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Concept

Speed

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  • Nine demonstrations of speed, inertia and gravity. Colour zincograph by F. Gillot after C. Bethmont.
  • A doctor skating past a group of people while inspecting their tongues and running down a street throwing pills to patients in houses. Wood engraving by E. Arthur, 1913.
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Catalogue

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    Dr Faivre's cachets hurtling at speed towards the viewer, representing their quick action in protecting against colds and headache. Colour lithograph by Noel Fontanet, 1941.

    Fontanet, Noel, 1898-1982. | Date: 1941 | Reference: 46912i
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    How do you kill a legend? / Cary Bates, writer ; Carmine Infantino, penciller ; Dennis Jensen, inker.

    Bates, Cary, 1948- | Date: 1982
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    A car speedometer showing 50 kph as preferable to 100 kph, suggesting that proceeding at a moderate speed is the best security measure. Colour lithograph for the Berufsgenossenschaft der Feinmechanik und Elektrotechnik, ca. 1999.

    Berufsgenossenschaft der Feinmechanik und Elektrotechnik. | Date: [1999?] | Reference: 755724i
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    Aspects médicaux du vol supersonique = : Medical aspects of supersonic flight / Air France Services Médicaux, British Airways Medical Services.

    Air France. Services Médicaux. | Date: [1972?]
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    Nine demonstrations of speed, inertia and gravity. Colour zincograph by F. Gillot after C. Bethmont.

    Bethmont, C. | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 570918i
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