Alfred-Armand-Louis-Marie Velpeau, 1795 1867. French anatomist and surgeon. 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

An aerial telegraph post in the 18th century. 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

An electric motor invented by Adolphe Gaiffe (1832-1887). From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

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

lisa Garnerin, 1791 1853. French champion aerial acrobatic artist and parachutist, niece of Andr-Jacques Garnerin. 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

Matthew Fontaine Maury, 1806 1873. American naval officer, astronomer, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist and educator. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

Marie Jean Pierre Flourens, 1794 1867. French physiologist, founder of experimental brain science and a pioneer in anesthesia. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

Franois Laurent le Vieux d'Arlandes, 1742 1809. French marquis, soldier and a pioneer of hot air ballooning. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

Underwater exploration in the 19th century by Jean Batiste Jobard (1792-1861). From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870

Alexis Bouvard, 1767 1843. French astronomer. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870