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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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 old book with drawings of various shapes and sizes on the pages, including oval objects
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 different types of shells on it
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 writing on it and a drawing of a fish in the middle
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
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 image of a flea bug in black and white with the caption, what is it?
Hooke's Micrographia 1665
Engraving from Robert Hooke's Micrographia, the first important work on microscopy, the study of minute objects through a microscope.
an old book with drawings on it and some type of device in the bottom right corner
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 image of broccoli and other vegetables on a black background
Hailstones
One of many scientific pamphlets collected by Silvanus P Thompson on the subject of 'Hailstones' ref SPT P I 144
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 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.
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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.
a drawing of a polar bear in a cave
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 old photo of a fish with long lines on it's body and back side
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.