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Portrait of Max Planck
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Portrait of Max Planck (1858-1947). Max Planck is known as the father of quantum theory. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918 for his discovery of energy quanta. Planck made significant contributions to the world…
- Subject Planck, Max, 1858-1947, Physicists
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Portrait of Josiah Willard Gibbs
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Portrait of Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903). Gibbs, a Yale alumnus, was an American chemist and pioneer in the field of physical chemistry. Gibbs developed statistical mechanics and the concept of Gibbs free energy in…
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Portrait of William Ramsay
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Portrait of William Ramsay (1852-1916).
The Scottish chemist William Ramsay (1852–1916) is known for his work introducing the noble gases (Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, and Radon) as a new group on the periodic…
- Printer Meisenbach Riffarth & Company
- Publisher Engelmann, Wilhelm, 1808-1878
- Subject Ramsay, William, 1852-1916, Chemists, Portraits, Meisenbach Riffarth & Company
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Notes on scrap paper written by Georg Bredig
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Notes on scrap paper written by Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Notes include scientific diagrams, addresses, equations, and citations for publications and books.
- Creator Of Work Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Equations, Bibliographical citations
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Beobachtungsresultate aus dem Praktikum über Optik
- Observation Results from the Practicum on optics
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A printed booklet of observation results from a practicum on optics from the University of Göttingen. Inside the booklet is a fold-out with illustrations of lenses, magnifying glasses, microscopes, and telescopes.
- Creator Of Work Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Notebooks, Optics, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemistry, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Universität Göttingen
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Blank receipt from Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft
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The Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft (Emergency Association of German Science) was founded in October 1920 by Fritz Haber (1868-1934), Max Planck (1858-1947), Ernst von Harnack (1888-1945), and former Prussian…
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Portrait of H. Jermain Creighton
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Sepia toned photograph of H. Jermain Creighton. The lower right has a note from Creighton to Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
Creighton was the head of the chemistry department at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania in 1928. He…
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Portrait of Carl Wilhelm Scheele
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Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) was a German-Swedish pharmaceutical chemist whose discoveries include oxygen and chlorine gas.
- Engraver Meisenbach Riffarth & Company
- Publisher Engelmann, Th. W. (Th. Wilhelm), 1843-1909
- Subject Portraits, Scheele, Carl Wilhelm, 1742-1786, Chemists
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Portrait of Jeremias Benjamin Richter
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Jeremias Benjamin Richter (1762 – 1807) was a German chemist and mining official. He introduced the term stoichiometry, which is the study of the quantifiable relationships between two or more substances undergoing a…
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Portraits of John Dalton
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Profile etching of John Dalton (1766-1844).
Widely known for introducing the atomic theory into chemistry, Dalton was a noted English meteorologist and chemist. His research on meteorology resulted in its acceptance as…
- Engraver Jeens, Charles Henry, 1827-1879
- Publisher Macmillan & Co.
- Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Jeens, Charles Henry, 1827-1879
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Letter from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig
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Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) gives Max Bredig (1902-1977) Mrs. Raphael's address.
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Telegram from Marianne Homburger
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Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) requests that money be cabled to a bank in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Letter regarding binocular repairs
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Draft of a letter regarding the repair of Max Bredig's (1902-1977) binoculars.
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Telegram from Fridel G. Halstead to the Homburgers
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Fridel G. Halstead asks Marianne (1903-1986) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) if they have received affidavits.
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Portrait of Hermann von Helmholtz
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Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894) was a German mathematician and physician who made significant contributions to the fields of mathematical physics, optics, acoustics, physiology, and psychology. The Helmholtz…
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Portrait of John Hall Gladstone
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John Hall Gladstone (1827-1902) was a British chemist who worked on the bromination of rubber, optics, and
spectroscopy.- Publisher Engelmann, Th. W. (Th. Wilhelm), 1843-1909
- Engraver Meisenbach Riffarth & Company
- Subject Gladstone, J. H. (John Hall), 1827-1902, Chemists
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Portrait of Sadi Carnot
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Nicolas Léonard "Sadi" Carnot (1796 – 1832) was a French mechanical engineer, physicist, and early pioneer in the field of thermodynamics.
- Artist Meisenbach Riffarth & Company
- Publisher Engelmann, Th. W. (Th. Wilhelm), 1843-1909
- Subject Carnot, Sadi, 1796-1832, Physicists, Engineers
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Portrait of Theodor von Grotthuss
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Theodor von Grotthuss was a German chemist from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He is recognized for developing the first theory of electrolysis in 1806 and defining the first law of photochemistry in 1817. Grotthuss'…
- Artist Meisenbach Riffarth & Company
- Publisher Engelmann, Th. W. (Th. Wilhelm), 1843-1909
- Subject Grotthuss, Theodor von, 1785-1822
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Portrait of Carl Wilhelm Scheele
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Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) was a German-Swedish pharmaceutical chemist whose discoveries include oxygen and chlorine gas.
- Subject Scheele, Carl Wilhelm, 1742-1786, Chemists
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Portrait of Hermann Franz Moritz Kopp
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Hermann Franz Moritz Kopp (1817–92) was a German physical chemist and historian of chemistry. Kopp is well-known for his four volume work, Geschichte der Chemie (History of Chemistry), which was published between…
- Subject Kopp, Hermann, 1817-1892, Chemists
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Portrait of Jöns Jacob Berzelius
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Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779 - 1848) was a Swedish physician, chemist, and one of the founders of modern chemistry. He is particularly recognized for determining atomic weights in his experiments, which contributed to a…
- Publisher Engelmann, Wilhelm, 1808-1878
- Artist Krüger, Franz, 1797-1857
- Subject Berzelius, Jöns Jakob, friherre, 1779-1848, Portraits
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Portrait of Friedrich Wöhler
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Friedrich Wöhler (1800 -1882) was a German chemist and professor of chemistry at the University of Göttingen. He specialized in inorganic chemistry and was the first scientist to isolate beryllium and yttrium in pure…
- Subject Wöhler, Friedrich, 1800-1882, Chemists
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