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Hungarian National Millennium Exhibition ticket
- 1896
Albert B. Levy's ticket to the National Millennium Exhibition (Az Ezeréves Magyarország és a milléniumi kiállítás). Albert B. "Bela" Levy (1873-1951) was the father of Gabor B. Levy (1913-1999).
The exposition,…
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The Coal Tar Colours of the Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning, Höchst on the Main, Germany
- The Coal Tar Colours, their Properties and Reactions, and the Methods of their Application
- 1896
Sample book containing a "general survey of [Farwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning's] various coloring matters... their solubility, the methods of applying them to wool, cotton, and silk, and their employment in…
- Creator Of Work Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning
- Publisher The Farbwerke
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Coal-tar colors, Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning
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Tailby-Nason's Mentho-Terpenol Pain Reliever
- After 1880 – before 1970
Blue glass bottle, stained by residue from its contents, with metal screw cap lid and white paper label. The topical ointment once held in this bottle was intended for pain relief. According to the label, the ointment…
- Creator Of Work Tailby-Nason Company
- Subject Analgesics, Drugs, Quacks and quackery, Tailby-Nason Company
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Hanson's Magic Corn Salve
- After 1884 – before 1925
Small orange box containing a topical rub intended to treat corns, bunions, and warts.
Willis Tracy Hanson, Sr. (1858-1933) was a New York businessman known for selling patent medicines. These remedies could be…
- Manufacturer W.T. Hanson Co.
- Subject Drugs, W.T. Hanson Co., Quacks and quackery, Pharmaceutical industry, Warts, Bunion
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Lydia E. Pinkham Menstrual Relief Tablets
- After 1882 – before 1968
Lydia E. Pinkham brand menstrual pain relief tablets, containing extract of Piscidia Erythrina (Jamaica Dogwood), Asclepias Tuberosa (Pleurisy Root), Glycyrrhiza (Licorice), and Ferrous Sulfate.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née…
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Postcard from colleagues to Georg Bredig, March 1896
- 1896-Mar-30
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927), his students, and other colleagues send their best regards to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) in Leipzig, Germany from Stockholm, Sweden.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Luggins, Hans, 1863-1899
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Luggins, Hans, 1863-1899, Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
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Postcard from Walther Nernst to Georg Bredig, April 1897
- 1897-Apr-10
Walther Nernst (1864-1941), a German physical chemist and the winner of the 1920 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, informs Georg Bredig (1868-1944) that a publication from his institute is unlikely to conflict with Bredig's…
- Author Nernst, Walther, 1864-1941
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Nernst, Walther, 1864-1941, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Science publishing
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Strychnine Sulfate Tablets
- After 1870 – before 1910
Bottle of Strychnine Sulfate tablets in a brown glass bottle with cork top closure.
Strychnine is a highly toxic, colorless, crystalline alkaloid used today as a pesticide for rodents or birds. When inhaled, swallowed,…
- Creator Of Work Eli Lilly and Company
- Subject Strychnine, Strychnine--Toxicology, Drugs, Eli Lilly and Company
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Letter from Cornelis Lobry van Troostenburg de Bruyn to a Colleague, March 1896
- 1896-Mar-31
Cornelis Lobry van Troostenburg de Bruyn (1857-1904), a Dutch chemist, provides information to a German colleague on how to prepare hydrazine in the laboratory.
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Indigo MLB auf Baumwolle : Indigo MLB on Cotton
- After 1880 – before 1925
This sample book begins with a selection of recipes for the preparation of dye vats. Each recipe lists the solvents and solutes necessary to mix large-volume solutions of indigo textile dye using Indigo M.L.B. brand…
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Letter from István Bugarszky to Georg Bredig, March 1897
- 1897-Mar-31
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), István Bugarszky (1868-1941), a Hungarian physical chemist, describes his research using electrometric and analytical methods to determine the coexisting quantities of ions at…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Bugarszky, István, 1868-1941
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bugarszky, István, 1868-1941
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Frau Ernestine Bredig
- After 1847 – before 1930
Seated black and white portrait of Frau Ernestine Bredig (1847-1930). Little is known about Bredig as an individual, except that she was the mother of physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
- Subject Bredig, Ernestine, 1847-1930, Portraits
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A Handbook on Modern Explosives
- A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture and use of Dynamite, Gun-Cotton, NitroGlycerine, and other Explosive Compounds, Including Collodion-Cotton, with Chapters on Explosives in Practical Application
- 1897
Second edition volume describing explosive compounds of the late 1890s, with a particular focus on nitroglycerine compounds and varieties of gun-cotton. Includes discussion of explosive manufacture, detail of their…
- Author Eissler, M.
- Publisher Crosby Lockwood and Son
- Subject Explosives, Nitroglycerin, Guncotton, Gunpowder
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Elektrochemie: Ihre Geschichte und Lehre
- Electrochemistry: Its History and Teaching
- 1896
Fully illustrated work containing a comprehensive analysis of the history and pedagogy of electrochemistry. Digitization includes several printed figures, including a number of chapter headings that depict portraits of…
- Author Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932
- Publisher Veit & comp.
- Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Electrochemistry, Nobel Prize winners, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Chemists, Galvani, Luigi, 1737-1798, Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859, Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829, Berzelius, Jöns Jakob, friherre, 1779-1848, Fechner, Gustav Theodor, 1801-1887, Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867, Schönbein, Christian Friedrich, 1799-1868, Joule, James Prescott, 1818-1889, Kohlrausch, Rudolf H. A. (Rudolf Hermann Arndt), 1809-1858, Helmholtz, Hermann von, 1821-1894, Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
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Michael Faraday : Man of Science
- After 1865 – before 1929
A biographical account of the life and accomplishments of Michael Faraday (1791-1867), an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. Digitized content includes the work's…
- Author Jerrold, Walter, 1865-1929
- Publisher Fleming H. Revell
- Subject Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867, Physicists, Lectures and lecturing, Electromagnetism, Electrochemistry
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Illustrated Catalogue of Chemical and Physical Apparatus and Assay Goods, Manufactured and Imported by Richards & Co., Limited.
- 1890s
A three-part catalog of chemical supplies and laboratory apparatus sold by Richards & Co., Limited. The first part lists general laboratory supplies, the second includes specific analytical and physio-chemical…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, July 1896
- 1896-Jul-22
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) describes his summer travels in Scandinavia in the summer of 1896 to his friend and colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The highlight of Arrhenius' travels is a sea voyage around Norway…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, December 1896
- 1896-Dec-25
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending a drama for his students to perform and informs his colleague that he has been elected as the university rector in Stockholm. Arrhenius…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, October 1896
- 1896-Oct-28
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) provides updates to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) on his professional endeavours in Sweden and the work of mutual colleagues. He additionally inquires about Bredig's habilitation in Leipzig,…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Creator Of Work Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemistry, Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932
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Kipp's Apparatus
- Circa 1880 – 1920
A Kipp's apparatus, also called a Kipp generator, was an instrument designed for the preparation of small volumes of gases. The instrument was invented around 1844 by the Dutch pharmacist Petrus Jacobus Kipp (1808-1864)…
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Recipes for the Manufacture of Aerated & Mineral Waters and Non-Alcoholic Cordials
- 1897
Work containing a series of recipes for a variety of non-alcoholic beverages including aerated and mineral waters, dry fruit sodas, and non-excisable cordials using W. J. Bush & Co. brand flavors and syrups. W. J. Bush…
- Author Bush, William Ernest, 1861-1903
- Contributor W.J. Bush & Co
- Publisher Little & Son Printers
- Subject Mineral waters, Liqueurs, Flavoring essences, Brewing, Carbonated beverages, Flavor, Syrups (Carbonated beverages), Recipes
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Micrographie des Poudres Officinales
- Micrography of Officinal Powders
- 1896
Volume intended to demonstrate the use and efficiency of micrography as a method to characterize a powder and recognize its purity. Contains 40 photomicrographs depicting views of powdered Officinalis, or medicinal…
- Author Herlant, A.
- Publisher Lambertin, Henri
- Contributor Herlant, L., Billen, G.
- Subject Microscopy, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herbs, Photomicrography, Photomicrography--Equipment and supplies, officinalis
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Georg Bredig's chemistry notes on an experiment
- After 1890 – before 1930
Notes on a scientific experiment conducted by Georg Bredig (1868-1944) including results from an internship in inorganic chemistry.
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemistry, Inorganic, Note-taking, Chemistry
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Postcard from Jacobus H. van 't Hoff to Georg Bredig, June 1896
- 1896-Jun-20
Jacobus Henricus van’t Hoff (1852-1911) asks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to order him laboratory equipment.
Van't Hoff is considered to be one of the founding fathers of physical chemistry. In 1901 van’t Hoff received…
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Postcard from Jacobus H. van 't Hoff to Georg Bredig, 1896
- 1896
Jacobus Henricus van’t Hoff (1852-1911) thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending him a calibrating bridge and says he will begin to work with Dr. Keurick.
Van't Hoff is considered to be one of the founding fathers…
