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Letter from Benjamin Silliman to Messrs. Sever and Francis
- 1866-Aug-25
Acknowledges receipt of Sharplep's "Chemical Tables," and expresses pleasure at its organization and content.
- Addressee Sever and Francis, Publishers
- Author Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885
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Letter from Charles F. Chandler to Dr. Van Doren
- 1922-Jun-27
Concerns a patent claim by Mathilda (sic) Groll, for cultivating microorganisms in whey and mixing them with sugar.
- Addressee Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950
- Author Chandler, Charles Frederick, 1836-1925
- Subject Sugar, Groll, Mathilde, Chandler, Charles Frederick, 1836-1925, Microorganisms, Whey
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Letter from Justus von Liebig to his nephew
- 1864-Oct-31
Contains advice to his nephew on requesting recommendations. Text specifically mentions Friedrich Wohler and August Kekule.
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Letter from Ira Remsen to Charles F. Chandler
- 1877-Jan-01
Cover letter for preliminary circular in regard to Instruction in Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University.
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Letter from Ira Remsen to D. B. Purinton
- 1906-Apr-23
Acknowledgement letter to President of West Virginia University from the President of Johns Hopkins University.
- Addressee Purinton, Daniel Boardman
- Author Remsen, Ira, 1846-1927
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Letter from Charles Hatchett to Edward Blakely
- 1831-Nov-14
Thank-you note for Blakely's birthday gift of "a most elegant reticule" for Hatchett's wife.
- Addressee Blakely, Edward
- Author Hatchett, Charles, 1765?-1847
- Subject Hatchett, Charles, 1765?-1847
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Letter from Joseph Fourier to John Dalton
- 1827-Oct-08
Acknowledges receipt of Dalton's "A New System of Chemical Philosophy" and the bill for the publication. the book was placed in the library of the Royal Academy of Beaux Arts.
Widely known for introducing the atomic…
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Letter from William Crookes to Henry Collen
- 1875-Nov-13
Concerns a suggestion by Cullen for Crookes to perform an experiment to investigate spiritualism. Crookes states that he has given up these investigations to focus on radiation.
- Addressee Collen, Henry
- Author Crookes, William, 1832-1919
- Subject Spiritualism, Crookes, William, 1832-1919, Radiation, Cullen, Henry
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Letter from Michael Faraday to Henry Cullen
- 1836-Feb-14
Concerns articles that Faraday has to give to Collen.
- Addressee Cullen, Henry
- Author Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867
- Subject Cullen, Henry, Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867
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Letter from Robert Christison to Lyon Playfair
- Circa 1842 – circa 1882 (Letter written on May 12. Year unknown.)
Christison requesting Playfair's opinion of a thesis which he describes as "an incomplete investigation of a difficult subject."
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Letter from Edward Frankland to Dr. Henry
- 1876-Feb-02
Concerns Frankland's intention to sign Dr. Henry's son's certificate so that he may attend the Athenaeum election. Letterhead is embossed, "Council on Education Kensington Museum."
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Letter from R. Buckminster Fuller to Theodore Benfey
- 1967-Jun-21
Regarding receipt of Benfey's book, "Chemical Prehistory of the Tetrahedron, Octahedron, Icosahedron, and Hexagon."
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Letter from Frank H. Westheimer to Theodore Benfey
- 1971-Jul-22
Westheimer expresses gratitude for being included in the dedication of a book authored by Benfey.
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Letter from Robert B. Woodward to Theodor Benfey
- 1973-Jul-30
Acknowledgement for receipt of an issue of "Chemistry" containing Benfey's account of Woodward's vitamin B12 work.
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Letter from John D. Bernal to Theodor Benfey
- 1967-Feb-13
Acknowledgement of letter from Benfey concerning references to assist Bernal with a forthcoming paper in the "Journal of Molecular Biology."
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Letter from Joel H. Hildebrand to Theodor Benfey
- 1965-May-11
Concerns possibility of publishing a manuscript of Hildebrand's, titled, "Order from Chaos."
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Letter from Linus Pauling to Theodor Benfey
- 1976-Aug-27
Concerning possibility of publishing an early Pauling manuscript in a high school textbook or in an issue of "Chemistry."
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Letter from Farrington Daniels to Theodor Benfey
- 1957-Feb-07
Concerns recommendation of Tom Newlin as a teaching assistant as well as plans for revising the Chemistry program at Earlham College. The last paragraph makes references to the current state of development of solar…
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Letter from G. B. Kistiakowsky to Theodor Benfey
- 1947-Jan-13
Concerns scheduling of a tour around Kistiakowsky's laboratory at Harvard for Benfey.
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Letter from Gerhard Herzberg to Marvin Margoshes
- 1971-Dec
Thank you note, on occasion of Herzberg winning the Nobel prize.
- Addressee Margoshes, Marvin
- Author Herzberg, Gerhard, 1904-1999
- Subject Herzberg, Gerhard, 1904-1999, Nobel Prize winners, Margoshes, Marvin
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Letter from Joshua Lederberg to Frank Stodola
- 1942-Jul-06
Written by Joshua Lederberg while 17 years old, seeking permission to take Stodola's Chem s42C course, despite not having taken the necessary prerequisites.
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Letter from E. C. Kendall to Frank Stodola
- 1940-Dec-20
Concerns the biologic test of a 25 mg sample of material sent to Kendall from Stodola.
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Letter from Tadeusz Reichstein to Frank Stodola
- 1938-Mar-25
Concerns Stodola's request for reprints from Reichstein.