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Mortar and Pestles
- After 1868 – before 1944
Two sets of mortar and pestles belonging to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The larger is made of white porcelain and the smaller is made from agate. Mortar and pestles are used to manually grind or crush a sample into a fine…
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Manual drafting set
- After 1868 – before 1944
Georg Bredig's (1868-1944) drafting set. The tools are held in a rectangular case, lined with dark blue velvet.
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Scientists at Stockholm University
- 1895
Black and white photograph of scientists at Stockholms Högskola, now Stockholm University, 1895 posed sitting and standing around a table. Pictured standing from left to right are Laggreen, Rosebowski, possibly Otto…
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No. 4 Inverted Mantle with No. 8 Magnesia Ring
- 1890 – 1930
Unused Welsbach No. 4 Inverted Mantle and No. 8 Magnesia Ring in its original cardboard box from Lindsay Light and Chemical Company.
The Welsbach gas mantle is a device made of fibers impregnated with oxides of cerium…
- Creator Of Work Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Contributor Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929
- Subject Lighting--Equipment and supplies, Incandescent lamps, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting, Rare earth industry, Welsbach Gas Light Company, Rare earths
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Postcard sent to Georg Bredig of the Katarina Elevator
- 1895
Postcard of the Katarina Elevator in Stockholm, Sweden. The postcard, sent to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), is signed by well-known scientists such as Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927), Astronomer Gustav Kobb, Otto Berg (1873…
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Portrait of Svante Arrhenius, 1895
- 1895-Aug-14
Portrait of Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) taken at Dahllöf Studio, Stockholm.
Svante Arrhenius is known as one of the founders of Physical Chemistry. In 1903, Arrhenius was the third person to be awarded the Nobel…
- Photographer Dahllöf, Robert, 1842–1904
- Contributor Dahlgren, Alfred, 1861–1908
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners, Carte de visite photographs
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Portrait of Richard Abegg, 1894
- 1894
Portrait of Richard Abegg (1869-1910), taken at Dahllöf Studio, Stockholm. Abegg was a German physical chemist known for his work in valence theory which led to the later octet rule. At the time this letter was…
- Photographer Dahllöf, Robert, 1842–1904
- Contributor Dahlgren, Alfred, 1861–1908
- Subject Abegg, R. (Richard), 1869-1910, Chemists, Conduction electrons, Carte de visite photographs
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Georg Bredig and fellow chemists in Amsterdam
- 1894
Group photograph showing chemists in Amsterdam. The pictured individuals are likely the students and colleagues of Jacobus van’t Hoff (1852-1911). Handwritten annotations identify the individuals from left to right as…
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Chemists from Amsterdam, 1894
- 1894
Fading posed photograph of chemists at the University of Amsterdam, possibly at Jacobus van 't Hoff's (1852-1911) laboratory. Pictured standing, left to right are Thomas Ewan, Heinrich Jacob Goldschmidt (1857-1937),…
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Svante Arrhenius walking in Stockholm
- 1895
Photograph of Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) walking down a street in Stockholm, Sweden.
Svante Arrhenius is known as one of the founders of Physical Chemistry. In 1903, Arrhenius was the third person to be awarded the…
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Portrait of Ernst Cohen, 1895
- 1895
Portrait of Ernst Cohen (1869-1944) by Koene & Büttinghausen in the Netherlands.
Ernst Cohen, a Dutch scientist and professor, was known for his research on the allotropy of tin. Cohen worked under Svante Arrhenius…
- Creator Of Work Koene & Büttinghausen
- Subject Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944, Chemists, Jewish scientists, Carte de visite photographs
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Portrait of Ernst Cohen
- After 1895 – before 1933
Portrait of Ernst Cohen (1869-1944) by Koene & Büttinghausen in the Netherlands.
Ernst Cohen, a Dutch scientist and professor, was known for his research on the allotropy of tin. Cohen worked under Svante Arrhenius…
- Photographer Koene & Büttinghausen
- Subject Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944, Chemists, Jewish scientists, Carte de visite photographs
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Scientists in a laboratory in Leipzig, Germany
- 1895 – 1896
Black and white photograph of scientists standing in a laboratory in Leipzig, Germany. The group of men, many of whom are graduate students studying under Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), surround a table crowded with…
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Scientists in a laboratory in Leipzig, Germany
- 1895 – 1896
Black and white photograph of scientists standing in a laboratory in Leipzig, Germany. The group of men, many of whom are graduate students studying under Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), surround tables crowded with…
- Subject Chemists, Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Tafel, Julius, Stackelberg, Eduard von 1867-1943, Bigelow, S. Lawrence (Samuel Lawrence), 1870-1947, Kenrick, Frank B., 1874-1951, Laboratories, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Luther, Robert Thomas Diedrich, 1868-, Zittel, Karl Alfred von, 1839-1904, Rindell, Arthur, 1852-1936, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Manual of Physico-Chemical Measurements
- 1894
Digitized content includes two figures of Ernst Otto Beckmann (1853-1923) apparatus for boiling point elevation.
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Newspaper clippings regarding President Cleveland’s signing of a relief bill for the estate of James C. Booth
- 1892-Jan-10 ("A Careful Official")
- 1894-Dec-29 ("Ledger and Transcript")
Two clippings, titled "Ledger and Transcript" and "A Careful Official," document James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888) contributions to the United States Mint and announce the President's approval of an act for the relief of…
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Letter from S.R. Bond to Margaret C. Booth
- 1894-Dec-19
S.R. Bond, Attorney-at-Law, writes to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza to report the success of the relief bill which will be sent to the President of the United States for his signature.
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Letter from James Donald Cameron to Margaret M. Booth
- 1894-Aug-08
James Donald Cameron (1833-1918) of the United States Senate assures Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza of his intention to see that her relief bill receives speedy attention.
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Letter from Matthew S. Quay to Margaret M. Booth
- 1894-Aug-07
Matthew S. Quay (1833-1904) of the United States Senate writes to inform Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza that the bill for her relief is now pending and Acting Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Harris,…
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Scientific Notes from Johannes Diderik van der Waals sent to Georg Bredig
- 1895-Feb-04
An invitation to the meeting of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Amsterdam and calculations using the Van der Waals equation of state written by its creator, Johannes Diderik van der Waals…
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Holiday card from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ruzek to Georg Bredig
- After 1890 – before 1940
A Christmas card featuring a black and white illustration of a winter nighttime scene. The view shows a snow-covered Karlsruher Schloss, or Karlsruhe palace.
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Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ruzek to Georg Bredig
- After 1890 – before 1940
A Christmas card featuring a black and white illustration of a large adorned Christmas tree at the Rondellplatz, or the city square of Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ruzek, Joseph, 1903-1956
- Subject Christmas, New Year, Greeting cards, Germany--Karlsruhe, Ruzek, Joseph, 1903, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ruzek to Georg Bredig
- After 1890 – before 1940
A Christmas card featuring a black and white illustration of the Rondellplatz, or the city square of Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ruzek, Joseph, 1903-1956
- Subject Greeting cards, Christmas, New Year, Germany--Karlsruhe, Ruzek, Joseph, 1903, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
