The Chatham Elephant From fossil remains 400 000 years old discovered in 1913 near Chatham from a reconstruction drawing by A Forrestier from the book The Outline of History by HG Wells Volume 1 published 1920

Volta Alessandro 1745 1827 Italian Physicist He discovered the electroscope and the first battery 1800 made up of two sheets one of copper and another of zinc immerse in acidified water

The main road through the town of Ilakaka. In 1999 the town had no more than two houses, but since sapphires were discovered it has grown to around 100,000 people.

Folding headrest in painted ivory decorated with the head of the protective spirit Bes, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Dummy head of the young king, made from stuccoed and painted wood, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The ecclesiastical throne, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Mirror case in the form of an ankh, the sign of life, made of gilt wood inlaid with glass_paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The gilt shrine which originally contained the statuettes of the royal couple in the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Model of the pharaoh's boat, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) from a recently discovered colony on Snowy Hill in the Weddell Sea. This may be the northernmost Emperor penguin colony in Antarctica.

Gilt wood statuette of Tutankhamun on a boat with a harpoon, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The second mummiform coffin made from gold_plated wood inlaid with glass_paste, from the tomb of the pharaoah Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Suriname Brownsweg Brownsberg National Park Frog Family Eleutherodactylus Just discovered species No english name on 01-08-2008

Skeleton of Mammoth discovered in 1817 by Dr Mitchell of New York at Goschen, Orange County and later assembled in the Philadelphia Museum. From Simeon Shaw Nature Displayed, London, 1823. Lithograph

Oersted Hans Christian 1777- 1851 Danish physicist In 1813 predicted the existence of the electromagnetic phenomenon but he couldnt prove it experimentally until 1820 Hans Christian Oersted discovered the electromagnetism Engraving

Votive shield showing the king slaying two lions, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail from the ceremonial footstool of the king, showing conquered adversaries and enemies of Egypt, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail from a state chariot showing the king as a sphinx trampling the enemies of Egypt underfoot, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Life size terracotta soldiers in battle formation part of 2000 year old Army of Terracotta Warriors (Bingmayong) discovered in 1974.

The painted box of stuccoed wood showing the king in his chariot, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail showing the destruction of the black Africans painted on the box of stuccoed wood, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Restored Amar Sin Temple in Ur and the first archway thought to be discovered in the world. Ur has been inhabited since Neolithic times and is believed to be the birthplace of Abraham.

Bezel of a ring showing the king venerating the sun_god, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Mummiform coffin of gold with inlaid semi_precious stones and glass_paste, from the tomb of the pharoah Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valey of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of queen Ankhesenamun on the gilded shrine, from the tomb of the pharoah Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of the exterior of the gilt shrine showing the queen bringing unguents and flowers to the king, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pectoral decorated with the vulture of Upper Egypt, made of gold cloisonne inlaid with glass paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Luigi Galvani (1737-1798) Italian physiologist, c1762. , Galvani discovered animal electricity, voltaic or galvanic electricity, when investigating contraction of muscles in legs of dead frogs, From Le Journal de la Jeunesse (Paris, 1880), Engraving

The king's two daggers, one with a blade of gold, the other of iron, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail showing the destruction of Asians painted on the box of stuccoed wood, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pectoral in gold cloisonne with semi_precious stones and glass_paste, with winged scarab, symbol of resurrection, in centre, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Lid of an alabaster jar decorated with a bird in a nest and eggs in a bowl, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of a painted alabaster unguent jar, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Image of the king's mummy on its funeral bed flanked by the king's two souls, dedicated by Maya, from the tomb of the pharoah Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

David Rittenhouse (1732-1796), American astronomer and inventor. He introduced spider's web as cross-hairs in telescopes and measuring instruments. He discovered the atmosphere of the planet Venus. Engraving 1896. ,

One of the four small gold mummiform coffins placed in the canopic urns, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

An African adversary carved on the lower end of a ceremonial cane, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Life size terracotta soldiers in battle formation part of 2000 year old Army of Terracotta Warriors (Bingmayong) discovered in 1974.

A board game of senet, in ebony and ivory, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Volta Alessandro 1745- 1827 Italian Physicist He invented the electrophorus in 1775 and the eudiometer in 1776 In 1778 he discovered the Methane Gas and in 1799 he invented the battery First Electric Generator Engraving

Head of the child king emerging from a lotus flower, found at the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Calcite drinking cup in shape of lotus flower, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statue of the goddess Serket protecting the canopic chest or shrine, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Inlaid alabaster unguent jar in the form of an ibex, with one natural horn, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) from a recently discovered colony on Snowy Hill in the Weddell Sea. This may be the northernmost Emperor penguin colony in Antarctica.

Detail of the back of a chair decorated with royal names and with the spirit of millions of years, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Stopper in the form of the king's head from one of the four canopic urns, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tutankhamun's funeral mask in solid gold inlaid with semi_precious stones and glass_paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail from the ceremonial footstool of the king showing the enemies of Egypt conquered and beneath the yoke of the pharaoh, from the tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Iguanadon (herbivorous dinosaur) fossils discovered by Jules Creteur in coal mine, Bernissart, Belgium 1878. He and his workmates uncovered 39 Iguanadon skeletons. Wood engraving c1880

Chart of solar system with path of Halley's comet in 1835 and positions of some of the Asteroids (Planetoids) discovered up to 1857. Educational plate c1857

The king's fly_whisk, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Royal diadem found on the king's mummy, with the vulture of the South and the cobra of the North on the forehead, from the tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Life size terracotta soldiers in battle formation part of 2000 year old Army of Terracotta Warriors (Bingmayong) discovered in 1974.

The hilt of one of the king's daggers, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Alabaster canopic shrine, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Life size statue of Tutankhamun made from black wood with applied gilded plaster, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Stoppers in the form of the king's head from the four canopic urns, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Log cabin at Independence town site founded 1879 when gold discovered, long abandoned, with Sawatch Mountains, part of Rockies, in Aspen, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Head of a funerary couch in the form of the goddess Thouries in the form of a hippopotamus, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Alabaster lamp in shape of three lotus flowers, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tutankhamun's funeral mask in solid gold inlaid with semi_precious stones and glass_paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Necklace with pendant in the form of a boat showing a scarab, the symbol of the god's resurrection, flanked by two royal serpents, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of the second mummiform coffin made from gold_plated wood inlaid with glass_paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Life size terracotta soldiers in battle formation - part of 2000 year old Army of Terracotta Warriors (Bingmayong) discovered in 1974.

Cedarwood and gilded ebony cabinet decorated with hieroglyphic symbols ensuring divine life, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Alabaster boat showing the head of a Syrian ibex and a figure thought to be princess Mutnedjmet on the prow, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The back of the gold_plated throne, showing queen Ankhesenamun putting the finishing touches to the king's toilet, from the tomb of the pharoah Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail from the ceremonial footstool of the king, showing conquered adversaries and enemies of Egypt including a Syrian, Libyan, Nubian and Sudanese, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Afr

Detail of the exterior of the gilt shrine showing the queen fastening a necklace around the king's neck, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tiny solid gold statuette of Amenophis III found in a small mummiform coffin in the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Gilded and stuccoed wooden head of the sacred cow, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Gilt wood statuette of Tutankhamun on a boat with a harpoon, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Guardian statue and entrance to the Goa Gajah, the Elephant cave, dating from the 11th century, discovered in 1923, near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Stopper in the form of the king's head from one of the four canopic urns, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa