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Trade card for Extrait de Viande de la Cie Liebig [Liebig Meat Extract Company] with Albertus Magnus
- 1929
Illustrated trade card depicts alchemist Albertus Magnus (1193?-1280) working in a lab with a vessel releasing steam. Also includes an inset bust of Magnus. Verso is an advertisement for Liebig's Extract of Meat along…
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Trade card for Extrait de Viande de la Cie Liebig [Liebig Meat Extract Company]
- Abu Mūsā Jābir ibn Hayyān with his teacher Giafar el Ssâdik
- 1929
Illustrated trade card depicts 8th-century Arabic polymath Abu Mūsā Jābir ibn Hayyān (c. 721-c. 815), westernized by Europeans as "Geber," speaking with his teacher Giafar el Ssâdik. They stand over a scroll with…
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Trade card for Véritable Extrait de Viande Liebig [Real Liebig Meat Extract] with Justus von Liebig
- 1903
Illustrated trade card depicts the monument of Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) in Munich, Germany with an inset of Liebig working in the laboratory as well as a closeup of the statue's bust surrounded by a laurel wreath.…
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Oral history interview with Cedomir M. Sliepcevich
- 1993-Mar-01
Cedomir Sliepcevich begins the interview with a description of his family and early years in Anaconda, Montana. A firm educational beginning in Anaconda influenced Sliepcevich to attend college. He enrolled in the…
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Oral history interview with Emil L. Smith
- 1991-Jun-19 (First session)
- 1994-Mar-17 (Second session)
Emil Smith begins his oral history interview by discussing his undergraduate study of biology at Columbia University. He received a Guggenheim fellowship to Cambridge University until the outbreak of World War II. Smith…
- Interviewee Smith, Emil L., 1911-2009
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Biochemists, Smith, Emil L., 1911-2009, University of California, Los Angeles
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Oral history interview with Charles P. Smyth
- 1986-May-30
Charles P. Smyth begins the interview by naming the many scientists in his family and discussing his undergraduate education at Princeton, with descriptions of the curriculum, faculty, and facilities. He then describes…
- Interviewee Smyth, Charles Phelps, 1895-1990
- Interviewer Doel, Ronald E., Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject United States. War Department. Alsos Mission, World War (1914-1918), World War (1939-1945), Smyth, Charles Phelps, 1895-1990, Princeton University, Chemists--Biography, Chemists
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Oral history interview with Harold A. Sorgenti
- 1998-May-12 (First session)
- 1999-Mar-15 (Second session)
- 1999-Jun-10 (Third session)
- 2003-Jan-10 (Fourth session)
Harold Sorgenti begins the interview by discussing his family background and childhood. He was able to find a job after college at Battelle Memorial Institute and while working in research there, Sorgenti received his…
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Oral history interview with Edgar W. Spanagel
- 1997-May-09
This interview describes Dr. Edgar W. Spanagel's life, focusing on his contributions to nylon research at the DuPont Company. Although his father died when he was fourteen, leaving his mother alone with four children,…
- Interviewee Spanagel, Edgar W.
- Interviewer Smith, John K. (John Kenly), 1951-
- Subject Nylon, Chemists, Chemists--Biography, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Carothers, Wallace Hume, 1896-1937, Spanagel, Edgar W., Hosiery
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Oral history interview with Walter H. Stockmayer
- 1986-Aug-25 (First session)
- 1992-Jan-22 (Second session)
In the first interview, Walter Stockmayer describes early influences directing him towards the chemical sciences. Stockmayer first became interested in the mathematical aspects of physical chemistry as an undergraduate…
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Oral history interview with John H. Sinfelt
- 1995-Feb-21
In this interview, Dr. Sinfelt recalls his childhood during the Depression, his early education, and his interest in mathematics. He then moves on to the awakening of his interest in science, first at Lycoming College…
- Interviewee Sinfelt, John H.
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Catalysts, Metal catalysts, Exxon Corporation, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Sinfelt, John H. (John Henry), 1931-2011, Chemical engineers
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Popular Zoology
- 1887
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the Invertebrates and the Vertebrates. The volume includes copious…
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Figure 272. Woodpeckers
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 272 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting woodpeckers.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the…
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McLaughlin's German Cholera Drops
- Circa 1900
The label for McLaughlin’s Magic Relief from Cases Drug Store of Logan, Ohio advertises this patent medicine as a cure for gastrointestinal ailments and as a pain reliever. According to the label, the primary ingredient…
- Manufacturer Cases Drug Store
- Subject Quacks and quackery, Labels, Therapeutics, Gastroenteritis, Drugs, Nonprescription, Patent medicines, Drugs, Pharmacy, Medicine, Cases Drug Store
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E.F. Carey pharmacopeia
- 1863 – 1875
This notebook contains recipes and formulas developed or copied by E. F. Carey while working as an assistant pharmacist in Rhode Island and as the owner operator of a pharmacy in Massachusetts between 1863 and 1875.…
- Author Carey, E. F.
- Subject Medicine, Pharmacopoeias, Pharmacy, Patent medicines
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Stamp honoring Andrés Manuel del Río (1764-1849)
- 1965-Feb-18 (Date of issue)
Mexican postage stamp commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Spanish-Mexican scientist, engineer, and naturalist Andrés Manuel del Río (1764-1849) best known for his discovery of compounds of vanadium in…
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Portrait of Gae Adamson Bennett (b. 1917)
- 1950s
Portrait of agricultural economist Gae Adamson Bennett (b. 1917). While working for the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, Bennett co-authored numerous volumes on agricultural production…
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Group portrait of U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel
- 1952-May
Group photograph of unidentified female personnel at an unidentified United States Department of Agriculture facility. A large board bearing a sheaf of wheat is visible in front of the group.
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La calcination Solaire de L'antimoine
- Solar calcination of antimony
- Part of Traité de la Chymie, Vol. 2
- 1669
Plate depicts a man standing at a table where sunlight is projected past a mirror, causing the heating of antimony, as illustrated by the plume of smoke emanating from the antimony specimen located on the table. A…
- Author Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669
- Publisher Jollie, Thomas, 1629-1703
- Subject Antimony, Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669, Chemistry, Textbooks, Pharmacy
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Traité de la Chymie, Vol. 2
- A Compendious Body of Chymistry
- 1669
The second edition of Nicaise Le Fèvre's (1610-1669) seminal work was augmented shortly before the death of the author. Popularizing the science of chemistry, select plates have been digitized from both volumes of this…
- Author Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669
- Publisher Jollie, Thomas, 1629-1703
- Subject Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669, Chemistry, Textbooks, Pharmacy
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Traité de la Chymie, Vol. 1
- A Compendious Body of Chymistry
- 1669
The second edition of Nicaise Le Fèvre's (1610-1669) seminal work was augmented shortly before the death of the author. Popularizing the science of chemistry, select plates have been digitized from both volumes of this…
- Author Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669
- Publisher Jollie, Thomas, 1629-1703
- Subject Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669, Chemistry, Textbooks, Pharmacy
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L'explication des caracteres chymiques
- The explanation of the chemical characters
- Part of Traité de la Chymie, Vol. 1
- 1669
A key to alchemical and chemical symbols.
The second edition of Nicaise Le Fèvre's (1610-1669) seminal work was augmented shortly before the death of the author. Popularizing the science of chemistry, select plates…
- Author Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669
- Publisher Jollie, Thomas, 1629-1703
- Subject Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669, Chemistry, Textbooks, Pharmacy
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An Instruction Book in the Art of Silk Culture
- 1882
An instruction book compiled by the Women's Silk Culture Association to encourage the development of an industry in the United States for the culture of raw silk. The book was compiled from various authorities on…
- Author Women's Silk Culture Association
- Subject Silk industry, Silk, Sericulture, Women--Employment
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22 items
Das Deutsche Farbenbuch
- The German Color Book
- 1923 – 1926
German publication features numerous color charts with painted color swatches from various German paint manufacturers. Book content includes backgrounds and information on purchasing colorants and paints; colors and…
- Author Trillich, Heinrich
- Publisher Heller, B.
- Subject Color, Paint, Varnish and varnishing, Varnish industry, Paint industry and trade
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Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals
- 1884
Intended as an introduction to the study of chemistry, this volume contains illustrations throughout the text including color plates. Color plates have been digitized along with a selection of illustrations.
- Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
- Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
- Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching
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A chemist's work bench
- 1884
Color frontispiece plate depicts a chemist's work bench with scientific tools and instruments sitting on a shelf and work bench.
This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and…