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Symmetrical series table with centered steps
- 1882 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements constructed as a symmetrical series table with centered steps. This type of table was originated by Thomas Bayley in 1882 and classified by Mazurs as…
- Creator Of Work Bayley, Thomas, Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
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Unsymmetrical series table with elements of short periods placed in different subgroups
- 1883 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed as an unsymmetrical series table in which the elements of short periods are placed in different subgroups. This table was originated by German…
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The Alchemist
- 1800s
A bearded man reading a book is standing in a great vaulted interior. A large window illuminates the room with warm daylight, reflecting against the glassware sparsely placed on upper shelves. At right, a long-necked…
- Artist Granet, François-Marius, 1775-1849
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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The Alchemist
- Circa 1850 – 1883
This dark and eerie scene centers on the seated figure of an alchemist, pausing as he works a pair of bellows to stoke a fire. Dwarfed by his enormous chair and the looming masonry furnace at left, the alchemist peers…
- Artist Pannemaker, Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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Compound Monocular Microscope
- 1880 – 1890
Black metal (iron) U-shaped base with cylindrical brass (plated) parts; two metal slide clips mounted to slide plate; rotatable eye piece lowered or raised by the adjustment of top right knob; circular mirror underneath…
- Manufacturer Maison Nachet & Fils (Paris)
- Subject Microscopes, Maison Nachet & Fils (Paris)
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August Wilhelm von Hofmann dinner menu
- 1883
Small hardbound menu for a dinner held at the Hotel Brunswick on October 16, 1883 honoring Professor A. W. Hofmann.
August Wilhelm von Hofmann was born on April 8, 1818. He studied under Justus von Liebig, and was…
- Creator Of Work Chemists' Club (New York, N.Y.)
- Printer Dempsey & Carroll
- Subject Chemistry, Hofmann, August Wilhelm von, 1818-1892, Menus
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Report on the fineness of copper
- After 1849 – before 1887
Tabulation of data on the fineness of copper (i.e. weight of copper in proportion to the total weight of the metal including impurities and alloy base metals.)
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Letter from James C. Booth to an unidentified "sir"
- After 1849 – before 1887
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) comments on the subject of silver containing selenium. Letter relates to a set of correspondence from the New York Assay Office.
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Report, "No. of ounces of pure silver in disks of different diameters and of one inch thickness"
- After 1849 – before 1887
Tabulation of data reporting the number of ounces of pure silver in disks of different diameters and of one inch thickness.
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Notes on the modes of operating in the Melting and Refining Office of the United States Mint
- After 1849 – before 1887
Description of operating procedures in the Melting and Refining Office of the United States Mint. Digitized content does not include page seven because it is not held by the repository.
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Annual Settlement of Melter & Refiner’s Account since 1860
- After 1860 – before 1887
Account Statement listing totals for standard ounces of gold melted, actual wastage, and ratio of wasted to melted for the years 1861-1886.
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Method of operating in the Melter and Refiner’s Department of the U.S. Mint at Philadelphia
- After 1849 – before 1887
Description of operating procedures at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia.
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Settlement of Gold since 1860
- After 1860 – before 1887
Account Statement listing totals for standard ounces of gold melted, actual wastage, and ratio of wasted to melted for the years 1861-1886.
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Wastage in Refinery, 1882-3
- 1883-Jun-29
Report on the loss of silver and gold from refinery wastage by month.
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Content in Coin Silver of Crucible…
- 1883-Jan-08
Notes on silver content from the United States Mint.
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Approximate value of Coinage of U.S. in Gold and Silver from the beginning in 1792 to 30th June, 1882
- 1882-Aug-24
Calculations written on U.S. Mint letterhead, approximating the value of gold and silver coinage of the United States.
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Points in Melting Silver
- After 1849 – before 1887
Notes providing instructions on how to melt silver.
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Statement of the amount of wastage on the Gold and Silver deposits received at the U.S. Branch Mint at San Francisco, and the amount of coinage and parting charges on the same together with the Annual Expenditures from Jan. 1st 1857 to Jan. 1st 1868.
- After 1867 – before 1887
Tabulation of data including: year, date of settlement, gold wastage, silver wastage, silver excess, coinage charges, total coinage, expenses in [United States] currency, expenses in gold.
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Can of Langlebert's Psyllium Seeds
- 1800s
Gold painted metal can and lid both with extensive dark blue lettering and decoration.The main label reads "LANGLEBERT'S PSYLLIUM SEEDS." The can is full of small brown psyllium seeds, a source of soluble dietary fiber.
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Louis Pasteur lecture notes on crystal structure, tartaric acid, and arsenites
- After 1849 – before 1895
Handwritten lecture notes with diagrams prepared by Louis Pasteur for a lecture to the National Academy of Medicine on the subject of crystal structures, tartaric acid, and arsenites. This work led to the field of…
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Louis Pasteur lecture notes on crystal structure, tartaric acid, and arsenites (1 of 4)
- After 1849 – before 1895
First page of handwritten lecture notes with diagrams prepared by Louis Pasteur for a lecture to the National Academy of Medicine on the subject of crystal structures, tartaric acid, and arsenites. This work led to the…
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Louis Pasteur lecture notes on crystal structure, tartaric acid, and arsenites (2 of 4)
- After 1849 – before 1895
Second page of handwritten lecture notes with diagrams prepared by Louis Pasteur for a lecture to the National Academy of Medicine on the subject of crystal structures, tartaric acid, and arsenites. This work led to the…
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Portrait of John Lawes, "Agricultural Science"
- 1882
Color lithograph reproduces a watercolor portrait caricature of Sir John Bennet Lawes, (1814-1900), an English entrepreneur and agricultural scientist. Lawes developed a superphosphate that would mark the beginnings of…
- Artist Chartran, Théobald, 1849-1907
- Publisher Vanity Fair
- Subject Chemists, Agriculturists, Lawes, J. B. (John Bennet), 1814-1900, Caricatures and cartoons, Agriculture
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Letter from Louis Pasteur to Dr. Becar, 1884, and letter from Pasteur to an unidentified director, 1882
- 1882-Sep-02
- 1884-Jun-07
In the first letter Louis Pasteur turns down Dr. Becar's offer to allow Pasteur to perform experiments on him rather then on animals. In the second letter Pasteur endeavors to find work for a young assistant named…
- Author Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895
- Subject Microbiologists, Chemists, Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895
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Louis Pasteur lecture notes on crystal structure, tartaric acid, and arsenites (4 of 4)
- After 1849 – before 1895
Fourth page of handwritten lecture notes with diagrams prepared by Louis Pasteur for a lecture to the National Academy of Medicine on the subject of crystal structures, tartaric acid, and arsenites. This work led to the…
