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197 items
The Dyeing of Cotton and Other Vegetable Fibres with the Dyestuffs of Leopold Cassella & Co.
- 1904
A 1904 supplement to the 1902 catalog, The Dyeing of Cotton, addressing dyestuffs related to cotton dying, especially Diamine and Immedial colors, that developed or improved in the two years after the primary work’s…
- Author Leopold Cassella & Co.
- Contributor Cassella Color Company
- Publisher Leopold Cassella & Co.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Dyes and dyeing--Cotton, Leopold Cassella & Co., Dyes and dyeing--Hosiery, Dye industry
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73 items
Red-lead and How to Use it in Paint
- 1917
Brief volume concerning the properties and use of red lead. Red lead, or lead (II,IV) oxide, is a powdery substance characterized by its bright orange-red color. It is often used as a pigment, though it can also be used…
- Author Sabin, Alvah Horton, 1851-1940
- Publisher Sabin, Alvah Horton, 1851-1940
- Subject Red lead, Painting, Pigments, Lead oxides, Sabin, Alvah Horton, 1851-1940
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4 items
Unheard-of Curiosities : Concerning the Talismanical Sculpture of the Persians, the Horoscope of the Patriarkes, and the Reading of the Stars
- 1650
1650 English translation of Curiositez inouyes sur la sculpture talismaniquedes Persans (Paris, 1629), by Jacques Gaffarel (1601–1681), a renowned cabalist and Hebrew and Asian studies scholar. Included in the work are…
- Author Gaffarel, Jacques, 1601-1681
- Publisher Moseley, Humphrey, -1661
- Contributor Chilmead, Edmund, 1610-1654
- Subject Talismans, Astrology, Occultism, Magic, Curiosities and wonders, Gaffarel, Jacques, 1601-1681
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3 items
A Voyage to South America, Volume 2
- 1758
Volume two of the first English translation of Relacion Historica del Viaje a la America Meridional (Madrid, 1743) by Antonio de Ulloa (1716 – 1795), containing a description of the greater part of South America, its…
- Author Ulloa, Antonio de, 1716-1795
- Publisher L. Davis and C. Reymers (London, England)
- Engraver Mynde, James
- Subject South America, Spanish colonies, Spain, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Mines and mineral resources, Metallurgy, Platinum
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6 items
A Voyage to South America, Volume 1
- 1758
Volume one of the first English translation of Relacion Historica del Viaje a la America Meridional (Madrid, 1743) by Antonio de Ulloa (1716 – 1795), containing a description of the greater part of South America, its…
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353 items
De la Pirotechnia
- 1540
A first edition, Italian work considered to be the earliest printed book on metallurgy published in Europe. The work was written in Venice by Vannoccio Biringuccio (c. 1480 – c. 1539), an Italian metallurgist of Siena,…
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Oral history interview with Stephanie L. Kwolek (1998)
- 1998-Mar-21
Stephanie Kwolek begins the interview with a discussion of her early career at DuPont. She joined DuPont in 1946, the same year she earned her B.S. in chemistry at Carnegie-Mellon University. Kwolek spent much of her…
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Oral history interview with Stephanie L. Kwolek (1986)
- 1986-May-04
Stephanie Kwolek starts this interview by describing her family background. Her father's early death meant that her mother had to work to support Kwolek and her brother, who later became a chemical engineer. At the…
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Oral history interview with Andrew Camilli
- 2002-Oct-07 – 2002-Oct-08
- 2002-Oct-10 – 2002-Oct-11
Andrew Camilli was born in Lima, Ohio, a factory town, the fifth of seven children. After Andrew's birth, the family moved to Flint, Michigan, where his father worked as a banker. Camilli's parents were both quite…
- Interviewee Camilli, Andrew, 1963-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Camilli, Andrew, 1963-, Pharmacia Corp., Upjohn Company, Virulence (Microbiology)--Genetic aspects, Tufts University. School of Medicine, Genetic regulation, Medical microbiology, Recombinant DNA--Research, Microbiologists, Medical scientists
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86 items
Ars brevis and Ars abbreviata praedicandi, versio latinus II
- Circa 1490 – 1550 ((Ars Brevis))
- Circa 1490 – 1520 (Ars abbreviata praedicanda)
This manuscript includes two texts by notable Catalan philosopher, theologian, and mystic of the High Middle Ages, Ramon Llull (Ramon Llull or Raimundus Lullus; 1232-1316), Ars brevis, and Ars abbreviata praedicandi.
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248 items
Le Petit Rosaire
- Extract on Alchemy from the Roman de la Rose (la Table de maistre Jehan de Meun)
- Circa 1600 – 1640
This is a seventeenth-century copy of a fifteenth-century translation and re-working of the Rosarius Philosophorum, one of the most important texts in the corpus of alchemical works that circulated under the name of…
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15 items
Das Bierbrauen in allen seinen Zweigen
- 1836
A detailed guide for brewers, distillers, vinegar makers, and brewing enthusiasts. The volume is divided into three parts, malting, fermentation processes, and distilling. Following the text, the work contains 13…
- Author Muntz, Johann Philipp Christian
- Publisher Wagner
- Subject Brewing industry, Brewing, Beer, Muntz, Johann Philipp Christian
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44 items
An Introduction to the Study of Chemistry : Explaining its Principles, and their Application to Arts, Manufactures, &c. &c. &c. in a Clear and Familiar Manner : with an Appendix Containing the Modern Theory
- 1802
A treatise on chemistry, written by Richard Stack (-1812), an author and a lecturer, graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, and Vice President of the Royal Irish Academy. Stack dedicated his work to Robert Perceval, M.D.…
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299 items
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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28 items
Chemical Supplies Apparatus Chemicals Books
- After 1930 – before 1950
A catalog of chemical supplies and laboratory apparatus manufactured by the Reading Scientific Company. Contains a number of print illustrations depicting the company's products. The advertised supplies range from…
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Letter to Max Bredig from Rudolf Brill, August 18, 1926
- 1926-Aug-18
Rudolf Brill (1899-1989) provides advice to Max Bredig (1902-1977) on how to apply for a position in radiography with the company I.G. Farben-Industrie.
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Letter from Friedrich Schmidt-Ott to Max Bredig, November 23, 1927
- 1927-Nov-23
Friedrich Schmidt-Ott (1860-1955), the Prussian Minister of Culture and chairman of the "Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft" (German Science Funding Association), informs Max Bredig (1902-1977) that his grant…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Marianne and Viktor Homburger, March 13, 1938
- 1938-Mar-13
Max Bredig (1902-1977) updates his family in Germany on his social and professional life at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the spring of 1938. He plans to buy a new car and give his first lecture…
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Letter from Marianne Homburger, Viktor Homburger, and Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, October 5, 1938
- 1938-Oct-05
Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) inquires about the well-being of her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), in the U.S.A and updates him on their family in Germany. Their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), recently turned…
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Letter from Marianne and Viktor Homburger to Max Bredig, November 14, 1937
- 1937-Nov-14
Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) thanks her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), for sending her a birthday letter and describes her recent honeymoon trip in Italy with Viktor Homburger (1888-1968). Marianne additionally…
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Letter from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, June 16, 1938
- Circa 1938-Jun-19
Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) gives her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), feedback on photographs that will be included with his job applications in the United States.
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Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, June 13, 1938
- 1938-Jun-13
Marianne Homburger (1902-1977) informs her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), that she is sending him bed linens and footwear.
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Telegram from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, February 8, 1939
- 1939-Feb-08
Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) updates her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), on her efforts to obtain permission for the Homburger family to emigrate to England.
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Telegram from Max Bredig to Marianne Homburger, December 1, 1940
- 1940-Dec-01
Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs his sister, Marianne Homburger (1903-1987), by telegram that provision packages have been sent to her and her husband, Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), at the Gurs Concentration Camp through…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Marianne and Viktor Homburger, March 31, 1940
- 1940-Mar-31
Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) about the well-being of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) in New York after his arrival there in the winter of 1940. Max additionally…
- Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Addressee Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Emigration and immigration, Warburg, Otto Heinrich, 1883-1970, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Affidavits