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R3 First Stage Engine shot (Black Arrow)
Photograph of the R3 rocket's first stage (taken at FAST), specifically focusing on the engines. Shows the crushed Gamma-304-8 engine along with the first-stage HTP tank. -
R4 Vehicle First Stage
A view of the Black Arrow R4 vehicle on display at the London Science Museum, including the Gamma-304 Type 8 engine that powered it. -
Railway Executive Committee meeting in Down Street Underground station
The Railway Executive Committee meets in an underground room in the disused Down Street Underground station during the Second World War. Frank Pick, vice chairman of the London Transport Passenger Board Executive, is fourth from right. Down Street Underground station, off Piccadilly, provided the perfect central and safe location for the committee headquarters. Accommodation included a telephone exchange and eating and sleeping facilities. The station was also used by the Cabinet before the Cabinet War Rooms under Whitehall were ready. Down Street had not been used as a station since 1932. -
Recreation of Katherine Parr's Tomb Inscription
Recreation of Katherine Parr's tomb inscription. -
Replica of X3-Prospero
The backup satellite of the Prospero vehicle that R3 launched, slated for launch aboard R4 before it was scrapped and eventually hung in the London Science Museum as a partner to the R4. -
Rides That Made History.
This is an article from cycling magazine covering F.W. Shorland's Track "Twenty-Fours." It is about the three Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup Races Frank Shorland competed in and how they impacted the history of the sport of cycling. -
Royal Society Library
This image is a picture of the Royal Society Offices. Inside they had the libraries/archives for the royal society. In this archive I looked through the old documents for my research. This research was for the 2024 Honors UAH London Study Abroad Class. -
Science Museum Organs Exhibit
This is a photo of an organ exhibit titled "Disease Collectors." Many of the organs in the picture were from a person with a disease. The organs were from people who lived between 1900-1950. Never Let Me Go revolves around human clones donating their organs -
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Section of Isaac Newton's memorial at Westminster Abbey.
Two stone cherubs hold a scroll inscribed with one of Isaac Newton's mathematical proofs. -
Sectional View of the BIS Lunar Space Suit
Sectional View of H. E. Ross' design for a Lunar Space Suit. Callouts for various elements of the design with close up of multilayer fabric. -
Ships of the East India Company at Sea
Nicholas Pocock’s 1803 painting Ships of the East India Company at Sea captures a dramatic maritime scene, showcasing the grandeur and might of British merchant vessels during the height of imperial trade. Housed at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, the artwork reflects the strategic and economic significance of the East India Company’s naval presence. -
Society for General Microbiology List of Original Members (1944)
This document contains a list of the original members of Europe's first and largest microbiology society, the Society of General Microbiology. Founded in 1944 by Marjory Stephenson and Sir Alexander Fleming, it allowed scientists a chance to collaborate and build a community together in the newly emerging fields of bacterial biochemistry and general microbiology. -
Some Account of Life in Holloway Prison for Women
The cover of booklet entitled, "Some Account of Life in Holloway Prison for Women ," by Kathleen Lonsdale. Cover art includes a woman looking out of a window in blue ink. -
Some account of life in Holloway Prison for Women booklet cover
The cover of a small booklet which contains records of life in Holloway Prison for Women. It is chiefly authored by Kathleen Lonsdale. Lonsdale was a chemist and prison reform activist. -
South Polar Chart
Chart showing tracks of expeditions to Antarctica -
South Sea Whale Fishery
A colored aquatint depicting 19th century British whaling vessels hunting sperm whales off the island of Buru -
Spine of 1613 Bible
The spine for the 1613 Bible taken at the British Library. -
Spine of Otia Impreialia
Spine of a 14th century Italian manuscript of the Otia Imperialia by Gervase of Tilbury. The title is written in gold, and the spine is made out of leather or some other similar material. -
St. Benet Paul's Wharf.
St. Benet Paul's Wharf dates back to the 12th century in London. It was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren after it was destroyed in 1666 due to the London Fire. It is one of the few churches that was sparred during the Blitz in World War II. Today, it is a Welsh Anglican Church.