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976 items
A New System of Chemical Philosophy
- 1808 – 1827
First edition of a milestone work in the history of chemistry, in which Dalton announced his revolutionary atomic theory and laws of definite and multiple proportions. As outlined by Dalton, these fundamental laws…
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Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library
This collection consists of roughly 6,000 titles, some of which are digitized here, on chemistry and chemical industries, as well as other landmark books in the history of science and technology collected by Roy G.…
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Periodic table in style of helix drawn on one cylinder
- 1863 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements depicted as a helix drawn on a single cylinder. This table was originated by French geologist and mineralogist…
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Right-side electronic configuration series table
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed as a right-side electronic configuration series table. While the design of this table is unattributed, it bears some similarity to Subtype…
- Creator Of Work Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
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Left-step series table with elements arranged according to their valences
- 1955 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed as a left-step series table with the symbols of the elements arranged according to their valences. This table was originated by chemist Edward…
- Creator Of Work Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
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Plate XVIII: Chymie
- Circa 1751 – 1772
Hand-colored engraving from the "Chimie" section of Volume 3 of the Recueil de planches, sur les sciences, les arts libéraux, et les arts méchaniques, avec leur explication, which consisted of illustrated plates to…
- Contributor Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784, Alembert, Jean Le Rond d', 1717-1783
- Subject Chemistry, Alchemy, Libavius, Andreas, -1616
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Portrait print of Dr. John Dalton, F.R.S.
- 1834-Oct-01
Half-length mezzotint portrait of Dr. John Dalton, chemist and physicist, with his right hand partially tucked into his vest.
Widely known for introducing the atomic theory into chemistry, Dalton was a noted English…
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Effigies Paracelsi Medici Celeberrimi
- Undated
An engraving of Swiss physician and alchemist Paracelsus (born Theophrastus von Hohenheim) wearing a small medal around his neck.
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Jan Uytenbogaert
- The Gold Weigher
- Circa 1760 – 1790
This print, after a 1639 etching by Rembrandt, shows a well-dressed man of middle age seated before a pair of scales and an open ledger. He hands his young assistant a bag as customers stand waiting nearby. The scene is…
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Le Comité de l'Exposition Française à Copenhague en 1888
- The Committee of the French Exhibition in Copenhagen in 1888
- 1888
An etching by Felix Jasiński after the painting by P.S. Krøyer for the Gazette des Beaux-Arts, a French art review. The etching depicts members of the committee that organized the French Art Exhibition in Copenhagen in…
- After Krøyer, Peder Severin, 1851-1909
- Engraver Jasiński, Feliks Stanisław (1862-1901)
- Subject Committees, Art, French--Exhibitions
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Portrait of Joseph Priestley
- Undated
A half-length seated portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733–1804), an English clergyman and natural philosopher who discovered oxygen.
- After Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828
- Engraver Holl, William, 1771-1838
- Subject Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804
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College of Physicians
- 1724
- Publisher Bowles, John, 1701-1779
- Subject Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of London, Medical offices
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A chemist watching over distillation process
- 1875
An etching of a chemist watching over a distillation process. The apparatus being used includes a gas-fueled bunsen burner at far left heating liquids in glass retorts. The products of the distillation are being…
- Artist Ouler, Walter W.
- Subject Distillation apparatus, Chemists, Distillation
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James Watt and the Steam Engine
- 1860
In this mezzotint print, James Watt sits in a small dark room, and he holds dividers on a table to the left of the composition. However, Watt has just turned in his chair to look over his shoulder at a pan of water…
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Mr. Ramsden
- 1791
This mezzotint print portrait of Jesse Ramsden was produced by printmaker John Jones after a painting by Robert Home at the Royal Society. Ramsden (1735–1800) was an English mathematician, and an astronomical and…
- After Home, Robert, 1752-1834
- Engraver Jones, John, -1797
- Subject Measuring instruments, Dividing-engine, Ramsden, J. (Jesse), 1735-1800
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Portrait of an unknown scientist
- Circa 1824 – 1904
The identity of the scientist in this lithograph is not currently known. The print was created by Robert Jacob Hamerton, who was a cartoonist and illustrator from County Longford, Ireland. He later moved to London,…
- Artist Hamerton, Robert Jacob
- Subject Scientists, Portraits, Caricatures and cartoons
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The Inventor
- 1889 – 1891
This photogravure reproduces a painting by American artist Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924), who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and also spent time in France. The photogravure was part of a massive study of…
- After Knight, Ridgway, 1839-1924
- Creator Of Work Goupil & Cie
- Publisher D. Appleton and Company
- Subject Inventors
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Portrait of Nicholas Kratzer
- Circa 1818
This engraving portrays Nicholas Kratzer (1487?-1550), a German mathematician, astronomer, and horologist (horology is the art or science of measuring time), surrounded with tools related to his professional interests.…
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The First Lecture in Experimental Philosophy
- 1748
The full text above and below the image of this print reads, "The First Lecture in Experimental Philosophy. / Engraved for the Universal Magazine, for J. Hinton at the King's Arms in St. Paul's Church-Yard London.…
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Watt's First Experiment
- Circa 1868
This imaginative portrayal of James Watt (1736-1819) was engraved by Herbert Bourne after a painting by Marcus Stone, which was in the collection of George Virtue, Esq. of Oatlands Park at the time that the print was…
- After Stone, Marcus, 1840-1921
- Engraver Bourne, Herbert, 1820-
- Subject Watt, James, 1736-1819
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The Agnew Clinic
- Circa 1889
This photogravure by Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd. reproduces Thomas Eakins' painting known as The Agnew Clinic (or The Clinic of Dr. Agnew). Eakins was commissioned by the University of Pennsylvania Medical Class of 1889 to…
- After Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916
- Creator Of Work Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd.
- Subject Women--Health and hygiene, Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916, Women's health services, White, J. William (James William), 1850-1916, Surgery--Study and teaching, Nurses, Lumpectomy, Medical students, Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd., Agnew, D. Hayes (David Hayes), 1818-1892, Medicine--Study and teaching, University of Pennsylvania. Hospital, Women in medicine
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Glass Blowers
- Circa 1886
Men with glass-blowing equipment inflate molten glass (background glow) to produce items of glassware. Two women are watching at lower right. This photogravure (by Goupil & Co.) was published in New York and was based…
- After Ulrich, Charles Frederic, 1858-1908
- Creator Of Work Goupil & Cie
- Publisher D. Appleton and Company
- Subject Glass blowing and working, Glass blowing and working in art, Italy--Murano, Hot shops (Glass blowing and working), Italy--Venice, Women in art
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Jasperware cameo portrait of Joseph Priestley
- 1952
Oval blue Jasperware cameo; raised profile portrait of Priestley is white and in the center of the oval; back of the cameo is flat and has gold text.
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Cameos, Jasperware
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Jasperware cameo portrait of Joseph Priestley
- After 1860 – before 1868
Cameo is oval with the profile of Joseph Priestley; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; sticker on back identifies the framer.
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Cameos, Jasperware
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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man in profile
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the profile of an unidentified man; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the back.
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
