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1. Progress of the works at Tower Bridge, February 1888.
*Progress of the works at Tower Bridge, February 1888. The Tower Bridge building site in February 1888, as depicted in the 'Illustrated London News'. The main task was to sink two shafts into the bedrock...
2. Sir William Henry Christie (1845-1922), Astronomer Royal.
*Sir William Henry Christie (1845-1922), Astronomer Royal. Christie graduated in 1868 from Trinity College Cambridge and in 1870 became Chief Assistant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich under Airy before...
3. The Eighth Wonder of the World: The Atlantic Cable.
*The Eighth Wonder of the World: The Atlantic Cable. Within 20 years of the 'Great Eastern' laying the 1866 cable there were 107,000 miles of undersea cables linking all parts of the world. Submarine...
4. Mathew Boulton (1728-1809).
*Mathew Boulton (1728-1809). A print from a portrait of Mathew Boulton (1728-1809). Boulton had been a successful businessman long before he teamed up with James Watt to promote...
5. Lighters used for lifting the centres of the New London Bridge.
*Lighters used for lifting the centres of the New London Bridge. John Rennie's new London Bridge, built during 1824-31, used large stone blocks. Edward Cooke's sketch shows the lighters used to raise the blocks.
6. A Suggestion! The Leviathan: what to do with her now you've got her off.
*A Suggestion! The Leviathan: what to do with her now you've got her off. In November and December 1857, with the 'Great Eastern' stuck on her slipways, the failed launch became something of a running joke in London...
7. Diving Machines, 1803.
*Diving Machines, 1803. A hand-coloured diagram of diving bells and suits. Diving bells were the helmets worn by divers. They do not let the water in, as the air becomes...
8. Hydraulic engines with various entertaining experiments.
*Hydraulic engines with various entertaining experiments. Diagrams showing hydraulic engines including the diving bell. Diving bells were helmets worn by divers. Early bells included cauldrons and buckets.
9. Stone for New London Bridge, by EW Cooke.
*Stone for New London Bridge, by EW Cooke. John Rennie's London Bridge, completed in 1831, used huge quantities of stone, which was brought in through the port. Edward Cooke's drawing shows...
 
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