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Scientist: Fagon, Guy Crescent (1638 - 1718)
Discipline(s): Botany ; Medicine
Print Artist: Ambroise Tardieu, 1788-1841 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 8.6 x 8.5 cm / Sheet: 20 x 12.5 cm
Portrait of Guy Crescent Fagon
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Scientist: Faraday, Michael (1791 - 1867)
Discipline(s): Chemistry ; Physics
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 16.7 x 13 cm / Sheet: 20.5 x 14.2 cm
Portrait of Michael Faraday
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Scientist: Faraday, Michael (1791 - 1867)
Discipline(s): Chemistry ; Physics
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 16.5 x 12.8 cm / Sheet: 23.6 x 17.2 cm
Portrait of Michael Faraday
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Scientist: Faraday, Michael (1791 - 1867)
Discipline(s): Chemistry ; Physics
Print Artist: John Watkins (Photographic company) 
Medium: Photograph 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 10.4 x 6.3 cm / Sheet: 33.0 x 22.8 cm
Portrait of Michael Faraday
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Scientist: Faraday, Michael (1791 - 1867)
Discipline(s): Chemistry ; Physics
Print Artist: Gesellschaft, Berlin (Photographic company) 
Medium: Photogravure 
Original Artist: Thomas Phillips, 1770-1845 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 23.2 x 18.2 cm / Sheet: 28.1 x 20.9 cm
Portrait of Michael Faraday
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Scientist: Faraday, Michael (1791 - 1867)
Discipline(s): Chemistry ; Physics
Print Artist: John Cochran, fl. 1821-1865 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Artist: Henry William Pickersgill, 1782-1875 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 11.4 x 9.2 cm / Sheet: 20 x 14.3 cm
Portrait of Michael Faraday
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Scientist: Faraday, Michael (1791 - 1867)
Discipline(s): Chemistry ; Physics
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 11.9 x 9 cm / Sheet: 12.9 x 19.6 cm
Portrait of Michael Faraday
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Scientist: Faraday, Michael (1791 - 1867)
Discipline(s): Chemistry ; Physics
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Portrait of Michael Faraday
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Scientist: Faye, Hervé (1814 - 1902)
Discipline(s): Astronomy ; Geodesy
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 12.9 x 9.5 cm / Sheet: 21.5 x 16.1 cm
Portrait of Hervé Faye
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Scientist: Fechner, Gustav Theodor (1801 - 1887)
Discipline(s): Physics
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 12.6 x 8.9 cm / Sheet: 19.3 x 13.9 cm
Portrait of Gustav Theodor Fechner
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Scientist: Ferguson, James (1710 - 1776)
Discipline(s): Astronomy ; Scientific Instruments
Original Artist: John Townsend, fl. 1776-1778 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 16 x 9.9 cm / Sheet: 21 x 12.2 cm
Portrait of James Ferguson
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Scientist: Ferguson, James (1710 - 1776)
Discipline(s): Astronomy ; Scientific Instruments
Print Artist: Robert Page, 18th C. 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Artist: John Townsend, fl. 1776-1778 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 14.7 x 8.6 cm /
Portrait of James Ferguson
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Scientist: Ferguson, James (1710 - 1776)
Discipline(s): Astronomy ; Scientific Instruments
Original Artist: John Townsend, fl. 1776-1778 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 34.5 x 25 cm /
Portrait of James Ferguson
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Scientist: Fernel, Jean François (1497 - 1558)
Discipline(s): Medicine
Print Artist: Nicolas de Larmessin 
Medium: Woodcut 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 16.9 x 13.3 cm / Sheet: 19 x 14.2 cm
Portrait of Jean François Fernel
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Scientist: Field, Cyrus West (1819 - 1892)
Discipline(s): Science Patron
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 31 x 21.4 cm / Sheet: 32.8 x 25.9 cm
Portrait of Cyrus West Field
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Scientist: Fine, Oronce (1494 - 1555)
Discipline(s): Mathematics ; Geography
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 17.5 x 14.3 cm / Sheet: 22.5 x 19.1 cm
Portrait of Oronce Fine
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Scientist: Fine, Oronce (1494 - 1555)
Discipline(s): Mathematics ; Geography
Print Artist: Louis Boissevin, 17th C. 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 14.5 x 12.3 cm / Sheet: 21.4 x 14.4 cm
Portrait of Oronce Fine
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Scientist: Fizeau, Armande-Hippolyte-Louis (1819 - 1896)
Discipline(s): Physics
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 7.5 x 6.5 cm /
Portrait of Armande-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau
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Scientist: Fizeau, Armande-Hippolyte-Louis (1819 - 1896)
Discipline(s): Physics
Print Artist: Charles Reutlinger, b.1816 
Medium: Photograph 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 9 x 5.7 cm / Sheet: 10.5 x 6.4 cm
Portrait of Armande-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau
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Scientist: Flammarion, Camille (1842 - 1925)
Discipline(s): Astronomy
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 18.6 x 13.3 cm / Sheet: 24.8 x 16.8 cm
Portrait of Camille Flammarion
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Scientist: Flammarion, Camille (1842 - 1925)
Discipline(s): Astronomy
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 4 x 3.2 cm /
Portrait of Camille Flammarion
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Scientist: Flamsteed, John (1646 - 1719)
Discipline(s): Astronomy
Original Artist: T. Gibson 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 15.4 x 9.4 cm /
Portrait of John Flamsteed
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Scientist: Fludd, Robert (1574 - 1637)
Discipline(s): Alchemy
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 14.5 x 11.6 cm /
Portrait of Robert Fludd
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Scientist: Fludd, Robert (1574 - 1637)
Discipline(s): Alchemy
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 8.7 x 5.4 cm / Sheet: 21 x 13 cm
Portrait of Robert Fludd
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Scientist: Folkes, Martin (1690 - 1754)
Discipline(s): Antiquities
Print Artist: Robert Hart 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Artist: William Hogarth, 1697-1764 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 13 x 10.5 cm / Sheet: 28.5 x 22.3 cm
Portrait of Martin Folkes
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Scientist: Forman, Simon (1552 - 1611)
Discipline(s): Medicine ; Astrology
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 10.2 x 7.5 cm / Sheet: 22.1 x 14 cm
Portrait of Simon Forman
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Scientist: Formanek, Emanuel
Discipline(s): Medicine
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 5 x 3.5 cm / Sheet: 8.9 x 7.7 cm
Portrait of Emanuel Formanek
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Scientist: Fourcroy, Antoine-François de (1755 - 1809)
Discipline(s): Chemistry ; Medicine
Print Artist: P. M. Alip 
Medium: Print 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 11.4 x 9 cm / Sheet: 26.8 x 19.1 cm
Portrait of Antoine-François de Fourcroy
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Scientist: Fourcroy, Antoine-François de (1755 - 1809)
Discipline(s): Chemistry ; Medicine
Print Artist: Ferdinand, 18th C. 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 6.8 x 6.4 cm / Sheet: 22 x 15.5 cm
Portrait of Antoine-François de Fourcroy
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Scientist: Fourcroy, Antoine-François de (1755 - 1809)
Discipline(s): Chemistry ; Medicine
Print Artist: François-Seraphin Delpech, 1778-1825 
Medium: Lithograph 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 8 x 7.5 cm / Sheet: 25.8 x 16.5 cm
Portrait of Antoine-François de Fourcroy
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Scientist: Fourcroy, Antoine-François de (1755 - 1809)
Discipline(s): Chemistry ; Medicine
Print Artist: C. T. Riedel 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 9.4 x 7.2 cm / Sheet: 22.8 x 18.6 cm
Portrait of Antoine-François de Fourcroy
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Scientist: Fourcroy, Antoine-François de (1755 - 1809)
Discipline(s): Chemistry ; Medicine
Print Artist: C. T. Riedel 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 9.4 x 7.2 cm / Sheet: 22.3 x 14.5 cm
Portrait of Antoine-François de Fourcroy
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Scientist: Fourier, Jean Baptiste Joseph (1768 - 1830)
Discipline(s): Mathematics ; Physics
Print Artist: Julien Leopold Boilly, 1796-1874 
Medium: Lithograph 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 16.3 x 16.5 cm / Sheet: 30.1 x 19.5 cm
Portrait of Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
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Scientist: Fourier, Jean Baptiste Joseph (1768 - 1830)
Discipline(s): Mathematics ; Physics
Print Artist: Julien Leopold Boilly, 1796-1874 
Medium: Lithograph 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 16.3 x 16.5 cm / Sheet: 28.2 x 20.3 cm
Portrait of Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
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Scientist: Fownes, George (1815 - 1849)
Discipline(s): Chemistry
Print Artist: Conrad Cook, 19th C. 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Artist: Collins 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 15.4 x 12 cm / Sheet: 26 x 18 cm
Portrait of George Fownes
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Scientist: Francis, John Wakefield (1789 - 1861)
Discipline(s): Medicine
Print Artist: John Francis Eugene Prud'homme, 1800-1892 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Artist: James Herring, 1794-1867 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 11.6 x 9 cm / Sheet: 25.7 x 15.9 cm
Portrait of John Wakefield Francis
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Scientist: Franck, James (1882 - 1964)
Discipline(s): Physics
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 20.7 x 25.5 cm /
Portrait of James Franck and Others
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Scientist: Frank, Adolph (1834 - 1916)
Discipline(s): Chemistry
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 17 x 12.1 cm / Sheet: 32.2 x 23 cm
Portrait of Adolph Frank
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Scientist: Frankland, Edward (1825 - 1899)
Discipline(s): Chemistry
Print Artist: Lock and Witfield 
Medium: Photograph 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 14.2 x 11.9 cm / Sheet: 26.4 x 20 cm
Portrait of Edward Frankland
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Scientist: Franklin, Benjamin (1706 - 1790)
Discipline(s): Physics
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 26.8 x 18 cm /
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
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Scientist: Franklin, Benjamin (1706 - 1790)
Discipline(s): Physics
Print Artist: Hezekia Wright Smith, b. 1828 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Artist: Charles-Nicolas Cochin, 1715-1790 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 16 x 12 cm /
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
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Scientist: Franklin, John (1786 - 1847)
Discipline(s): Exploration
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 10.5 x 8 cm /
Portrait of John Franklin
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Scientist: Franklin, John (1786 - 1847)
Discipline(s): Exploration
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 15 x 13.5 cm / Sheet: 25.8 x 20.6 cm
Portrait of John Franklin
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Scientist: Fraunhofer, Joseph von (1787 - 1826)
Discipline(s): Physics ; Scientific Instruments
Print Artist: Christian Gottlob Scherff, b. ca.1793 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 17.7 x 14.6 cm / Sheet: 25.2 x 19.5 cm
Portrait of Joseph von Fraunhofer
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Scientist: Fremy, Edmond (1814 - 1894)
Discipline(s): Chemistry
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 8.8 x 5.2 cm / Sheet: 10.4 x 6.3 cm
Portrait of Edmond Fremy
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Scientist: Fremy, Edmond (1814 - 1894)
Discipline(s): Chemistry
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 4.6 x 3.4 cm /
Portrait of Edmond Fremy
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Scientist: Fresnel, Augustin Jean (1788 - 1827)
Discipline(s): Physics
Print Artist: Ambroise Tardieu, 1788-1841 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 10.9 x 7.9 cm / Sheet: 21.5 x 14.7 cm
Portrait of Augustin Jean Fresnel
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Scientist: Fulton, Robert (1765 - 1808)
Discipline(s): Engineering
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 19 x 13.6 cm / Sheet: 35.9 x 27.4 cm
Portrait of Robert Fulton
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Scientist: Fulton, Robert (1765 - 1808)
Discipline(s): Engineering
Print Artist: Ferdinand-Sebastien Goulu, b.1796 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Artist: Adele De Mancy 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 7.9 x 8.4 cm / Sheet: 23.3 x 14.8 cm
Portrait of Robert Fulton
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Scientist: Fulton, Robert (1765 - 1808)
Discipline(s): Engineering
Print Artist: George Parker, d. 1868 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Artist: Benjamin West, 1730-1813 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 11 x 8.2 cm / Sheet: 23.8 x 17 cm
Portrait of Robert Fulton
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