History of experimental physics posters & prints

Illustration to the first edition of Experimenta Nova von Otto von Guericke, 1672 Anonymous

Illustration to the first edition of Experimenta Nova von Otto von Guericke, 1672 Anonymous

Illustration to the first edition of Experimenta Nova von Otto von Guericke, 1672 Anonymous

George Atwood's machine for demonstrating the effect of gravity on falling bodies, c1780 Unknown

Oersted, Hans Christian (1777-1851). Danish physicist and chemist. Oersted discovers electromagnet Anonymous

Aldini's galvanic experiments G.M.

Illustration of Jean-Antoine Nollet Conducting a Test Anonymous

Joule's apparatus for determining the mechanical equivalent of heat, 1881 Unknown

Von Guericke's demonstration of the strength of a vacuum, 1654 (1672) Unknown

Giant galvanometer in the physics laboratory, Cornell University, New York, USA, 1886 Unknown

Physics research laboratory at the Sorbonne, Paris 1895 Unknown

Spectroscope, 1882 Unknown

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) at Mount Wilson Observatory Unknown

Wilson's cloud chamber, c1927 Charles Thomson Rees Wilson

Experiments with Fairlie's steam carriage for short distances, August 1869 Unknown

Robert Boyle's experiments with air pumps, 1725 Unknown

Experiment designed to show that air has weight, 1672 Unknown

Pierre Curie, French physicist Anonymous

Marie and Pierre Curie, physicists, 1904 Unknown

The Experimental Squadron, Consisting of Phaeton and Arethusa Anonymous

Experimental barometers used by the Accademia dell Cimento, Florence, Italy, 1691 Unknown

Edison's Experimental Department Anonymous

Tin wire explosion pattern Anonymous

Percussion pendulum, 1725 Unknown

Jean Bernard Leon Foucault (1819-1868), French physicist, 19th century Unknown

Albert Einstein, German-Swiss-American mathematician and physicist, with a student Unknown

Hauksbee's experiments on barometry and attrition unknown

Oersted, Hans Christian (1777-1851). Danish physicist Anonymous

General properties of bodies, c1851 Unknown

Lavoisier's investigation of the existence of oxygen in the air, late 18th century, (1894) Unknown

Joule's apparatus for determining the mechanical equivalent of heat, 1872 Unknown

'Scientific Researches!' [Royal Institution lecture] James Gillray

Astronomical Experiments in the Caves of the Normal School, Paris, France Anonymous

Brass wire explosion pattern Anonymous

Iron wire explosion pattern Anonymous

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1917 Unknown