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The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment Book 1
- Circa 1820 – 1870
Volume one of five brocade-bound sets of 60 Chinese watercolor paintings. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing Ramie cloth, a silk-like fabric, in China during the 1820s. The collection…
- Artist Studio of Sunqua
- Subject Art, Chinese, Handmade paper, Ramie, Textile crafts, Textile fabrics
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The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment
- Circa 1820 – 1870
A description of the steps in Ramie cloth production written to accompany a five-volume, brocade-bound set of 60 Chinese watercolor paintings. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing…
- Subject Art, Chinese, Handmade paper, Ramie, Textile crafts, Textile fabrics
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3 items
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 Max Bredig to Marianne and Viktor Homburger, September 1, 1940
- 1940-Sep-01
Max Bredig (1902-1977) updates his sister and brother-in-law, Marianne Homburger (1903-1987 ) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), on his life in New York City. He also discusses emigration matters and the well-being of…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, Marianne Homburger, and Viktor Homburger, December 26, 1938
- 1938-Dec-26
Max Bredig (1902-1977) wishes his family in Germany well for the New Year and updates them on his plans to help with their emigration from Germany.
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Eugene Garfield Papers
This archival collection contains the professional files, personal files, papers and presentations, journal articles, publications, audio-visual materials, electronic storage materials, and photographic materials of…
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Putting Scientific Information to Work
- 1973
This promotional film for the Institute for Scientific Information is one of several produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The ISI was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1960 by Eugene Garfield, a prominent…
- Producer Cine Vision Enterprises
- Creator Of Work Institute for Scientific Information
- Subject Research, Scholarly publishing, Bibliographical citations, Databases, Citation indexes, Institute for Scientific Information
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3 items
An Alchemist in His Study
- 1600s
A gray-bearded scholar in a red cap writes at his desk with a quill. Scattered in front of him are fabric-covered ceramic jars, a celestial globe, glass jars stoppered with twists, and a pipe. Illumination floods the…
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7 items
Elements of chemistry : in a new systematic order, containing all the modern discoveries Volume 1
- 1802
The fifth and final edition of Elements of chemistry translated to English by Scottish translator Robert Kerr (1755–1813), an ardent supporter of Lavoisier’s antiphlogistic chemistry. Kerr dedicated this fifth edition…
- Author Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794
- Publisher Creech, William, 1745-1815
- Contributor Kerr, Robert, 1755-1813
- Subject Acid-base chemistry, Solubility, Chemistry--Nomenclature, Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794
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Max Bredig's handwritten Curriculum Vitae
- 1927
Max Bredig (1902-1977) provides his scientific curriculum vitae in narrative form as part of an application to a funding agency.
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, November 28, 1938
- 1938-Nov-28
In a letter to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), Georg Bredig (1868-1944) asks about the status of Max's blocked marks account with Deutsche Bank in Berlin. Under the Third Reich, citizens of Jewish descent such as Max…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, January 5, 1938
- 1938-Jan-05
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) asks his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), if he should forward Max's scientific journals to the U.S.A., advises his son to give a scientific lecture as soon as he is fluent in English, and provides…
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Letter from Fritz Foerster to Georg Bredig, March 1901
- 1901-Mar-26
Fritz Foerster (1866-1931), a German chemist and professor in Dresden, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his habilitation thesis "Anorganische Fermente" (Inorganic Ferments). In many Germanophone countries, a…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Foerster, Fritz, 1866-1931
- Subject Chemistry, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Science--Experiments, Platinum
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Letter from G. Huber to Georg Bredig, March 1906
- 1906-Mar-23
G. Huber, a German physiologist in Tubingen, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his habilitation thesis Anorganische Fermente (Inorganic Ferments). In many Germanophone countries, a habilitation is a…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Huber, G.
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemistry--Research
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Letter from Otto Levis to Georg Bredig
- Circa 1900
Georg Breidg (1868-1944) receives a letter from his uncle, Otto Levis, requesting that Georg send Dr. Boruttau, a physiologist in Göttingen, his two most recent publications on colloids.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Levis, Otto
- Subject Colloids, Chemistry, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, Marianne Homburger and Viktor Homburger, December 20, 1938
- 1938-Dec-20
Max Bredig (1902-1977) updates his family in Germany on the progress of his affidavit in support of their immigration visa application for the U.S.A.
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, May 8, 1936
- 1936-May-08
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) provides personal advice to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), and encourages him to remain in touch with family.
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, April 24, 1936
- 1936-Apr-24
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) inquires if Max Bredig (1902-1977) would be interested in working in Sweden with Olaf Arrhenius (1895-1977) at the Agricultural Chemical Institute in Stockholm. Georg additionally informs his…
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Third Reich, Antisemitism, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Chemistry
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, April 1, 1936
- 1936-Apr-01
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) provides professional advice to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), as he contemplates emigrating from Germany amidst increasing hostility towards Jewish citizens under the Third Reich.
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Postcard from Rudolf Knietsch to Georg Bredig
- 1906-Jan-08
Rudolf Knietsch (1854-1906), a German chemist, responds to a scientific inquiry from Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
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Letter from Ludwik Bruner to Georg Bredig
- Circa 1901
Ludwik Bruner (1843-1910), a physical chemist and a professor of chemistry at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his habilitation thesis "Anorganische Fermente"…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Bruner, Ludwik, 1871-1913
- Subject Bruner, Ludwik, 1871-1913, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, Chemistry, Inorganic, Fermentation
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, November 26, 1939
- 1939-Nov-26
Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), of various ships that he could use to travel from Europe to the United States in late 1939 or early 1940.
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, November 24, 1939
- 1939-Nov-24
Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), that Princeton University will soon send the necessary documents to the American consulate in the Netherlands to facilitate Georg's immigration to the…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, March 18, 1939
- 1939-Mar-18
Max Bredig (1902-1977) asks his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), about his departure for the United States via Holland. He additionally mentions that he plans to submit a manuscript, which he worked on in Berlin at the…
- Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Chemistry, Third Reich, Jews, German
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, February 16, 1939
- 1939-Feb-16
Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), that he is sending documents to facilitate Georg's immigration to the United States. Max additionally inquires about Georg's travel preparations and…
