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Calculations from Jacobus van't Hoff sent to Georg Bredig
- 1894
Notes handwritten by Dutch physical chemist, Jacobus H. van’t Hoff (1852-1911). Van’t Hoff was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1911 and is considered to be one of the lead pioneers of the field of…
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Scientific notes for the lecture "A topic inspired by Bredig": Natural Copper
- 1894
Notes for a proposed lecture topic created by Jacobus van't Hoff (1852-1911) sent to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The computations pertain to thermodynamics.
- Creator Of Work Hoff, J. H. van 't (Jacobus Henricus), 1852-1911
- Subject Lectures and lecturing, Chemical equations, Copper, Nobel Prize winners, Thermodynamics
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The Life and Correspondence of William Buckland, D.D., F.R.S., Sometimes Dean of Westminster, Twice President of the Geological Society, and First President of the British Association
- 1894
Biography detailing the life of renowned geologist William Buckland (1784-1856), a pioneer of modern geological inquiry. Buckland's studies paved the way for Charles Darwin's (1809-1882) development of evolutionary…
- Author Gordon, E. O. (Elizabeth Oke)
- Publisher John Murray (Firm)
- Subject Buckland, William, 1784-1856, Geologists, Evolution (Biology), Ichthyosauria, Scientific illustration
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, June 1895
- 1895-Jun-21
Postcard from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) to Georg Bredig (1864-1944). Arrhenius tells Bredig of his travels in Norway and Christiana.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, May 1895
- 1895-May-12
Postcard from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Arrhenius writes about potential travel plans for Bredig in the upcoming months.
Svante Arrhenius is attributed to being one of the founders of…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, January 1894
- 1894-Jan-09
In 1894 Georg Bredig (1868-1944) began his post-doctoral studies with Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927). In this letter, Arrhenius expresses his happiness that Bredig will continue studying physical chemistry and invites him…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, March 1894
- 1894-Mar-11
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) about coming to Stockholm to start working. In 1894, Bredig began his post-doctoral studies with Arrhenius.
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, November 1895
- 1895-Nov-15
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to update him on his personal life, professional endeavors, and his laboratory.
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, March 1895
- 1895-Mar-17
Letter from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) regarding Bredig's upcoming arrival in Sweden to study physical chemistry; this apprenticeship would lead to a life-long friendship between the two…
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Set of Postcards depicting the Welsbach Factory in Gloucester, New Jersey
- 1890 – 1930
This set of postcards depicts the scenes from the Welsbach Incandescent Gas Lighting Company factory at Gloucester, New Jersey. Originally a set of 46 postcards, this collection is missing cards number 20 and 31. The…
- Contributor Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Subject Welsbach Gas Light Company, Employees, Incandescent gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting--Fixtures, Lighting, Rare earth industry, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Women employees, Rare earths, Machinery in the workplace, Machinery
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Reflex Inverted Gas Light Catalog
- 1890 – 1930
Welsbach aimed its Reflex line at the middle of the gas mantle market, priced below its Welco line but above its biggest selling models like the Number 4 mantle. Images in this catalog illustrate Welsbach's imagined…
- Creator Of Work Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Subject Welsbach Gas Light Company, Incandescent gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting--Fixtures, Rare earth industry, Rare earths, Advertising, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Gas-lighting, Interior lighting, Interior lighting--Design
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Carl Auer von Welsbach Cigarette Trading Card
- 1890 – 1930
Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858-1929) was a key figure in the history of rare earth elements. In 1885 he showed didymium was not an element, but an alloy of two elements that he named praseodymium and…
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Students in anatomy class at Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
- 1895
Cyanotype depicting a group of female students participating in an anatomy class at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. The group is gathered around a table working on a human cadaver. The students' names are…
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The Gyroscope
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration of a gyroscope, an apparatus that exemplifies the laws of conservation of angular momentum, meaning it will maintain rotational movement in a plane of rotation in spite of the force of gravity. The…
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Preparation of Metallic Iron
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration showing an apparatus used to generate an environment in which iron is able to ignite with oxygen at room temperature. The illustration is labeled to indicate a source of hydrogenated gas, a desiccative…
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The Electric Stamp
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an electric stamp, a device used to deface stamps with a heated platinum wire in the form of a design or initial. The device is powered by electricity, using the hand of its user to complete the…
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Smee's Cell and Smee's Battery
- 1870 – 1900
Illustrations of the electric cell and battery apparatus developed by Alfred Smee (1818-1877). The cell consists of two positively charged zinc plates and one negatively charged platinized silver plate immersed in…
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The Electric Machine
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an Electric Machine, or a device used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy to store a static positive charge. The device operates by turning a glass plate between two metal-coated…
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Bessemer's Process
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting a chamber with bursts of heat emitting from either side. The scene represents an environment in which the Bessemer process may be conducted. The Bessemer process, developed by Sir…
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Will-O'-The-Wisp (Phosphuretted Hydrogen and Marsh Gas)
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting an evening marsh scene. The illustration demonstrates the natural occurrence of phosphoric compounds which become luminous in the presence of atmospheric gases. The illustration…
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Edison's Electric Pen
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting the electric pen, an invention of Thomas Edison (1847-1931). Powered by an electric motor, the pen was created as a means to duplicate documents. It operates by using a perforating…
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Casting Plate-glass
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting the manufacture of plate glass, a form of glass traditionally made by casting and rolling and characterized by its excellent surface produced by grinding and polishing.
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Sulphur [Sulfur] Furnace
- 1870 – 1900
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Experiment of Magic Fish Set in Motion by Electricity
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an apparatus used to animate tin fish through the use of an electro-magnet.
