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Touching Sir Edward Kelley, he was borne at Worcester, the scheame of whose Nativity (Graved from the Originall Calculation of Doctor Dee, and under his Hand) I here Exhibite.
- Part of Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
- 1652 (MDCLII)
- Creator Of Work Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692
- Printer Grismond, John
- Subject Alchemy
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Here followeth the Figure conteyning [containing] all the secrets of the Treatise both great & small
- Part of Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
- 1652 (MDCLII)
Engraved diagram from George Ripley's The Compound of Alchymie. Known as Ripley's Wheel, the drawing depicts concentric planetary spheres along with his alchemical recipes.
- Author Ripley, George, -1490?
- Creator Of Work Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692
- Engraver Goddard, John, active 1645-1671
- Printer Grismond, John
- Subject Alchemy
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Alchemical laboratory
- Part of Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
- 1652 (MDCLII)
This 17th-century engraving is from Thomas Norton's The Ordinall of Alchimy and was made after a 15th-century illuminated manuscript (now preserved in the British Library). Norton, a practicing alchemist, depicts an…
- Author Norton, Thomas, active 1477
- Creator Of Work Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692
- Engraver Vaughan, Robert, 1597-1663
- Printer Grismond, John
- Subject Alchemy
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Title page from Elias Ashmole's Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
- Part of Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
- 1652 (MDCLII)
The engraved emblem on the lower half of this title page was made after a 15th-century illuminated manuscript (now preserved in the British Library) and depicts an eagle, snake, and toad against a solar and lunar…
- Creator Of Work Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692
- Engraver Vaughan, Robert, 1597-1663
- Printer Grismond, John
- Subject Alchemy, Title pages
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Alchemical master and disciple
- Part of Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
- 1652 (MDCLII)
This 17th-century engraving is from Thomas Norton's The Ordinall of Alchimy and was made after a 15th-century illuminated manuscript (now preserved in the British Library). Norton, a practicing alchemist, depicts the…
- Author Norton, Thomas, active 1477
- Creator Of Work Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692
- Engraver Vaughan, Robert, 1597-1663
- Printer Grismond, John
- Subject Alchemy
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Palmer's New Catalogue, with Three Hundred Engravings of Apparatus, Illustrative of Chemistry, Pneumatics, Frictional and Voltaic Electricity, Electro Magnetism, Optics, &c.
- 1840
Regarded as the earliest, freely-accessible sales catalog of commercially available chemicals and scientific apparatus, Palmer's New Catalogue by Edward Palmer (1803-1872) provides insight into the costs and…
- Author Palmer, Edward, 1803-1872
- Printer Gilbert, William
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Barometers, Commercial catalogs, Drawing instruments, Electric machines, Magneto-electric machines, Electric batteries, Microscopes, Telescopes, Eyeglasses, Thermometers, Scientific apparatus and instruments industry
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Plate No. 12: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts mullein, rosemary, nettle, and deadly nightshade.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Rosemary, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Mulleins, Medicine, Popular, Belladonna (Plant), Nettles
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Plate No. 9: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts peony, St. John's wort, aconite or monkshood, and lily of the valley.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Medicine, Monkshoods, Lilies-of-the-valley, Hypericum, Peonies, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular
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6 items
Three-dimensional anatomical diagram of human head
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1885 (copyright date)
- 1898 (publication date)
Three-dimensional color diagram of human head consisting of hinged, paper flap overlays. A form of anatomical illustration in use as early as 1538, the overlays progressively fold back to reveal the interior and major…
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Creator Of Work West, James J., Yaggy, L. W. (Levi W.)
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Skull--Study and teaching, Human anatomy, Phrenology, Medicine, Popular, Phrenology--Study and teaching, Human anatomy--Study and teaching
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Plate No. 20: Poisonous Reptiles and Insects
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts a mad dog, scorpion, rattlesnake, tarantula, centipede, and copperhead.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Rattlesnakes, Copperhead, Poisonous animals, Medicine, Tarantulas, Centipedes, Medicine, Popular, Rabies in dogs, Scorpions
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Anatomical diagram of human skeleton
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1884
Anatomical diagram of an adult human skeleton with notations identifying major bones of the head, chest, spine, arms, and legs. This diagram appears opposite page 800 in a chapter on bones fractures and surgical…
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Human skeleton, Human anatomy, Bones, Human skeleton--Study and teaching, Skeleton, Medicine, Popular
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Plate No. 16: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts dill, peppermint, spurge-laurel, and black bryony.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Peppermint, Daphnes, Black bryony, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Dill, Medicine, Popular
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Plate No. 13: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts parsley, valerian, foxglove, and crowfoot.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Medicine, Medicinal plants, Parsley, Purple foxglove, Medicine, Popular, Valeriana officinalis, Ranunculus acris
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Plate No. 2: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts buckthorn, fennel, tansy, and wood sorrel.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Oxalis, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Tanacetum vulgare, Fennel, Medicine, Popular, Buckthorns
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Plate No. 3: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts stavesacre, golden rod, lime, and bear berry.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Goldenrods, Limes, Delphinium, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Medicine, Popular
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Plate No. 15: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts bittersweet, chamomile, caraway, and Herb Robert.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Medicine, Medicinal plants, Umbelliferae, Bittersweet, Medicine, Popular, German chamomile, Geranium robertianum
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Plate No. 14: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts hemlock, barberry, elder, and oak.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Oak, Poison hemlock, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Elders (Plants), Medicine, Popular, Barberries
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Plate No. 6: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts scurvy-grass, colchicum or meadow saffron, garlic, and horse-radish.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Colchicum, Garlic, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Horse-radish, Medicine, Popular, Lepidium oleraceum
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Plate No. 7: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts juniper, black currant, white horehound, and coltsfoot.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Junipers, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Marrubium, Coltsfoot, Medicine, Popular, European black currant
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Plate No. 8: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts plantain, white poppy, pennyroyal, and bearsfoot.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Lamiaceae, Plantago, Hellebores, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Popular, Cannon, Poppy, Medicine
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Plate No. 5: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts thorn-apple, asparagus, marsh mallow, and hop.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Asparagus, Malvaceae, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Datura wrightii, Medicine, Popular, Hops
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Three-dimensional anatomical diagram of chest and abdomen
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1884
Three-dimensional color diagram of human chest and abdomen consisting of hinged, paper flap overlays. A form of anatomical illustration in use as early as 1538, the overlays progressively fold back to reveal the…
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Creator Of Work Yaggy, L. W. (Levi W.)
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Digestive organs, Human anatomy--Study and teaching, Human anatomy, Chest, Medicine, Popular
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Plate No. 4: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts henbane, calamint, sage, and mustard.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Lamiaceae, Sage, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Hyoscyamus niger, Cruciferae, Medicine, Popular
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Plate No. 1: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts saffron, meadow-sweet, hedge-mustard, and hedge-nettle.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Rosaceae, Stachys, Medicine, Cruciferae, Saffron crocus, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants
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Portrait of Samuel Phillip Sadtler (1847-1923)
- 1910s
Portrait of Samuel Phillip Sadtler (1847-1923), a charter member and first President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Samuel Philip Sadtler was born on July 18, 1847 in Pine Grove, Schyulkill…
