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Olivine
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Olivine is a mineral with a distinct green color and granular-shaped crystals. It is one of the first minerals to cool and crystallize from magma. Recently, olivine has been used as an alternative to silica sand and…
- Subject Precious stones, Minerals, Olivine
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Calcite
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Calcite is one of the most widely used minerals. It is primarily composed of the chemical compound calcium carbonate. Calcite is also often used in demonstrations of double refraction, in which light is split into two…
- Subject Precious stones, Minerals, Calcite
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Fluorite
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Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is the crystal form of the inorganic compound calcium fluoride. The term "fluorescence," a type of luminescence by a substance that has absorbed light or radiation, is derived from this…
- Subject Precious stones, Minerals, Fluorspar
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Barite
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Barium (atomic symbol Ba) is an alkaline Earth metal. Barite (also spelled baryte) is a mineral composed of barium sulfate. It is used in paints, inks, paper, and rubber. It is also used in radiology for diagnostic…
- Subject Precious stones, Minerals, Barite
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Tourmaline
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Boron (atomic symbol B), a naturally occuring Earth element, was first isolated by Sir Humphry Davy and Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac and Louis Jacques Thénard in 1808. Tourmaline is a boron silicate. Opaque and black in…
- Subject Precious stones, Minerals, Tourmaline
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Amazonite
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Amazonite is a potassium-based blue-green variety of microcline feldspar. Its color may be an indication of the presence of iron or lead. Amazonite has been used as a decorative gemstone in statues and jewelry.
- Subject Amazonite, Precious stones, Minerals
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Celestine
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Celestine is a mineral with a light blue color. It is a source of the element strontium (atomic symbol Sr). Strontium compounds are commonly used in fireworks, fluorescent lights, and dyes and paints.
- Subject Celestite, Precious stones, Minerals
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20 items
Arthur Greenberg Collection of Laboratory Photographs
This archival collection, digitized here in its entirety, contains black and white print photographs and photographic postcards, some bearing handwritten captions or annotations, depicting laboratory workspaces and men…
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505 items
Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library
This collection consists of roughly 6,000 titles, some of which are digitized here, on chemistry and chemical industries, as well as other landmark books in the history of science and technology collected by Roy G.…
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Effigies Paracelsi Medici Celeberrimi
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An engraving of Swiss physician and alchemist Paracelsus (born Theophrastus von Hohenheim) wearing a small medal around his neck.
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Portrait of Joseph Priestley
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A half-length seated portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733–1804), an English clergyman and natural philosopher who discovered oxygen.
- After Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828
- Engraver Holl, William, 1771-1838
- Subject Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804
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87 items
Edward G. Mazurs Collection of Periodic Systems Images
This collection predominantly consists of lantern slides and transparencies of models of the periodic table used by Edward G. Mazurs in the production of his book Graphic Representations of the Periodic System During…
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Union Carbide's First Chemical Operation, Clendenin, West Virginia
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Landscape painting with architecture. A high eye-level view of a river valley from a hilltop, showing a small cluster of industrial buildings concentrated in the lower right. Post-Impressionistic style. Pencil marks…
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2 items
Eugene Jules Houdry Collection
This collection of research material was compiled by G. Alex Mills and consists primarily of reproductions of items related to Eugene J. Houdry's life such as images, newspapers, articles, and lectures. Two unique and…
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Flamel
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This etching, after a print by Balthasar Moncornet, in turn after a drawing by Rembrandt, claims to display a portrait of the French manuscript seller Nicolas Flamel (1330-1418). Flamel, along with his wife Perenelle,…
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The Alchemist
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This print, after a painting by Adriaen van Ostade, shows a humble peasant-alchemist at work before a furnace. Working with a pair of hand bellows—the source of the alchemists' mocking nickname, "puffer,"— the alchemist…
- After Ostade, Adriaen van, 1610-1685
- Engraver Bentley, Joseph C.
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Families in art
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Beckman Model G Glass Electrode pH Meter
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Self contained pH meter with wooden exterior; hinged lid opens to reveal meter face and inlaid paper instructions for use; the dial is calibrated from pH 0 to pH 13 in .1 pH divisions; porcelain enamel lined electrode…
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Scholar Interrupted at His Writing
- An Alchemist in His Laboratory
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In this variation of a painting by Gerard Dou, a scholarly alchemist, wearing a fur-lined robe, gazes with directness at the viewer as he composes his note. Holding a small quill pen with an open text before him, the…
- After Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675
- Subject Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675, Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Vanitas (Art)
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7 items
Operation and maintenance of the Beckman model G pH meter
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Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate way to measure the acidity of his product. The resulting “acidimeter” with its…
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Bottle for Peels insomnia relief pills
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Empty container of Peels brand insomnia relief pills.
- Manufacturer Johnston Drug Company
- Subject Hypnotics, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Insomnia--Treatment
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Container of RAY-NOX sun protectant
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Circular glass container with black screw cap lid. Container is filled with white ointment. Brown paper label reads "RAY-NOX" in light brown text.
This early sunscreen, 10-15% PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid or…
- Manufacturer Torch Laboratories, Inc.
- Subject Ointments, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Sunscreens (Cosmetics), Drugs, Medicine bottles
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2 items
Jar of Poslam cream
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Jar of "Poslam" brand anti-itching cream; in plastic shrink wrap.
- Manufacturer Emergency Laboratories
- Subject Ointments, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Drugs, Medicine bottles
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2 items
Thio Indigo Red Dye Bottle
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Round glass bottle with cork stopper; label attached to front identifies manufacturer and contents (label has been waxed over); bottle is half full with original dye.
- Subject Dye industry, Textile industry, Dyes and dyeing
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2 items
pH
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This mailer, sent to Beckman shareholders, was a reprint from a company publication and explained the significance of the pH meter.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from…
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Beckman Helipot Potentiometer Model SA1400A
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Black finished cylindrical casing with three copper electrodes in a line next to product inscription; nickel knob is raised above the cylinder; outer dial goes from 0-15 (but only three digits are visible through its…
- Manufacturer Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Electric apparatus and appliances, Electricity, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
