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Alchemists NotebookA page in Latin from An Alchemists Notebook, showing how to make aurum potabile or drinkable gold, a mythical panacea, circa 1650
Kashmiri GirlA young woman in Kashmir, circa 1900. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hand CannonA foot soldier firing a hand cannon, the earliest form of handgun, circa 1350. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
HarquebusierA harquebusier with his arquebus, an early form of the rifle, circa 1600. An engraving from Maniement d Armes by Jacob de Gheyn, published in 1608. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
New HandsA man named Wenger uses his artificial hands to drive his Oldsmobile, circa 1940. He lost his limbs to frostbite and spent eight months in hospital
Old Jewish CemeteryA little girl stands among the grave sites near Rabbi Mordecai Maisels tombstone in the Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague, circa 1890. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Buffalo HuntA Native American man hunting buffalo on horseback, 1853. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
A Spanish GirlA young Spanish woman gazes wistfully out of the window, circa 1850. Engraving by A. H. Payne after L. Hicks. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Nordenfelt IThe trial of the Nordenfelt I submarine at Landskrona, 1885. The King of Denmark, the Tsar of Russia and the Prince of Wales were all present
Woman With FanA woman from the reign of King Charles I, 1639. An engraving by Wenceslas Hollar. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Fille FellahA young Fellah or Fallah woman, from the Middle East, 1880s. A portrait by Armenian photograph G. Lekegian. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
A LaboratoryAn 18th century laboratory, showing how the essence of a herb or flower may be extracted and preserved in alcohol. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Twelfth KeyAn alchemist in his laboratory searches for the legendary philosophers stone, 1618. An engraving from Tripus Aureus, published in 1618 by Michael Maier
Billet DouxA young woman writes a letter, circa 1650. An engraving by W. French after a painting by G. Terburg. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Fair CorrespondentA young woman writes a letter, circa 1830. An engraving by H. Bourne after The Fair Correspondent, a painting by J. Sant, ARA. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
London TheatrelandTheatres in Londons Leicester Square, 1900. The Empire Theatre is on the left. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
St Jamess TheatreA Yeoman of the Guard features on the cover of a programme from St Jamess Theatre in London, 1892. The programme is for a production of Lady Windermeres Fan, starring George Alexander
Pet SheepA woman stands with her arms around her pet sheep, circa 1890. (Photo by Rashvale/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Indian AdornmentsA young Indian woman in Bombay, circa 1865. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)