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The Life of Richard Owen, Volume 2
- 1894
Cover, frontismatter, title page and plate have been digitized from this biography of English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist Richard Owen (1804-1892). Owen published extensively on fossils and is…
- Author Owen, Richard, Rev.
- Publisher John Murray (Firm)
- Subject Owen, Richard, 1804-1892, Naturalists, Scientists--Biography
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5 items
The Life of Richard Owen, Volume 1
- 1894
Cover, frontismatter, title page and plate have been digitized from this biography of English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist Richard Owen (1804-1892). Owen published extensively on fossils and is…
- Author Owen, Richard, Rev.
- Publisher John Murray (Firm)
- Subject Owen, Richard, 1804-1892, Naturalists, Scientists--Biography
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The Book of Health
- 1898
Intended as a health reference book for the family, topics include diseases, anatomy, hygiene, care of the sick, medicinal plants and administration of medicine. Select anatomical diagrams have been digitized along with…
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Subject Human anatomy--Study and teaching, Human skeleton, Poisonous animals, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Human anatomy, Phrenology, Medicine, Popular, Phrenology--Study and teaching, Family medicine, Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904, Human skeleton--Study and teaching
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Frontispiece: Portrait of Joseph Henry
- Part of A Memorial of Joseph Henry
- 1880
Frontispiece half-bust portrait engraving of Professor Joseph Henry.
A memorial written for Joseph Henry, who served as secretary for the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, the precursor of the…
- Author United States. Congress, Smithsonian Institution
- Engraver United States. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Printer United States. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Subject Electromagnetism, Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878, Self-inductance, Smithsonian Institution, National Institute for the Promotion of Science
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A Memorial of Joseph Henry
- 1880
A memorial written for Joseph Henry, who served as secretary for the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, the precursor of the Smithsonian Institution, and then became the first Secretary of the Smithsonian…
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Trade Card for the Antikamnia Chemical Company's pain relief product with nun
- Circa 1898
Trade card depicts a woman dressed as a nun with complete habit gazing toward the upper right corner which contains a crescent moon with the letters AK in the center of the circular ring. Verso of the card features an…
- Publisher Antikamnia Chemical Company
- Subject Antikamnia Chemical Company, Advertising cards, Advertising, Printed ephemera
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Trade card for celluloid waterproof collars, cuffs, and shirt bosoms with magician
- Circa 1890
Trade card for waterproof celluloid collars, cuffs, and shirt bosoms depicts a magician pulling a celluloid cuff out of a bowl of water, demonstrating their waterproof appeal. He also wears a celluloid cuff as a hat.…
- Printer Donaldson Brothers (Firm)
- Subject Celluloid, Magicians, Magic tricks, Advertising cards, Advertising, Printed ephemera
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Trade card for celluloid waterproof collars, cuffs, and shirt bosoms with boy sailing
- Circa 1890
Trade card for waterproof celluloid collars, cuffs, and shirt bosoms depicts a boy sailing on a cuff, demonstrating their waterproof appeal. Verso includes an advertisement for celluloid products along with advice for…
- Publisher Donaldson Brothers (Firm)
- Subject Celluloid, Printed ephemera, Advertising, Advertising cards
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Trade card for celluloid waterproof collars, cuffs, and shirt bosoms with boy sailing
- Circa 1890
Trade card for waterproof celluloid collars, cuffs, and shirt bosoms depicts a boy sailing on a cuff, demonstrating their waterproof appeal. Verso includes an advertisement for celluloid products along with advice for…
- Publisher Donaldson Brothers (Firm)
- Subject Celluloid, Printed ephemera, Advertising cards, Advertising
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Trade card for William H. Read, Sole Agent for Celluloid Cuffs and Collars with girl and cat
- Circa 1890
Trade card for William H. Read, sole agent for celluloid cuffs and collars, depicts a young girl holding a cat. Card is also stamped "Read's 3-minute headache cure" and "Read's grand duchess cologne." Verso is an ad for…
- Subject Celluloid, Printed ephemera, Advertising cards, Advertising
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Trade card for celluloid waterproof collars and cuffs with German Empire and postman
- Circa 1888
Trade card for waterproof celluloid collars and cuffs depicts a mailman holding a celluloid trademark card standing on a map of the German Empire. The flag of the German Empire is visible in the lower right hand corner…
- Printer Donaldson Brothers (Firm)
- Subject Germany, Advertising cards, Advertising, Printed ephemera, Celluloid
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Popular Zoology
- 1887
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the Invertebrates and the Vertebrates. The volume includes copious…
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Figure 272. Woodpeckers
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 272 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting woodpeckers.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the…
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An Instruction Book in the Art of Silk Culture
- 1882
An instruction book compiled by the Women's Silk Culture Association to encourage the development of an industry in the United States for the culture of raw silk. The book was compiled from various authorities on…
- Author Women's Silk Culture Association
- Subject Silk industry, Silk, Sericulture, Women--Employment
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Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals
- 1884
Intended as an introduction to the study of chemistry, this volume contains illustrations throughout the text including color plates. Color plates have been digitized along with a selection of illustrations.
- Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
- Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
- Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching
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A chemist's work bench
- 1884
Color frontispiece plate depicts a chemist's work bench with scientific tools and instruments sitting on a shelf and work bench.
This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and…
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Portrait of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
- 1884
Portrait print of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794), widely considered the father of modern chemistry.
This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn…
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Portrait of William Crookes, age 57
- 1889 (Date of sitting)
- 1923 (Date of publication)
Half-length photographic portrait of William Crookes taken in 1889, when sitter was 57 years old.
Plate from the biography of Sir William Crookes, a British chemist and physicist known for his work on spectroscopy. He…
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La France. Dirigeable de [Charles] Renard et [Arthur Constantin] Krebs
- La France. Airship of [Charles] Renard and [Arthur Constantin] Krebs
- 1884-Sep-08 (Date attributed to balloon flight)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of the La France French army non-rigid airship launched by French military engineer Charles Renard (1847–1905) and Arthur Constantin Krebs (1847 or 1850-1935) on…
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The Alchemist
- 1800 – 1899
A man dressed in peasant garb holds a gold scale in right hand and reaches with left for red substance in open paper packet. At left through window are building roofs; the light illuminates a dark, cluttered workshop…
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The Dentist and his Patient
- 1800 – 1899
This small painting on metal is a copy of Gerrit Dou's (also known as Gerrit Douw or Dow) [artist unknown] popular dentist scene in Dresden. Through the illusionistic frame of a large window, we see a dentist in a red…
- After Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675
- Subject Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675, Dentistry, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Teeth--Extraction
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Alchemist at work (with book resting on skull)
- 1800 – 1899
In this small copy in the style of David Teniers II (artist unknown), an elderly, bearded alchemist closely reads an open book with an expression of absorbed contemplation. He is seated at his desk beside a skull and…
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The Chemist
- Circa 1868 – 1893
A bearded, elderly alchemist in a fur-trimmed coat leans close over a tabletop experiment. The equipment on his lab bench includes an adjustable clamp stand and an alcohol burner, contemporary to the 1800s. Small vials…
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The School Master
- The Quill Cutter
- 1800 – 1899
In this copy after Gerrit Dou's (also known as Gerrit Douw or Dow) popular "The School Master" composition (artist unknown), the old man at the window niche sharpens his pen while his pupils are busy at work in the…
- After Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675
- Subject Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675, Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Art, Dutch
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Geometrical Illustrations of Newlands' and Mendelejeff's Periodic Law of the Atomic Weights of the Chemical Elements
- 1889
A reprint of an article that was first published in the Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, series III, volume I.
- Author Haughton, Samuel
- Subject Periodic law, Chemical elements, Atomic weights
