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ELD4951006: 21/12/1873, naval officer Francis Garnier (1839-1873) died near Hanoi during a fight between his troops and Chinese irreguliers, the Black Pavillons””, Indochine”” (The french explorer Francis Garnier killed during an attack of the black flags, 21st December 1873, Indochina) Engraving from “The Martyrs of Science” by Gaston Weaver 1882 / Bridgeman Images
ELD4951030: Journalist Joseph Eustache Croce Spinelli (1845-1875), naval officer Henri Theodore Sivel (1834-1875), and French author and scientist Gaston Tissandier (1843-1899) are seen in the basket of the balloon Zenith after losing consciousness due to lack of oxygen, 1875 - From a protective sleeve for school books, late 19th century - La catastrophe du Zenith - Descent of the Zenith Ballon”” with the bodies of Croce-Spinelli and Sivel, who died of asphixie during the ascent, and Gaston Tissandier evanoui”” Engraving from “The Martyrs of Science”” by Gaston Tissandier 1882 / Bridgeman Images
ELD4951136: Suicide of Horace Wells, American dentist who pioneered the use of anesthesia in dentistry, specifically nitrous oxide (or laughing gas) slitting his left femoral artery with a razor after inhaling an analgesic dose of chloroform to blot out the pain) Engraving from “Les martyres de la science” by Gaston Tissandier 1882 / Bridgeman Images
ELD4951573: Representation of Cristoforo Landino (1425-1498) Italian humanist teaching beautiful letters at the Neoplatonician academy (Accademia neoplatonica) (Neoplatonism mediceen) in Florence “” (Italian humanist Cristoforo Landino teaching at the Platonic Academy founded by Marsilio Ficino in Florence) After an engraving of the 15th century - in “” The and the science”” 1887 / Bridgeman Images