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A female figure with a vacuum pump; representing physics or 'natural philosophy'. Stipple engraving, 1795, after C-N. Cochin the younger, c. 1773.

A female figure among astronomical apparatus: representing astronomy. Stipple engraving, 1795, after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.

Academy or university, Portugal or Brazil: elevation. Etching.

Putti plan war manoeuvres on maps with the help of geometrical diagrams; representing geometry and military science. Etching by B. Picart, 1729, after himself.

Different attributes and displays of the arts and sciences in a classical courtyard. Engraving by Grignion after Le Clerc.

A procession of historical figures accompanying a car on which Time sits measuring the globe; representing the triumph of Time. Engraving by S. Pomarede, 1748, after G. Buti after Bonifacio de' Pitati.

Putti perform an anatomical dissection on a dog; others hold a jar containing a human foetus; two more play with a spider; representing anatomy and natural history. Etching by B. Picart, 1729.

Wisdom shows Britannia the measurements of the globe; figures representing other continents stand watching. Engraving by W. Swift after W.M. Craig.

Freemasons' symbols, from architectural instruments to cosmic symbols, with an eye looking downward. Etching, 1788.

Jefferson's shadow : the story of his science / Keith Thomson.

The invention of science : a new history of the scientific revolution / David Wootton.

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Science - History - 18th century

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Putti perform an anatomical dissection on a dog; others hold a jar containing a human foetus; two more play with a spider; representing anatomy and natural history. Etching by B. Picart, 1729.

Freemasons' symbols, from architectural instruments to cosmic symbols, with an eye looking downward. Etching, 1788.

Different attributes and displays of the arts and sciences in a classical courtyard. Engraving by Grignion after Le Clerc.

Jefferson's shadow : the story of his science / Keith Thomson.

The invention of science : a new history of the scientific revolution / David Wootton.

Science - History - 18th century

Images from the collections

Images about Science - History - 18th century

Works from the collections

Putti perform an anatomical dissection on a dog; others hold a jar containing a human foetus; two more play with a spider; representing anatomy and natural history. Etching by B. Picart, 1729.

Freemasons' symbols, from architectural instruments to cosmic symbols, with an eye looking downward. Etching, 1788.

Different attributes and displays of the arts and sciences in a classical courtyard. Engraving by Grignion after Le Clerc.

Jefferson's shadow : the story of his science / Keith Thomson.

The invention of science : a new history of the scientific revolution / David Wootton.

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