman at a table; representing arithmetic. Etching by C. Schut after himself.
Schut, Cornelis, 1597-1655.Reference: 25770i
Part of: Septem artes liberales
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Christ's Hospital, London: the Mathematical School. Etching by B. Green after himself, 1793.
Green, Benjamin, 1739-1798.Reference: 23143i
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A female figure with a castle on her head measures a globe with a compass; representing geometry. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Reference: 25905i
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Christ's Hospital, London: the Mathematical School. Coloured etching by B. Green after himself, 1793.
Green, Benjamin, 1739-1798.Reference: 23144i
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A young woman engrossed in raptures at her desk, with her hands in her lap: a man [a servant?] appears in the background. Mezzotint, 1772.
Date: 17 April 1772Reference: 12077i
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Christ's Hospital, London: the Mathematical School. Etching in two colours by B. Green after himself, 1793.
Green, Benjamin, 1739-1798.Reference: 23145i

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An alchemist at his alembic; surrounded by vignettes of scientific pursuits. Wood engraving by Dalziel, 18--.

Inventions: various things beginning with "A". Engraving by A. Bell.

The Bishop of Exeter sits in a chair speaking out loud his contemplations and calculates using his fingers. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1843.

A female figure book keeping; representing arithmetic. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.

The flying figure of Mercury holding the legend of the Freeholder magazine. Etching by J. Lodge after O. Neale.

The hand of God spans out heaven with a compass while surrounded by angels. Line engraving by Robert Pranker, ca. 1761.

Ship-building: logarithmic equipment and tables. Coloured engraving by Stead, 1813.

A female figure book keeping; representing arithmetic. Engraving by J. Sadeler after M. de Vos.

A mathematician draws a semi-circle while Minerva watches over him. Engraving by R. Sadeler, 1591, after M. de Vos.

Architecture: tessellated ceilings, roof timbers, and coffers. Engraving by Benard [after Lucotte?].

A woman with a castle on her head traces a compass across a globe while two men crouch over it; representing geometry. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.

A woman with measuring instruments; representing geometry. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

Urania, the muse of astronomy. Engraving by L. Kilian (?), 16--.

Three figures of the muscles of the foot, showing the sole of the foot progressively dissected.

The castle of knowledge, flanked by the spheres of destiny and fortune. Woodcut, 1556.

A female figure at an easel is helped by another with a compass; representing perspective and geometry in art. Coloured stipple engraving, 1786.

A female nude draws a compass over a globe; representing astrology. Engraving attributed to G. Bonasone, 1544.

The brain seen from the underside, sectioned horizontally; with attention to the part associated by Hollander's system of phrenology with memory for numbers. Process print, 1901, after etching, 1809.

A woman holding a compass and a square rule; representing architecture. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

Two merchants and a woman at a table; representing arithmetic. Etching by C. Schut after himself.

Christ's Hospital, London: the Mathematical School. Etching by B. Green after himself, 1793.

A female figure with a castle on her head measures a globe with a compass; representing geometry. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.

Christ's Hospital, London: the Mathematical School. Coloured etching by B. Green after himself, 1793.

A young woman engrossed in raptures at her desk, with her hands in her lap: a man [a servant?] appears in the background. Mezzotint, 1772.

Christ's Hospital, London: the Mathematical School. Etching in two colours by B. Green after himself, 1793.