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  Handbooks and manuals, Illustrations

  Figure of Ernst Otto Beckmann apparatus for boiling-point elevation

  • Part of Manual of Physico-Chemical Measurements

  • 1894

  • Author Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932
  • Contributor Walker, James, 1863-1935
  • Publisher Macmillan & Co.
  • Subject Beckmann, Ernst, 1853-1923, Boiling-points--Measurement, Boiling-points, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Physical measurements, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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  2 items
  Handbooks and manuals, Illustrated works

  Manual of Physico-Chemical Measurements

  • 1894

  Digitized content includes two figures of Ernst Otto Beckmann (1853-1923) apparatus for boiling point elevation.

  • Author Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932
  • Contributor Walker, James, 1863-1935
  • Publisher Macmillan & Co.
  • Subject Beckmann, Ernst, 1853-1923, Boiling-points--Measurement, Boiling-points, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Physical measurements, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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  Illustrations, Publications

  Fig. 272: The Morse Key; Fig. 273: Key Board; and Fig. 274: Telegraph Key and Relay

  • Part of New Catechism of Electricity: A Practical Treatise

  • 1896

  • Author Hawkins, N. (Nehemiah), 1833-1928
  • Publisher T. Audel & Company
  • Subject Communication, Communication and technology, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Scientific illustration, Telecommunication, Telegraph
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  Illustrations, Publications

  The Morse Telegraph Alphabet

  • Part of New Catechism of Electricity: A Practical Treatise

  • 1896

  Text and illustration from page 479 of the 1896 volume New Catechism of Electricity detailing the Morse code alphabet and numerals used to communicate via telegraph.

  • Author Hawkins, N. (Nehemiah), 1833-1928
  • Publisher T. Audel & Company
  • Subject Communication, Communication and technology, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Telecommunication, Telegraph, Cipher and telegraph codes, Morse code
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  Illustrations, Publications

  The Telegraph

  • Part of New Catechism of Electricity: A Practical Treatise

  • 1896

  Pages 476 and 477 from the 1896 volume New Catechism of Electricity detailing the key components and functionality of the telegraph. The text is accompanied by an illustration of the telegraph's transmitting key (Figure…

  • Author Hawkins, N. (Nehemiah), 1833-1928
  • Publisher T. Audel & Company
  • Subject Communication, Communication and technology, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Scientific illustration, Telecommunication, Telegraph
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  29 items
  Illustrated works, Publications

  New Catechism of Electricity: A Practical Treatise

  • 1896

  Addressed not to "the experimenter or to the toy-maker, nor to the scholar in school or college, but to those who have to deal with Electricity as a part of their life work," this volume seeks to provide an introduction…

  • Author Hawkins, N. (Nehemiah), 1833-1928
  • Publisher T. Audel & Company
  • Subject Communication, Communication and technology, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Scientific illustration, Science--Study and teaching
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  Illustrations, Publications

  Figure 160. Telegraph Instruments

  • Part of Practical Electricity

  • 1917

  Diagram depicting the different components of a telegraph, including the key, sounder, and relay.

  • Author Croft, Terrell, 1880-1967
  • Publisher McGraw-Hill Book Company
  • Subject Communication, Communication and technology, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Telecommunication, Telegraph, Telegraph lines
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  Illustrations, Publications

  Figure 161. Diagram of an Electric Telegraph System

  • Part of Practical Electricity

  • 1917

  Diagram depicting an electric telegraph system running between the cities of Richmond, Virginia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York, New York.

  • Author Croft, Terrell, 1880-1967
  • Publisher McGraw-Hill Book Company
  • Subject Communication, Communication and technology, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Telecommunication, Telegraph, Telegraph lines
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  16 items
  Illustrated works, Publications

  Practical Electricity

  • 1917

  First edition volume written by Terrell Croft (1880-1967), an American engineer and author of many technical books on electrical and mechanical subjects. The fully illustrated publication was written "to present the…

  • Author Croft, Terrell, 1880-1967
  • Publisher McGraw-Hill Book Company, Hill Publishing Company
  • Printer The Maple Press
  • Subject Communication, Communication and technology, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Telecommunication, Electromagnetism, Electromagnetism--Study and teaching
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  Illustrations, Publications, Catalogs

  Fig. 72: McKenna Mechanically Operated Agate Mortar and Pestle

  • Part of The Design and Equipment of Small Chemical Laboratories

  • 1908

  • Author Meade, Richard K. (Richard Kidder), 1874-
  • Publisher The Chemical Engineer Publishing Co.
  • Subject Chemical laboratories, Chemical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Mortar, Pestles
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  Illustrations, Publications, Catalogs

  Fig. 47: Rochlitz Automatic Water Still; Fig. 48: Jewell Automatic Water Still

  • Part of The Design and Equipment of Small Chemical Laboratories

  • 1908

  • Author Meade, Richard K. (Richard Kidder), 1874-
  • Publisher The Chemical Engineer Publishing Co.
  • Subject Chemical laboratories, Chemical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Distilled water, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Water
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  11 items
  Illustrated works, Publications, Catalogs

  The Design and Equipment of Small Chemical Laboratories

  • 1908

  Intended to inform the inexperienced college graduate how to design and equip a chemical laboratory, this volume includes sections describing the various general features, appliances, and apparatus needed. Credits the…

  • Author Meade, Richard K. (Richard Kidder), 1874-
  • Publisher The Chemical Engineer Publishing Co.
  • Subject Chemical laboratories, Chemical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Distilled water, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Water
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  3 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Ernst A. Hauser, September 30, 1945

  • 1945-Sep-30

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) writes to Ernst A. Hauser (1896-1956) about Hauser's recent response to Wolfgang Ostwald's (1883–1943) obituary. Bredig posits that Ostwald either "behaved like or became a Nazi under the Hitler…

  • Addressee Hauser, Ernst A. (Ernst Alfred), 1896-1956
  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Hauser, Ernst A. (Ernst Alfred), 1896-1956, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Ostwald, Wolfgang, 1883-1943, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Nazis
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Journal of Chemical Education

  • Decade starting 1945

  Annotated letter from Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) to the editor of the Journal of Chemical Education. The letter was written in response to an article by Ernst A. Hauser (1896-1956), praising Wolfgang Ostwald…

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Journal of chemical education
  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Ostwald, Wolfgang, 1883-1943, Hauser, Ernst A. (Ernst Alfred), 1896-1956, Journal of chemical education, Chemists, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945)
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Ernst A. Hauser, February 24, 1946

  • 1946-Feb-24

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) defends his written opinion in his latest letter to the editor, in which he responded to an article by Ernst A. Hauser (1896-1956). In this article, Hauser praised Wolfgang Ostwald (1883-1943) for…

  • Addressee Hauser, Ernst A. (Ernst Alfred), 1896-1956
  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hauser, Ernst A. (Ernst Alfred), 1896-1956, Ostwald, Wolfgang, 1883-1943, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), National socialism
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  Publications

  Journal of Chemical Education Letters to the Editor, January 1946

  • 1946-Jan

  Clipping from the Journal of Chemical Education containing two letters to the editor. The first, by Max Bredig (1902-1977), was written in response to an article by Ernst A. Hauser (1896-1956), which praised Wolfgang…

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hauser, Ernst A. (Ernst Alfred), 1896-1956
  • Publisher Journal of chemical education
  • Subject American Chemical Society, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hauser, Ernst A. (Ernst Alfred), 1896-1956, Ostwald, Wolfgang, 1883-1943, Journal of chemical education, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), Nazis, Chemists, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945)
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  Records (Documents)

  Application for Location Service for Alfred and Eva Schnell

  • Decade starting 1945

  Application form for Location Service for Alfred (1900-1944) and Eva Schnell (1913-1944), filled out by Max Bredig (1902-1977).

  Alfred Schnell was a former colleague of Max Bredig. In the early 1940s, Alfred and his…

  • Creator Of Work Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Schnell, Eva, 1913-1944, Schnell, Alfred, 1900-1944, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), World War (1939-1945), Jewish refugees
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  Personal correspondence

  Radiogram from Anny van der Sluys to Max Bredig, July 5, 1945

  • 1945-Jul-05

  Anny van der Sluys tells Max Bredig (1920-1977) that she has not heard from Alfred (1900-1944) and Eva Schnell (1913-1944).

  Alfred Schnell was a former colleague of Max Bredig. In the early 1940s, Alfred and his wife…

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Van der Sluys, Anny
  • Subject Radio Corporation of America, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Van der Sluys, Anny, Schnell, Eva, 1913-1944, Schnell, Alfred, 1900-1944
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  11 items
  Advertisements, Ephemera

  Lecture tickets and announcements

  • 1852 – 1887

  Includes two tickets and an announcement for various lectures given by James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) at the University of Pennsylvania, an invitation to the wedding of Bessie and Arthur Van Harlingen, an advertisement…

  • Contributor Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Lectures and lecturing, University of Pennsylvania, Weddings, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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  Business correspondence

  Invitation to a fair hosted by the Board of Lady Managers of the Hospital

  • 1874-Aug-21

  An invitation to a fundraising event led by the Board of Lady Managers of the Philadelphia Hospital. Margaret M. Booth, the wife of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) is listed as a board member.

  • Creator Of Work Board of Lady Managers of the Philadelphia Hospital
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Martinez Cardeza, Margaret, Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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  2 items
  Records (Documents), Pamphlets

  Bulletin for the 1862 Haverford College Commencement Service

  • 1862-Jul-09

  • Creator Of Work Haverford College
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Commencement ceremonies
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  2 items
  Records (Documents)

  Itinerary for the Excursion Party of the Philadelphia Board of Trade

  • Circa 1860-Oct

  James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888) copy of an itinerary for a trip led by the Philadelphia Board of Trade. Booth has noted on the verso, "Please send this over to Mrs. Booth."

  • Creator Of Work Philadelphia Board of Trade
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Philadelphia Board of Trade, Martinez Cardeza, Margaret
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  2 items
  Business correspondence, Postcards

  Postcard from the American Chemical Society to James Curtis Booth

  • 1877-Jan-28

  An invitation to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) from the American Chemical Society for their regular meeting, during which a selection of papers are intended to be announced.

  • Author Smith, J. Lawrence (John Lawrence), 1818-1883
  • Creator Of Work American Chemical Society
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, American Chemical Society, Smith, J. Lawrence (John Lawrence), 1818-1883, Chemists
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  3 items
  Records (Documents)

  Memorial Announcement for Elizabeth Jones Wheeler

  • 1877-Sep-16

  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Wheeler, Elizabeth Jones (1825-1877)
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  2 items
  Records (Documents)

  Memorial Announcement for Albert Friedrich Wilhelm Faber

  • 1899-Aug-25

  Announcement of the passing of Albert Friedrich Wilhelm Faber (1817-1899), a German administrative officer. Inside of the announcement contains a handwritten list of various supplies.

  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Faber, Albert Friedrich Wilhelm, 1817-1899