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Utriusque cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica, physica atque technica historia in duo volumina secundum cosmi differentiam divisa
- 1617 – 1618
Two, first edition volumes bound together. Written by the English scientist, physician, alchemist, and Rosicrucian, Robert Fludd (1574–1637), this encyclopedic work is broadly themed upon the macrocosm and microcosm,…
- Author Fludd, Robert, 1574-1637
- Printer Galler, Hieronymus
- Engraver Bry, Johann Theodor de, 1561-1623, Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650
- Subject Alchemy, Fludd, Robert, 1574-1637, Astrology, Cosmology, Arithmetic, Music theory, Rosicrucians
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Autographed portrait of Richard Lorenz
- 1910s
Richard Lorenz (1863-1929), an Austrian physical chemist, presents a signed portrait to his colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Lorenz was a professor of chemistry at the Eidgenössische Polytechnikum in Zurich,…
- Contributor Lorenz, Richard, 1858-1915
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Lorenz, Richard, 1858-1915
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Letter from Walter Gebhardt to Georg Bredig, April 1908
- 1908-Apr-05
Walter Gebhardt, a nephew of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and a zoologist in Halle an der Saale, Germany, responds to his uncle's inquiry regarding the coiling direction of mollusk shells.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Gebhardt, Walter, 1870-1918
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Zoology, Mollusks, Germany--Halle an der Saale
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Letter from Pierre Duhem to Georg Bredig, January 1900
- 1900-Jul-25
Pierre Duhem (1861-1916), a French theoretical physicist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his work on catalytic actions. Duhem additionally requests that Bredig return his French essays on hysteresis, which…
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Letter from Pierre Duhem to Georg Bredig, March 1899
- 1899-Mar-27
Pierre Duhem (1861-1916), a French theoretical physicist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for translating his work from French into German, and responds to questions that Bredig posed to him in previous correspondence.
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Letter from Pierre Duhem to Georg Bredig, March 1899
- 1899-Mar-03
Pierre Duhem (1861-1916), a French theoretical physicist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for translating his work from French into German.
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Jacobus H. van't Hoff, May 1906
- 1906-May-29
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) informs his colleague, Jacobus H. van't Hoff (1852-1911), that Gustav Tammann (1861-1938) has refused to include an obituary for Wilhelm Meyerhoffer (1864-1906), a German chemist, in the…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, July 1922
- 1922-Jul-20
In a letter to his friend and colleague Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) describes the statutes for awarding Nobel Prizes and laments the lack of funds available for European scientists following…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, March 1922
- 1922-Mar-01
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) updates Georg Bredig (1868-1944) on his professional life in Sweden and his upcoming travel plans to Holland, Belgium, and France. Arrhenius additionally laments the periolous economic…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, World War (1914-1918), Chemistry, Money
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, December 1896
- 1896-Dec-25
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending a drama for his students to perform and informs his colleague that he has been elected as the university rector in Stockholm. Arrhenius…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, October 1896
- 1896-Oct-28
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) provides updates to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) on his professional endeavours in Sweden and the work of mutual colleagues. He additionally inquires about Bredig's habilitation in Leipzig,…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Creator Of Work Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemistry, Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932
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Kipp's Apparatus
- Circa 1880 – 1920
A Kipp's apparatus, also called a Kipp generator, was an instrument designed for the preparation of small volumes of gases. The instrument was invented around 1844 by the Dutch pharmacist Petrus Jacobus Kipp (1808-1864)…
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Center for History of Chemistry Advisory Board Meeting, 1984
- 1984-Aug-27
Two photographs depicting a meeting of the Center for History of Chemistry (CHOC) Advisory Board. The images are views of the opposite sides of a large table, around which a group of men is seated.
Pictured in the…
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Signing agreement to form the Center for History of Chemistry, 1982
- 1982
Photographs depicting a 1982 gathering of Delaware Valley Industrialists and University of Pennsylvania officials during which an agreement to found a center of chemical history would be signed. The event was spurred by…
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Die Mineralwasser - und Limonaden-Fabrikation
- The Mineral Water and Lemonade Production
- Circa 1890
Price lists and manufacturing information for mineral water and lemonade flavoring essences from the Erste Bremer Dampffabrik äth. Öle und Essenzen Schädlich & Jakob company, Bremen. Includes a description of each…
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Recipes for the Manufacture of Aerated & Mineral Waters and Non-Alcoholic Cordials
- 1897
Work containing a series of recipes for a variety of non-alcoholic beverages including aerated and mineral waters, dry fruit sodas, and non-excisable cordials using W. J. Bush & Co. brand flavors and syrups. W. J. Bush…
- Author Bush, William Ernest, 1861-1903
- Contributor W.J. Bush & Co
- Publisher Little & Son Printers
- Subject Mineral waters, Liqueurs, Flavoring essences, Brewing, Carbonated beverages, Flavor, Syrups (Carbonated beverages), Recipes
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The Manufacture of Confectionery
- Based Upon Jacoutot's Well Known Work "Chocolate & Confectionery Manufacture"
- 1923
A revised and extended version of the work, Chocolate & Confectionery Manufacture (1903) by August Jacoutot. Editor, Rober Whymper (1885-), sought to enhance the content of Jacoutot's original work to contain not only…
- Contributor Jacoutot, Auguste
- Editor Whymper, R. (Robert), 1885-
- Publisher Saint Catherine Press (London, England)
- Subject Confectionery, Candy industry, Jacoutot, Auguste, Food science, Flavor, Cooking (Chocolate), Chocolate
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Portrait of an unidentified scientist
- Undated
Black and white printed portrait of a scientist with an indecipherable autograph beneath.
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Letter from Georg Bredig to W.L. Badger
- 1938-Jun-09
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) requests that his colleague, W.L. Badger (1886-1958), check the status of an employment application that his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), submitted to the Dow Chemical Company.
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Telegram from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig
- 1901
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) congratulates Georg Bredig (1868-1944) by telegram.
- Author Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, June 1911
- 1911-Jun-27 (Date of creation)
- 1911-Jun-28 (Date of receipt)
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) and other colleagues send Georg Bredig (1868-1944) a postcard from Stockholm, Sweden and congratulate him on his new position in Switzerland.
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, December 11, 1898
- 1898-Dec-11
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) discusses recent developments in physical chemistry with his friend and colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Arrhenius additionally inquires about the statutes of the Jablonowski foundation…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemistry, Nobel Prizes
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How to Use The Chemical Illustrators
- 1940
Modeling kit instruction manual, six unused cardboard sheets containing pop-out pieces representing ions, and a handwritten document found in the pages of the manual signed and dated Herbert T. Pratt, January 2, 1995.
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Nylon Hosiery Sample Books
- 1952 – 1955
Two booklets containing nylon samples dyed in various shades. Samples represent the hosiery variety available for purchase at the Harrison Hosiery Company located in Philadelphia. The booklets contain samples for…
- Creator Of Work Harrison Hosiery Company
- Subject Hosiery, Harrison Hosiery Company, Nylon, Dyes and dyeing--Nylon, Textile fibers, Synthetic, Human skin color, Clothing trade
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Mass Spectrometer
- 1972
Components of a mass spectrometer as designed by Alfred Otto Carl Nier (1911-1994). Mass spectrometers are analytical instruments used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of one or more molecules in a sample. The…
