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RMG155XK–Color enhanced head x-ray of a murder victim showing groups of shotgun pellets across the face and jaw. Forensic pathology is a branch of medicine used for legal purposes and concerned with determining cause of death, examination of injuries due to crime
RMG16E9C–Undated hat design to keep pockets from being picked. The man has securely fastened his possessions to the brim of his hat. Upon slight pressure from the wearer, the top hat rotates and presents him with his scent box, monocle, hearing apparatus, bifocals
RMG169DK–Publicity picture of Tesla sitting in his Colorado Springs laboratory with his 'Magnifying transmitter' generating millions of volts and producing 23 foot long arcs. The image was created using trick photography via a double exposure. The electrical bolts
RMG15NE0–Hypnosis is a state of consciousness involving focused attention and reduced peripheral awareness characterized by an enhanced capacity for response to suggestion. During hypnosis a person is said to have heightened focus and concentration with the abilit
RMG15KHD–Color enhanced illustration of Charles Darwin portrayed as a 'Venerable Orang-Outang', subtitled 'Contribution to Unnatural History' that appeared March 22nd, 1871, in the satirical magazine 'The Hornet'. Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) was an English n
RMG15M7F–Comet Hale-Bopp photographed on eight different dates beginning in September 1995. The shots document changes in its nuclear region as it approached the Sun. Color-enhanced images taken using the WF/PC-2.
RMG15JYT–Galapagos finches. Historical artwork of the heads of Galapagos finches, made by Charles Darwin in his book 'A Naturalist's Voyage', London, 1889. These studies aided his theory of evolution. Darwin drew the conclusion that they all came from a common anc
RMG15KAW–Illustration showing the surgical procedure to correct a lazy lower eyelid (ptosis), c. 1830. Ptosis is a drooping or falling of the upper or lower eyelid. The drooping may be worse after being awake longer, when the individual's muscles are tired. This c
RMG16AT4–Woodcut from Gesner's 16th century zoological work, Historiae animalium, depicting a sea creature sighted between Antibes & Nice in 1562. The original text reads: 'The Rubus is a fish of the Greek sea & of the seas of Italy. They are round like a ring, &
RMG15BXG–Alchemical symbols on 'The Hand of Philosophy,' from 1667. A salamander surrounded by flames can be seen on the palm. At the time, salamanders were thought to have mystical properties. Alchemy was the pseudo-scientific predecessor of chemistry. Among othe
RMG15KFH–The Chesapeake, designed by Septimus Norris and built in 1847, was the first practical engine with a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement, (10-wheeler). The locomotive weighed about 20 tons. It had no cab.
RMG16DHE–Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631 - February 22, 1687) was an Italian Jesuit priest, mathematician, naturalist and aeronautics pioneer. Having been professor of physics and mathematics at Brescia, he first sketched the concept for a vacuum airship and has bee
RMG15GGE–Ilya Ilyich (Eli) Mechnikov (1845-1916), Russian biologist, at work in his laboratory. In Italy in 1872, he studied the transparent larvae of starfish, noticing that some cells were able to engulf and digest foreign particles. He called these cells 'phago
RMG16EEP–Sea anemones are a group of water-dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria. They are named for the anemone, a terrestrial flower. Sea anemones are classified in the phylum Cnidaria, class Anthozoa, subclass Hexacorallia. Anthozoa often have lar
RMG14TAA–Showing the circumstances for a solar and lunar eclipse. The top illustration demonstrates the needed circumstances for a solar eclipse, and the bottom for a lunar eclipse.
RMG15647–Human evolution. Artwork of the evolution of hominids (male) from our distant ancestors to present day humans (Homo sapiens).
RMG15GJR–Different types of apparatus used by 18th century chemists. Shown here is an alembic, or distilling appartus, which still held an honorable place in chemistry, and was used to separate substances into their constituent parts.
RMG16A6K–A manticore in Ulisse Aldrovandi's Monstrorum Historia, 1642. Manticore from a Greek manuscript of Liber de proprietatibus animalium, 16th century. The manticore is a Persian legendary creature similar to the Egyptian sphinx. It has the body of a red lion
RMG16AEG–Woodcut showing a portion of head with the eyes represented above each other and focused on an arrow; lines extend from the eyes to the mid and terminal points of the arrow; visual receptor portion of the brain is shown, and the sense of smell is indicate
RMG1575W–Eighth card featured in the Rorschach test, a psychological test in which a patient's perceptions of and responses to a series of abstract inkblots are recorded and analyzed by a psychologist. Developed in the 1920s, it is still among the most widely-used
RMG16E7W–Entitled: 'L'Oisea volage J'avis un perroquet bleu dont j'etais folle' fashion plate by Barbier, 1914. George Barbier (October 10, 1882 - March 16, 1932) was one of the great French illustrators of the early 20th century. By 1911 he was at the forefront o
RMG16ANH–Fairy Queen Takes a Drive. A fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature in European folklore, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural. Fairies resemble various beings of other mythologies, though even
RMG16E10–Entitled: 'The fiddler' shows a puppy playing a toy cello. Harry Whittier Frees (1879 - 1953) was an American photographer who photographed live animals dressed and posed in human situations with props. His animal photos were featured on post cards, calen
RMG15N06–Illustration showing the surgical procedure to correct a lazy upper eyelid (ptosis), circa 1830.
RMG15N4Y–Muybridge Human Locomotion, Athletes Posturing, 1881. Photograph shows fifteen consecutive images of men doing acrobatics, gesturing, and posturing. Eadweard James Muybridge (April 9, 1830 - May 8, 1904) was an English photographer important for his pione
RMG15CFA–Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 - April 18, 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and the most influentia
RMG14TTK–Much tattooed sailor aboard the USS New Jersey, December 1944. U.S. Navy/Photo Researchers.
RMG15HE5–The art and science of whisky making. Distillation. The Classic Pot-still design from the 1800's.This design is still typical in Scotland.
RMG16EDK–Edible American mushrooms. A fungus is any member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeast and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate
RMG15F9J–Comets universally foretold disasters and misfortune until the start of the scientific revolution. For example, public fears linked the Great Comet of 1556, shown in a woodcut from a German pamphlet, with earthquakes in that same year. Another century and
RMG15FDD–American History, 1856. Senator Charles Sumner under attack by the nephew of Senator Andrew Butler of South Carolina in retaliation for a speech initial of Butler. May 22, 1856.
RMG155TR–Dorudon ('Spear-Tooth') was a genus of ancient cetacean that lived 41 to 33 million years ago, in the Eocene. They were about five meters (16 ft) long and were most likely carnivorous, feeding on small fish and mollusks. Dorudontines lived in warm seas ar
RMG15FH1–Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855), English novelist. She wrote Jane Eyre and Villette, among other novels.
RMG16EWN–A young bar maid met the future. A cocktail robot at a bartender's school in New York, 1933. The term 'robot' was first used to denote fictional automata in a 1921 play R.U.R. by the Czech writer, Karel Capek. In 1928, one of the first humanoid robots wa
RMG1561C–Illustration of a Dodo Bird (Raphus cucullatus). The Dodo Bird has been extinct since the mid-to-late 17th century.
RMG155R9–Illustration of a Plesiosaur, a type of carnivorous aquatic reptile from the end of the Triassic Period until the K-T extinction.
RMG15JAW–Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian. His monograph Philosophae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, published in 1687, lays the foundations for most of classical mech
RMG16E7H–Fashion in the 1890s in European and European-influenced countries is characterized by long elegant lines, tall collars, and the rise of sportswear. It was an era of great dress reforms led by the invention of the drop-frame safety bicycle, which allowed
RMG15TJP–A trilobite is an extinct, small arthropod of the subphylum Trilobita that lived during the Paleozoic Era and are extremely common as fossils. Trilobites had a hard outer covering divided into three lengthwise and three widthwise sections (segmented exosk
RMG155TP–Brachiosaurus dinosaur, artwork. Brachiosaurus was the tallest dinosaur, standing up to 16 meters tall. Unusually for a dinosaur, its front legs were longer than its hind legs. It is thought that it fed on the high leaves of trees, as giraffes do today. F
RMG16AAC–Hoop rolling, also called hoop trundling, is both a sport and a child's game in which a large hoop is rolled along the ground, generally by means of an implement wielded by the player. The aim of the game is to keep the hoop upright for long periods of ti
RMG15KT0–A beaver hat is a hat made from felted beaver fur. They were fashionable across much of Europe during the period 1550-1850 because the soft yet resilient material could be easily combed to make a variety of hat shapes (including the familiar top hat). Sma
RMG15799–Illustration of various cloud formations: Cirrus, altostatus, nimbostratus, stratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, altocumulus, and cirrocumulus.
RMG15G3B–Ellen Wilson (May 15, 1860 - August 6, 1914) having tea with her daughters; wife of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and first lady from 1913 until her death.
RMG15N4R–Muybridge Human Locomotion, Back Hand Spring, 1881. Photograph shows 9 consecutive images of a man doing a flip flap or a back hand spring. Eadweard James Muybridge (April 9, 1830 - May 8, 1904) was an English photographer important for his pioneering wor
RMG14Y4M–Illustration from a 16th century Ottoman manuscript showing a giant armillary sphere (also known as spherical astrolabe, armilla, or armil), which is a model of the celestial sphere.
RMG15NAF–In July of 1775 a company of Long Island minutemen under the command of Captain John Hulbert moved to Fort Ticonderoga to assist in the campaign to liberate the Champlain Valley. According to legend this flag was made either in Long Island before Hilbert'
RMG15ND2–Celestial spheres. In this 16th-century view of the universe, Atlas holds up Earth while surrounded by the planets in their spheres.
RMG14WY5–Human body. Drawing of the movement of a male human body by the Italian artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Here, he shows how the movement of the limbs can be described on the perimeters of a circle and a square. Also shown is Leonardo's
RMG16ETJ–Vesuvius is a stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy, best known for its eruption in 79 AD that led to the burying and destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Since then Vesuvius has erupted around three dozen times. The volcano be
RMG15DGG–Diagram of the Sephirothic Tree, showing the Divine Attributes, the Jewish mystical system enshrined in the Kabbalah. The Tree of Life, or Etz haChayim in Hebrew, is a classic descriptive term for the central mystical symbol used in the Kabbalah of esoter
RMG15FKN–Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815. His legal reform, the Napoleonic Code, has been a major influence o
RMG15N99–In 1665, Isaac Newton was a young scientist studying at Cambridge University in England. He was very interested in learning all about light and colors. One bright sunny day, Newton darkened his room and made a hole in his window shutter, allowing just one
RMG15CXH–George Sand (1804-1876) was the pseudonym of French novelist and feminist Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin, later Baroness Dudevant. Sand was an amazing author, personality, and all-around woman. She earned as much notoriety for her Bohemian lifestyle as for
RMG15KWE–The eye of Hurricane Emilia over the eastern North Pacific, as seen from directly above by the crew of the space shuttle Columbia on July 19th, 1994, at 19:33 UT. At this time, Emilia had maximum winds of 70 m/sec (155 mph).
RMG156WH–Color-enhanced light micrograph (LM) of a Helianthus (sunflower) stem, showing cambium. The cambium is a tissue layer that provides undifferentiated cells for plant growth. This image has been color-enhanced.
RMG16E0P–Entitled: 'Planting time' shows two kittens wearing dresses with a watering can and rake. Harry Whittier Frees (1879 - 1953) was an American photographer who photographed live animals dressed and posed in human situations with props. His animal photos wer
RMG15M99–Major General George Owen Squier (March 21, 1865 - March 24, 1934) graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1887 and received a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1893. He and Dartmouth professor Albert Cushing Crehore developed an magneto
RMG16ARN–Illustration depicting Ashur, the god of the city of Ashur and national god of Assyria in the Mesopotamian religion.
RMG16E73–Entitled: 'Costumes French men and women 1690's.' Fashion is a distinctive and often habitual trend in the style in which a person dresses. It is the prevailing styles in behavior and the newest creations of textile designers. Prior to the mid-19th centur
RMG157FN–Color coded brain depicting the following areas from an inferior view: frontal lobe (green), temporal lobe (pink), occipital lobe (purple), olfactory (blue), brain stem (orange), cerebellum (orangish-pink).
RMG16EW0–An octopus is a cephalopod mollusk of the order Octopoda. It has two eyes and four pairs of arms and, like other cephalopods, it is bilaterally symmetric. An octopus has a hard beak, with its mouth at the center point of the arms. An octopus has no intern
RMG15H44–Color enhanced x-ray of gunshot in the hand. In February of 1896, Professor Michael Pupin of Columbia University radiographed the hand of a New York attorney accidentally shot. This image, signed by Pupin, is one of the earliest records of the practical u
RMG14W05–Victorian ladies on the beach. Victorian fashion comprises the various fashions and trends in British culture that emerged and developed in the United Kingdom and the British Empire throughout the Victorian era, roughly 1830s to 1900s. The period saw many
RMG15H19–Detail of the tapestry 'Atlas Supporting the Armillary Sphere,' ca. 1530, by George Wezeler, Brussels, Belgium. For the full tapestry, see image no. BS4748.
RMG15CRP–A Dutch map of 1708 showing the Spanish Main, the mainland coast of the Spanish Empire, toward the end of the great era of Spanish treasure fleets.
RMG16A9C–Sati, also known as Dakshayani, is a Hindu goddess of marital felicity and longevity. An aspect of Devi, Dakshayani is the first consort of Shiva, the second being Parvati, the reincarnation of Sati herself. In Hindu legend, both Sati and Parvati successi
RMG15NEM–In the early hours of September 2, 1666 a fire began at a bakehouse in Pudding Lane. Sparks from the bakehouse showered surrounding buildings, igniting stable materials out in a yard at the Star Inn in Fish Street. Soon after the Church of St. Margaret ca
RMG15FDA–Like the crusaders, the Muslims believed they were fighting for God. They went into battle with standards carrying inscriptions from their Holy book, the Koran. The Crusades were military campaigns sanctioned by the Latin Roman Catholic Church during the
RMG16E4D–Entitled: 'Easter decoration.' Easter is an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western
RMG15M6B–Latting Observatory on 42nd St. between 5th and 6th Avenues in New York City. It built as part of the 1853 Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, adjoining the New York Crystal Palace, and it burnt down in 1856. It was 315 feet (96 m) high, the talles
RMG15JYE–Astronaut Edward H. White II became the first American to egress his spacecraft while in orbit on the Gemini 4 mission of June 1965.
RMG16EFA–Ainiktozoon loganense is an enigmatic fossil organism from the Silurian of Scotland. A significant evolutionary milestone during the Silurian was the diversification of jawed and bony fish. Originally described as an early chordate, recent studies suggest
RMG15N8D–Entitled: Metamorphoses, life cycle of insects. (1) dragonfly, (2) larva, (3) insect emerging from nymph of dragonlfy, (4) perfect insect, (5) caterpillars, (6) chrysalis of a butterfly, Vanessa Io, (7) perfect insect, (8) larva, (9) nymph of a water beet
RMG15GXH–This lithograph is entitled 'The Eagle's Nest' and the caption reads: Colored lithograph published by the Kellog brothers, 1861. Shows the American flag as a nest filled with eggs each given the name of one of the states in the union. Many of the southern
RMG15KT7–A mid-18th century painting by an unknown French artist of a Native American man with scalps in the area that is now Detroit, Michigan. During the French and Indian War, French colonists offered payments to Native Americans for British scalps.
RMG16BEB–Caption: 'Four Humors, from Book of Alchemy by Thurn-Heisser, Leipzig, Germany (1574).' Illustrating the four humors with a half male and half female figure. Humorism was a belief that an excess or deficiency of any of four distinct bodily fluids known as
RMG15NBH–Illustration of an Eskimo (1818) by Arctic explorer John Ross. Ross and his crew encountered the Eskimos (Inuit) of Baffin Island, who had never before seen Europeans, during Ross's attempt to find the Northwest Passage. Sir John Ross (1777-1856) was a
RMG15EEN–Mistletoe (viscum album) was sacred and received the greatest veneration by the ancient Teutonic and Celtic tribes. The Druid priests, after their ceremony of sacrificing a white bull to the good spirits, distributed mistletoe branches among the worshippe
RMG156JR–Third card featured in the Rorschach test, a psychological test in which a patient's perceptions of and responses to a series of abstract inkblots are recorded and analyzed by a psychologist. Developed in the 1920s, it is still among the most widely-used
RMG156JP–Second card featured in the Rorschach test, a psychological test in which a patient's perceptions of and responses to a series of abstract inkblots are recorded and analyzed by a psychologist. Developed in the 1920s, it is still among the most widely-used
RMG16C1M–Ancient Greece, Siren from a vase, 5th century BC. In Greek mythology the Sirens were dangerous and beautiful creatures, portrayed as femme fatales who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their is
RMG15FTH–Illustration from 1896 depicting the primary plants present during the formation of the Keuper layer of rock strata beneath the earth's surface. The Keuper is one of three layers that makes up the Triassic period. Plants shown in this image include; conif
RMG15KWB–Leo constellation on the ceiling in the Villa Farnese, Caprarola, Italy painted in 1575. Leo is one of the constellations of the zodiac, lying between Cancer to the west and Virgo to the east. Its name is Latin for lion. One of the 48 constellations descr
RMG16E9N–Invention designed by an anonymous Sienese engineer depicts a diver with bellows for breathing underwater and a watertight lamp. Between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Siena developed a series of technical specialities. Siena's artist-engineers put
RMG15DG1–Asclepius (Aesculapius) is the God of Medicine and Healing in ancient Greek religion. Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts. The rod of Asclepius, a snake-entwined staff, remains a symbol of medicine today (not to be confused with th
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