Argonaut, sectional view submerged, 1901. Man in conning-tower making observations. Second man steering the third wheel which rests on the ocean bottom. Water tanks are filled when descending and pumped dry when ready to come up.

Argonaut, sectional view

Argonaut, sectional view submerged, 1901. Man in conning-tower making observations. Second man steering…

Argonaut, side view submerged, 1901. Key: C-driving wheel, E-rudder and guiding wheel, G-air lock, K-compartment for searchlight, L-forward lookout compartment, M-gasoline tanks, N-compressed air reserve, O-water ballast, S-conning-tower, T-compass, U-outside steering gear.

Argonaut, side view

Argonaut, side view submerged, 1901. Key: C-driving wheel, E-rudder and guiding wheel, G-air lock, K-compartment…

Domesticated dogs are found in every region of the world. There are multiple breeds of dogs.

Dog

Domesticated dogs are found in every region of the world. There are multiple breeds of dogs.

Domesticated dogs are found in every region of the world. There are multiple breeds of dogs.

Dog

Domesticated dogs are found in every region of the world. There are multiple breeds of dogs.

Leo or the Lion constellation.

Leo

Leo or the Lion constellation.

Telescopic view of the moon, 1901.

Moon

Telescopic view of the moon, 1901.

Constellation: The Lion

The Lion

Constellation: The Lion

Illustration of the picture plane and the ground plane.

Perspective terms

Illustration of the picture plane and the ground plane.

Straightforward back stroke.

Polo

Straightforward back stroke.

The back-heal.

Wrestling

The back-heal.

Prime parry. The thrust <em>in prime</em> for the left side of the body is parried by the act of striking up the opponent's foil by lowering the point of the foil, the back of the hand toward the face, as shown in the right-hand figure.

Fencing

Prime parry. The thrust in prime for the left side of the body is parried by the act of striking…

Son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons. Hero of the Trojan War. Thetis is said to have dipped him, while an infant, in the river Styx, which rendered him invulnerable except in the heel by which she held him, and he was killed at last by a wound in the heel.

Achilles

Son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons. Hero of the Trojan War. Thetis is said to have dipped him, while…

Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo;  1857 –  1885) was King of Spain, reigning from 1874 to 1885.

Alfonso XII

Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo;…

Hook baited with live fish.

Fishing

Hook baited with live fish.

Hook baited with live fish.

Fishing

Hook baited with live fish.

Section view of De Dion French automobile.

De Dion

Section view of De Dion French automobile.

Sectional view of an Amphitheater.

Amphitheater

Sectional view of an Amphitheater.

Simple knot. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is the part opposite the free end.

Knots

Simple knot. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is the…

Figure eight knot. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is the part opposite the free end.

Knots

Figure eight knot. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope…

Common sheet bend connects two ropes. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is the part opposite the free end.

Knots

Common sheet bend connects two ropes. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing…

Common bowline. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is the part opposite the free end.

Knots

Common bowline. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is…

Reef knot or square knot. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is the part opposite the free end.

Knots

Reef knot or square knot. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the…

Carrick bend joins two ropes. Note: the loop of a knot is called the bright. The standing part of the rope is the part opposite the free end.

Knots

Carrick bend joins two ropes. Note: the loop of a knot is called the bright. The standing part of the…

Flemish loop. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is the part opposite the free end.

Knots

Flemish loop. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is the…

Chain knot and toggle. The toggle is pulled to tighten up all the loops. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is the part opposite the free end.

Knots

Chain knot and toggle. The toggle is pulled to tighten up all the loops. Note: the loop of a knot is…

Sheepshank. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is the part opposite the free end.

Knots

Sheepshank. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is the…

Bowline on a bight show in two stages. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is the part opposite the free end.

Knots

Bowline on a bight show in two stages. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing…

Sing a Song of Sixpence; A pocket full of rye; Four-and-twenty blackbirds; Bak'd in a pie; When the pie was open'd; The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish; To set before a king?

King

Sing a Song of Sixpence; A pocket full of rye; Four-and-twenty blackbirds; Bak'd in a pie; When the…

Sing a Song of Sixpence; A pocket full of rye; Four-and-twenty blackbirds; Bak'd in a pie; When the pie was open'd; The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish; To set before a king?

King

Sing a Song of Sixpence; A pocket full of rye; Four-and-twenty blackbirds; Bak'd in a pie; When the…

Tom Thumb before the king and queen.

Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb before the king and queen.

King adjusting his glasses.

King

King adjusting his glasses.

Hand holding a match.

Hand

Hand holding a match.

Back of girl at window.

Girl

Back of girl at window.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again.

Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's…

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again.

Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's…

The largest bowed stringed instrument in the modern orchestra,. The double bass, usually considered a member of the violin family, is tuned in fourths and has the sloping shoulders and flat back characteristic of the viols. It has a deep range, going as low as three octaves below middle C

Double Bass

The largest bowed stringed instrument in the modern orchestra,. The double bass, usually considered…

An instrument having an upright triangular frame consisting of a pillar, a curved neck, and a hollow back containing the sounding board, with usually 46 or 47 strings of graded lengths that are played by plucking with the fingers.

Harp

An instrument having an upright triangular frame consisting of a pillar, a curved neck, and a hollow…

View of the Boston Massacre from an old print engraved, printed, and sold by Paul Revere, Boston.

Boston Massacre by Paul Revere

View of the Boston Massacre from an old print engraved, printed, and sold by Paul Revere, Boston.

Girl's dress from back.

Girl's dress

Girl's dress from back.

Back of a farmhouse.

Farmhouse

Back of a farmhouse.

King sitting on throne with scepter.

King

King sitting on throne with scepter.

There was an old man of Kilkenny; Who never had more than a penny; He spent all that money; In onions and honey; That wayward old man of Kilkenny.

Edward Lear

There was an old man of Kilkenny; Who never had more than a penny; He spent all that money; In onions…

(Belgian Congo) National flag.

Congo Free State, 1923

(Belgian Congo) National flag.

The Frogs Who Wanted a King. The log thrown down by Jupitor in answer to the frogs' request for a king.

Aesop's Fables

The Frogs Who Wanted a King. The log thrown down by Jupitor in answer to the frogs' request for a king.

The Frogs Who Wanted a King. The stork sent by Jupitor in answer to the frogs' request for a king.

Aesop's Fables

The Frogs Who Wanted a King. The stork sent by Jupitor in answer to the frogs' request for a king.

Fowl finds a precious stone. "The best thing in the world is worth nothing to you if you have no use for it."

The Fowl and the Jewel

Fowl finds a precious stone. "The best thing in the world is worth nothing to you if you have no use…

The Iris is found throughout the world.

Iris

The Iris is found throughout the world.

Portrait of Christopher Columbus.

Portrait of Christopher Columbus

Portrait of Christopher Columbus.

Columbus being received by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella at Barcelona, after returning from the New World

Spanish Royal Reception of Columbus

Columbus being received by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella at Barcelona, after returning from the…

A pine tree shilling.

The Pine Tree Shilling

A pine tree shilling.

The Lord Baltimore Shilling.

The Lord Baltimore Shilling

The Lord Baltimore Shilling.

Hummingbirds are New World birds found primarily in South America.

Hummingbird

Hummingbirds are New World birds found primarily in South America.

This Oriole belongs to the hangnest group of New World birds.

Oriole

This Oriole belongs to the hangnest group of New World birds.

Cordelia and King Lear.

Cordelia and King Lear

Cordelia and King Lear.

Cordelia and the King of France.

Cordelia and the King of France

Cordelia and the King of France.

Lear, Kent, and the Fool.

Lear, Kent, and the Fool

Lear, Kent, and the Fool.

King Lear on throne.

King Lear

King Lear on throne.

Lear, Kent, and the Fool.

King Lear and the Fool

Lear, Kent, and the Fool.

The Mad King.

The Mad King

The Mad King.

The Mad King.

The Mad King

The Mad King.