Dr Antoine Prosper Payerne's 19th century submarine steamboat, termed a Pyrhydrostat. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

Joseph-Franois Malgaigne, 1806 1865. French surgeon and medical historian. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

Jean-Franois Sudre, 1787 1862. French violinist, composer and music teacher. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

Eugne-Melchior Pligot, 1811 - 1890, aka Eugne Pligot. French chemist. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

Claude Chappe, 1763 1805. French inventor of the practical semaphore system. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

Louis-Bernard Guyton, Baron de Morveau, 1737 1816. French chemist and politician. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

Dr Antoine Prosper Payerne's 19th century submarine The Belledone, built in 1846. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

Workers using the carousel and winch to drill the artesian wells at Grenelle, France in the 19th century. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

Jean-Marie-Joseph Coutelle, 1748 - 1835. French engineer, scientist and pioneer of ballooning. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

The world's first manned hydrogen balloon flight over the Champs de Mars, Paris, France in 1 December 1783, piloted by Nicolas-Louis Robert and professor Jacques Charles. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

The 17th century Cordouan lighthouse, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary in France. Seen here after its extension in the 18th century. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

Gilbert Romme, 1750 1795. French politician and mathematician who developed the French Republican Calendar aka French Revolutionary Calendar. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

A Renaissance fireplace in The Cluny Museum, Paris, France. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870