Measuring Collection

Spectroscope (c. 1860) by Bunsen and Kirchhoff, published in 1880
Spectroscope by Robert Bunsen (German chemist, 1811 - 1899) and Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (German physicist, 1824 - 1884). A spectroscope is an optical device

Colossus Of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of the sun god Helios measuring 34 metres, towers over the islands harbour, circa 250 BC

Bus Driver
March 1929: A set of instruments on a bus route survey vehicle for measuring distance, gradient and camber on roads used by the London General Omnibus Companys fleet of buses

Seaman looking at sea map and holding pair of compasses

A man on a running machine with oximeter attached to his ear
Caucasian Appearance, Full Length, Healthcare and Medicine, Instrument of Measurement, Measuring, Medical Examination, Medical Oxygen Equipment, Mid Adult, Motion, One Mid Adult Man Only, One Person

May - Beating the Bounds
Crowds of excited people taking part in the traditional ceremony of Beating the Bounds - an ancient custom which is still observed in some parts of England and Wales

Gauges
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Flask with Experiment Inside
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William Hogarth The Rakes Progress
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths The Rakes Progress. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and heir of a rich merchant

Scientific experiment - Scanned 1887 Engraving

Kitchen scale
Antique illustration of a kitchen scales with pan and dial weight measurement

18th Century Sundial

Illustration of speed of light experiment by Hippolyte Fizeau, 1849

Distance markers for throwing, shot put on grass, stadium

Large street clock, New York City, (B&W)

Antique illustration of veterinary surgery experiment on rabbit

Weighting train
Antique illustration of a train being weighted with a scale measuring system

caliper
Antique illustration of a caliper

Scales
Antique illustration of a Scales engraving

Sizing machine
Antique illustration of a sizing machine

Octant
Antique illustration of the octant invented by John Hadley

Engraving vintage Planetarium

Galvanometer
Antique illustration of a galvanometer in the German Reich telegraph

Pulse oximetry
Antique illustration of a Pulse oximetry

Pantograph
Antique Illustration of a pantograph

Illustration depicting the movement of the arm on a metronome

Egg timer

Person marking line on wood against square

Illustration of three milk bottles turned upside down in glass jars used as barometers to forecast pressure

Illustration of neutral pH (pure water), a measure of acidity in chemistry

Black and white illustration of using spout and string to mark curve in lawn

Cross section illustration of measuring distance from surface of water to ship on ocean floor using

Illustration of methods of navigation, determining latitude and longitude by various means, includin

Illustration of time dilation experiment, clock keeping time by detecting reflected light pulses on

Measuring a window

Black and white illustration of four measuring jugs filled to different levels

Meat thermometer

Black compass

A yellow and a black pencil crossing out the letterings Familien, Hartz IV and Rente, German for families, Hartz IV, a German unemployment benefit, and pension

Black unlocked combination lock on black

Flood level sign, Duernstein, Wachau valley, Waldviertel region, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Radar station on Saentis Mountain, Alpstein Range, Appenzell, Switzerland, Alps, Europe

Man playing boules, petanque, measuring the distances between the balls, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Man measuring his biceps with a tape measure

Weights on a golden weighing scale

Gabel with a clock, Renaissance Tower, historic Town Hall, market square, historic centre, Marburg, Hesse, Germany

Historic amperemeter, ammeter, Switzerland, Europe

Parents measuring children standing against wall, boy (8-9) girl (6-7), (B&W)

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