Illustration of Natural Philosophy of Acoustics. Acoustics is the science of sound and hearing. Credit: pictureboxblue.com
“The material world immediately within our observation is found to consist of fifty-five simple or elementary substances, which, having hitherto resisted all endeavours to divide them into any others, ...
This specific poster focuses on the principles and applications of hydraulics, an area of science and engineering concerned with the mechanical properties of liquids. At the time of its ...
Emslie describes this vintage science poster as follows: “This department of science treats of the pressure and equilibrium of liquids, the most remarkable property of which is equality of ...
“The theory of magnetism bears a very strong resemblance to that of electricity. Like it, magnetism has its attractions and repulsions, and it can be excited in one body ...
Emslie describes mechanics as the department of science of motion and moving powers. He identifies six mechanical powers, Lever, the Wheel and Axle, the Pulley, the Inclined Plane, the ...
The focus on motion and machinery mainly tells of the Victorian era’s fascination with industrialization and mechanical innovation. This was a time when the mechanisms of the world, from ...
Optics is the science of light and vision. “All visible bodies may be dived into two classes, self-luminous, and non-luminous.” Credit: pictureboxblue.com
“This branch of philosophy treats the nature and properties of the atmosphere, and their effects upon solid and fluid bodies.” As well as the usual scientific instruments this scientific ...
The “Properties of Bodies” delves into the physical properties and characteristics defining matter, such as density, elasticity, porosity, etc. It showcases how these properties influence the behaviour of bodies ...