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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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Rating form from the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
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Grading system or report card for a student in the Department from the Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering.
- Subject Report cards, Universities and colleges