- Hipparchus
- Statue of Newton, Trinity College, Cambridge
- Statue of Francis Bacon in Westminster Abbey
- Descartes
- Copernicus
- Blaise Pascal
- Bernard Palissy
- Agricola
- Von Guericke
- Tycho Brahe
- Torricelli
- Sir Isaac Newton
- Roger Bacon
- Paraclesus
- Laplace
- Kepler
- Huyghens
- Galileo
- Francis Bacon
- Hippocrates of Cos
Hippocrates - Hippocrates of Cos
Two other men with names greatly celebrated among the ancients may be referred to here, as representatives of what may be termed the Natural History group of sciences. One of them was a contemporary of Plato, the other was a pupil of Aristotle. The first is the famous physician HIPPOCRATES B.C. 470-375), to whom is attributed the foundation of medicine as a science. The healing of wounds and the cure of diseases is an art, and as such must have been practised in some form at a period coeval with the existence of mankind. The successful practice of this art depends largely upon knowledge of the causes, symptoms, and course of diseases, and upon a knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the human body. - Plato (from an ancient gem)
PLATO (B.C. 427 -374), whose name is so illustrious in philosophy has directly and indirectly largely influenced the course of intellectual development and scientific thought. Before Plato had become the disciple of Socrates, he had been a student of the philosophY of Heraclitus, one of whose prominent doctrines was that all things are in a state of ceaseless change, so that, for example, no one could ever be twice on the same river, inasmuch as the water is ever changing. About the age of twenty Plato became a disciple of Socrates, and continued so until the death of the latter, nine years afterwards. Plato then visited various countries, as Egypt, Persia, Sicily, and Italy. On returning to Athens he established his renowned school of philosophy amid the groves of Academus, near Athens; and this place has given a common title to schools of art, learning, and science throughout the world. Plato lived to an advanced age and left behind him many writings, now esteemed amongst the most precious legacies that antiquity has bequeathed to us. It was the practice of Socrates to constantly seek for definitions of justice, beauty, and so on, and this of course implied that he thought that in some things at least there was something permanent. Plato managed in his famous doctrine of Ideas to reconcile and combine the conflicting views of Heraclitus and of Socrates. This doctrine gave rise aftenvards to endless disputations, which for the most part diverted men's minds from the observation- of nature. - Man in London
Man in London - Young lady
Young lady - Winsome look on a young lady
Winsome look on a young lady - Thoughtful look on a young lady
Thoughtful look on a young lady - Cheeky little smile on a young lady
Cheeky little smile on a young lady - Haughty look from a young woman
Haughty look from a young woman - Lady in scarf and hat
Lady in scarf and hat - Young woman
Young woman - Lady
Lady - Ladies' Cheeky look while reading the newspaper
Ladies' Cheeky look while reading the newspaper - Man sneaking into the bedroom
Man sneaking into the bedroom so he doesn't waken his wife - Two men in Top hats
Two men in Top hats - Boy and girl in affectionate hug
Boy and girl in affectionate hug - First fight over a girl
Boy punching another boy as a girl looks on - Boy and girl feeding a pony an apple
Boy and girl feeding a pony an apple - Girl carrying a book
Girl carrying a book - Three Girls
Three Girls - Lady with flowers
Lady with flowers - Flower Child
Flower Child - Young lady looking in mirror
Young lady looking in mirror - Lady with scarf
Lady with scarf - Young lady seated
Young lady seated - Young lady with wide-open eyes
Young lady with wide-open eyes - Young Lady
Young lady - Sideways glance
Sideways glance - Young lady
Young lady - Going to Church
A young man and his mother walking to church - Boy walking in the countryside
Boy walking in the countryside - Harry tending his mother
Young boy looking after his sick mother - Lady sitting by the side of a man in bed
Lady sitting by the side of a man in bed - Lady and girl
- Lady and boy
Lady and boy - Young Lady in the storm
Young Lady in the storm - Young boy standing on the street corner
Young boy standing on the street corner - Watching for mother
Two children watching for mother - Two girls walking in the country
Two girls walking in the country - The Street stall
The Street stall - The Plague in London
Cart collecting dead bodies during the plague