Process by which an object moves, through an atmosphere or beyond it

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A bald eagle flying. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

Honeybee

The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Bloemaert, c. 1650, after G. Lanfranco.

A man is blown out of a window by an enema. Engraving.

God appears to Noah and his family; three cherubs hold him aloft. Etching after Raphael.

The angel announces to the Virgin that she will give birth to Christ. Watercolour.

Head of a honeybee

Men travelling in hot-air balloons by night. Coloured wood engraving.

The Virgin looks away from her Bible as the angel appears, bearing lilies. Engraving by C. Visscher after A. de Weerdt.

Honey bee

A vulture flying. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

Complete skeleton of a Harris' hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)

Head of a bumble bee (Bombus), SEM

Honeybee eye

The flying machine of Thomas Moy. Watercolour.

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Flight

Images from the collections

Images referencing Flight

Works from the collections

Complete skeleton of a Harris' hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)

Head of a bumble bee (Bombus), SEM

Honeybee eye

The flying machine of Thomas Moy. Watercolour.

Head of a honeybee

Flight

Images from the collections

Images referencing Flight

Works from the collections

Complete skeleton of a Harris' hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)

Head of a bumble bee (Bombus), SEM

Honeybee eye

The flying machine of Thomas Moy. Watercolour.

Head of a honeybee

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