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Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971)
- 1900 – 1925
Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971), a Hungarian American professor of biochemistry at the Washington University and Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, who prepared the first insulin treatment given to a child with…
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9 items
Photographs from the Dr. Michael Somogyi Collection
This collection, a portion of which is digitized here, consists of slides and print photographs related to the career of Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971) and his research on insulin and diabetes. The bulk of the…
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Modified periodic table of elements
- 1919
This modified periodic table of elements differs from Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev's (1834-1907) version as explained in the text.
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53 items
Micro-Chemistry of Poisons
- 1885
Frontismatter and plates have been digitized from this volume on poisonous substances. Chromolithographed frontispiece plate illustrates blood spectra. Digitized plates depict various poisonous substances under…
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13 items
Welcome to Rohm & Haas
- Circa 1965
Informational pamphlet for new Rohm and Haas Company employees, with an emphasis on the architecture of and materials used in the Rohm and Haas home office building located on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. Included…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Architecture, Building materials, Plexiglas
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Mexican postage stamp commemorating Petróleos Mexicanos (40th anniversary)
- 1978
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico and the establishment of the state-owned petroleum…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Government ownership, Cárdenas, Lázaro, 1895-1970, Petróleos Mexicanos
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Mexican postage stamp commemorating Petróleos Mexicanos (20th anniversary)
- 1958
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico and the establishment of the state-owned petroleum…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Petroleum refineries, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Government ownership, Petróleos Mexicanos
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Mexican postage stamp commemorating Aniversario Petróleos Mexicanos (20th anniversary)
- 1958
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico and the establishment of the state-owned petroleum…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Petroleum refineries, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Government ownership, Petróleos Mexicanos
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Mexican postage stamp commemorating Aniversario Petróleos Mexicanos (20th anniversary)
- 1958
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico and the establishment of the state-owned petroleum…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Petroleum refineries, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Government ownership, Petróleos Mexicanos
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Mexican postage stamp commemorating Petróleos Mexicanos (40th anniversary)
- 1978
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico and the establishment of the state-owned petroleum…
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Mexican postage stamp commemorating Petróleos Mexicanos (20th anniversary)
- 1958
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico and the establishment of the state-owned petroleum…
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Mexican postage stamp celebrating the Congreso Mundial del Petróleo
- 1967
Mexican postage stamp celebrating the 7th World Petroleum Congress, which was held in Mexico City from April 2-9, 1967. The stamp features an illustrated depiction of an oil refinery.
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Mexican postage stamp commemorating the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (40th anniversary)
- 1976
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional de México (the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico) on January 1, 1936. Established during the…
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Mexican postage stamp commemorating the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (25th anniversary)
- 1951
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional de México (the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico) on January 1, 1936. Established during the…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Mexico), Women in science, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Science--Study and teaching
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Liber de secretis naturae seu de quinta essentia
- The Book of the Secrets of Nature or of the Quintessence
- 1498
The Liber de secretis naturae seu de quinta essentia is the central work in the Pseudo-Lullian Alchemical corpus, a large collection of as many as 143 different texts that circulated as the work of Raymond Lull (Ramon…
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The Microscope Made Easy
- 1743
This book popularized the microscope in the 18th century. The first section describes simple and compound microscopes along with how to prepare specimens and calculate their size. The second section introduces the…
- Author Baker, Henry, 1698-1774
- Publisher Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764
- Engraver Wigley, J, Gravdot, H.
- Subject Baker, Henry, 1698-1774, Microscopy, Textbooks, Animalcules, Microscopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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M. [Monsieur] Louis Pasteur in his Laboratory
- 1885 (Date of painting)
Reproduction portrait print of French chemist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) depicting Pasteur in his laboratory at the rue d'Ulm, surrounded by his experimental apparatus and innovative laboratory glassware developed for…
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The Pasteur Boom—High Times for Hydrophobists
- 1885-Dec-23
Featured on the back cover of Puck magazine, this cartoon entitled "The Pasteur Boom—High Times for Hydrophobists" mocks those who traveled to France to receive Louis Pasteur's (1822-1895) new vaccine for the rabies…
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Man being vaccinated
- Circa 1885
Interior photograph depicts a man standing next to a laboratory table with a man standing behind the subject holding what appears to be a needle or a medical device. Another man stands behind the subject holding up his…
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How Antitoxines are Developed
- 1895-Jan-05
Page from the Harper's Weekly journal is entitled "How Antitoxines are Developed" and features content and photographic reproductions related to using antitoxins as a treatment for the diphtheria virus. Top photograph…
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Woman with passion flower
- Part of The Young Botanist
- 1835
Frontispiece illustration depicts a woman holding passion flowers with the caption "The passion flower belongs to the class monadelphia and order pentandria. See page 165." The flower she holds is painted yellow…
- Author Comstock, J. L. (John Lee), 1789-1858
- Subject Botany, Plants, Natural history, Textbooks, Women in art, Women botanists
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The Young Botanist
- 1835
The cover and frontismatter have been digitized from this work that serves as an introduction to botany. Digitized table of contents lists an introduction to plants along with various plants and classes of plants.…
- Author Comstock, J. L. (John Lee), 1789-1858
- Publisher Robinson, Pratt & Company
- Subject Botany, Plants, Natural history, Textbooks
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The Misogynist Dinner of the American Chemical Society
- 1880-Aug-27
This pamphlet covers the events of a formal dinner that took place on August 27, 1880 in Boston, Massachusetts following the 29th Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The dinner was for…
- Author American Chemical Society
- Editor Morton, Henry, 1836-1902
- Publisher Russell Brothers
- Subject Chemists, Anecdotes, Chemistry--Societies, etc., American Chemical Society, Misogyny, Sexism in science, Sexism
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"The Test Tube Girl"
- 1940
Inset illustration of Du Pont's "Test Tube Girl," named as such given her outfit is made entirely of Du Pont plastic products. Her dress and gloves are made of rayon, her hat and bag of cellulose film, her heels are…
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Map of western Pennsylvania with oil production centers
- The Oil Industry in the North American State of Pennsylvania and the Caucasus
- 1877
Map of western Pennsylvania documenting oil production centers as well as bodies of water (Lake Erie, Allegheny River), cities (Titusville, Pittsburgh), and neighboring states (Ohio, New York).
Dmitry Ivanovich…