Comet of 1742 Size:Standard: 6 x 4in from the paper 'On the

from the paper 'On the different structures and situations of the solvent glands in the digestive organs of birds

Cross section through a steam vessel to show seamen loading coal into sacks from depots in the hold

The trachea has been divided (dissected)

A group of porters with their trolleys can be seen in the right hand corner

Comet of 1742 Size:Standard: 6 x 4in from the paper 'On theCompilation of astronomical observations showing the progress of a comet [now designated C 1742 C1] across the night sky between 23 February and 3 March 1742. The observers were the author, George Graham (1673 1751), James Bradley (1693 1762) and Pierre Charles Le Monnier (1675 1757). Figure appended to a letter, John Bevis, 4 March 1742, to the Royal Society [?]. John Bevis was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1765. Original: ink on paper.