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Science looking at nature

This board showcases a selection of rare book and archive material held in the IET Archives with the subject 'Science looking at nature'. Scientists look at the natural world for inspiration and to aid their understanding about life on this planet. These collections are a record of some of that early work.
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a drawing of a polar bear in a cave
Nature
John Ross
Postcards Diy
Arctic Fox
Future Ideas
Moving Image
Wooden Coasters
The Wolf
Rare Books
Image from page 177 of "Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833" (1835)
Identifier: narrativeofsecon12ross Title: Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833 Year: 1835 (1830s) Authors: Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856 Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862 Subjects: Victory (Ship) Natural history Publisher: London, A.W. Webster Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Cata...
an image of a flea bug in black and white with the caption, what is it?
Robert Hooke Micrographia
Robert Hooke
Alexander Fleming
Wellcome Collection
Hodge Podge
History Page
Insect Art
Giclee Painting
Wonderful Images
Hooke's Micrographia 1665
Engraving from Robert Hooke's Micrographia, the first important work on microscopy, the study of minute objects through a microscope.
a black and white photo of a praying mantissa on a sheet of paper
A Frog
The Subject
In The Flesh
Natural World
Skeleton
Rontgen Rays No2
One of many scientific pamphlets collected by Silvanus P Thompson on the subject of 'Rontgen Rays' [XRays] ref SPT P I 283. This one is SPT 283-28 skeleton of a frog xray 1896.
an old book with writing on it and a drawing of a fish in the middle
Humphry Davy
Submarine Cable
Michael Faraday
Famous Names
Gender Studies
Ink Illustration
National Archives
Michael Faraday's animal thermometer
Pen and ink illustration of an animal thermometer by Michael Faraday. Taken from 'The Philosophical Miscellany: being a collection of Notices, Occurances, Events &c .' 1809-1810.
an old book with writing on it and a drawing of a fish in the middle
East Indies
Ink Illustrations
Michael Faraday's electric fish
Pen and ink illustration of an electric fish by Michael Faraday. Taken from 'The Philosophical Miscellany: being a collection of Notices, Occurances, Events &c .' 1809-1810.
an old book with drawings on it and some type of device in the bottom right corner
Book Collection
Torpedo Ray
Illustration from 'Osservazioni intorno alle torpedini' [Observations around the torpedoes [rays]] by Stefano Lorenzini, 1678. From the Franicis Ronalds rare book collection at the IET Archives.
an old book with drawings of various shapes and sizes on the pages, including oval objects
Design
Put Together
Vintage World Maps
Torpedo Ray
Illustration from 'Osservazioni intorno alle torpedini' [Observations around the torpedoes [rays]] by Stefano Lorenzini, 1678. From the Franicis Ronalds rare book collection at the IET Archives.
an old book with drawings of different types of medical equipment on it's pages
Torpedo Ray
Illustration from 'Osservazioni intorno alle torpedini' [Observations around the torpedoes [rays]] by Stefano Lorenzini, 1678. From the Franicis Ronalds rare book collection at the IET Archives.
an old book with some drawings on it
History
Humanoid Sketch
Torpedo Ray
Illustration from 'Osservazioni intorno alle torpedini' [Observations around the torpedoes [rays]] by Stefano Lorenzini, 1678. From the Franicis Ronalds rare book collection at the IET Archives.
a black and white photo of a praying mantissa on a sheet of paper
Rontgen Rays No2
One of many scientific pamphlets collected by Silvanus P Thompson on the subject of 'Rontgen Rays' [XRays] ref SPT P I 283. This one is SPT 283-28 skeleton of a frog xray 1896.
an old photo of a fish with long lines on it's body and back side
Fish Xray
Rontgen Rays No2
One of many scientific pamphlets collected by Silvanus P Thompson on the subject of 'Rontgen Rays' [XRays] ref SPT P I 283. This one is SPT 283-28 skeleton of a fish xray 1896.
an old book with drawings of different shapes and sizes
Hailstones
One of many scientific pamphlets collected by Silvanus P Thompson on the subject of 'Hailstones' ref SPT P I 144
an image of broccoli and other vegetables on a black background
Science And Technology
Hailstones
One of many scientific pamphlets collected by Silvanus P Thompson on the subject of 'Hailstones' ref SPT P I 144
an old book with different types of shells on it
Present Day
Hailstones
One of many scientific pamphlets collected by Silvanus P Thompson on the subject of 'Hailstones' ref SPT P I 144