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Plate 1: Various chemical apparatus and instruments
- 1824
Depicts an assortment of chemical apparatus and equipment, including glass bottles, alembics, and flasks, as well as funnels, adopters, cupels, crucibles, muffles, blowpipes, eudiometers, syringes, siphons, spirit and…
- Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
- Engraver Adlard, Henry
- Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
- Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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Plate 4: Various chemical apparatus and instruments
- 1824
Depicts an assortment of chemical apparatus and equipment, such as a levigating stone, air thermometer, granulating capsule, lamp furnaces, freezing apparatus, steam boiler, funnels, deflagrating jar, air jars, and…
- Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
- Engraver Adlard, Henry
- Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
- Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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Plate 5: Hygrometer; gasometers; mephitic water apparatus
- 1824
Depicts a hygrometer, gasometers, blowpipe forceps, magnifier, a mephitic water apparatus in figure 9, "ill calculated for the purpose of impregnating water with carbonic acid," and an air furnace.
- Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
- Engraver Adlard, Henry
- Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
- Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus, Water, Hygrometers, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Plate 2: Various chemical and pneumatic apparatuses
- 1824
Depicts a filtration bag, file, rasps, balance, self-acting blowpipe, siphon, pan, furnaces, alembics, and pneumatic troughs or cisterns.
- Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
- Engraver Adlard, Henry
- Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
- Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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Plate 6: Distillatory apparatus; gravimeters; Nooth's apparatus
- 1824
Depicts distillatory apparatuses, gravimeters, a boiler in figure 6, and Nooth's apparatus in figure 8, for preparing water containing carbon dioxide.
- Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
- Engraver Adlard, Henry
- Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
- Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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Plate 9 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 9 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
- Author Khunrath, Heinrich, 1560-1605
- Publisher Antonius, Wilhelm, -1611
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Alchemy--Religious aspects, Christian art and symbolism, Engraving, Occultism, Theosophy
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Plate 7 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 7 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
- Author Khunrath, Heinrich, 1560-1605
- Publisher Antonius, Wilhelm, -1611
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Alchemy--Religious aspects, Christian art and symbolism, Engraving, Occultism, Theosophy
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Plate 8 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 8 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
- Author Khunrath, Heinrich, 1560-1605
- Publisher Antonius, Wilhelm, -1611
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Alchemy--Religious aspects, Christian art and symbolism, Engraving, Occultism, Theosophy
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Plate 6 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 6 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
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Title page and frontispiece from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
The title page and frontispiece of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads…
- Author Khunrath, Heinrich, 1560-1605
- Publisher Antonius, Wilhelm, -1611
- Subject Alchemy, Frontispiece, Title pages, Theosophists, Christian art and symbolism
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Plate 4 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 4 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
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Plate 5 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 5 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
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Plate 2 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 2 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
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Plate 3 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 3 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
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Plate 1 from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, Solius, Verae [Amphitheatre of the Only True Eternal Wisdom]
- 1609
Plate 1 of Khunrath Heinrich's (1560-1605) Amphitheatrum Sapientiae, purportedly one of the most significant books of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences. Though the title page reads 1602, the book was not…
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Bakelite Molecular Orbital Model
- Undated
Black Bakelite cylindrical base with four steel arms giving it support; red Bakelite circles are attached to the end of each arm; the model itself is attached with a steel arm that protrudes upward from the base; model…
- Subject Molecules--Models, Molecular orbitals, Bakelite
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Bakelite Molecular Orbital Model
- Undated
Black Bakelite cylindrical base with four steel arms giving it support; red Bakelite circles are attached to the end of each arm; the model itself is attached with a steel arm that protrudes upward from the base; model…
- Subject Molecules--Models, Molecular orbitals, Bakelite
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Bakelite Molecular Orbital Model
- Undated
Black Bakelite cylindrical base with four steel arms giving it support; red Bakelite circles are attached to the end of each arm; the model itself is attached with a steel arm that protrudes upward from the base; model…
- Subject Molecules--Models, Molecular orbitals, Bakelite
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Collection of 13 Aramith Bakelite Billiard Balls (Incomplete Set)
- Undated
Collection of 13 Aramith Bakelite billiard balls. Some billiard numbers are missing or duplicated.
Green cardboard box with removable top; interior of box bottom has a white plastic insert with round indentations for…
- Manufacturer Saluc S.A.
- Subject Billiards, Bakelite, Plastics industry and trade
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Kodak Brownie Holiday Flash Camera
- 1954 – 1962
Kodak brand Brownie Holiday Flash camera; Dakon plastic lens with rotary shutter; molded brown and tan Bakelite body; three metal sockets on right side of the camera body meant for mounting flash bulb; braided cord…
- Manufacturer Eastman Kodak Company
- Subject Eastman Kodak Company, Plastics, Cameras, Photography, Bakelite
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Bakelite Goggles
- Undated
Pair of protective eyewear worn while welding and cutting. Bakelite frames are reddish-brown in color and attached to adjustable black elastic headband. Lenses are reflective and appear dark green in color when not in…
- Subject Safety goggles, Bakelite
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"Rootbeer" Lucite Bangle Bracelet
- Undated
Amber-tinted lucite bracelet; exterior has raised floral pattern.
Lucite methyl methacrylate polymer was among the first plastics derived from petrochemicals. DuPont chemists discovered Lucite in 1931 while exploring…
- Subject Plastics, Lucite, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to Bert J. Graham
- 1955-Mar-11
Arnold Beckman declines to solicit funds and membership for the California State Chamber of Commerce from the California electronics industry, due to the fact that Beckman had previously been soliciting them for funds…
- Addressee Graham, Bert J.
- Author Beckman, Arnold O.
- Subject Mills College, Fund raising, California State Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Air--Pollution
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Letter from Calvin E. Bream to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1955-Nov-01
Letter from Calvin Bream, Secretary of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Air Pollution Committee, asking Arnold O. Beckman to appear on a radio program discussing air pollution. This series was produced by the Air…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Bream, Calvin E.
- Subject California--Los Angeles, Smog, Air--Pollution, Radio programs
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Letter from Charles Detoy to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1954-Feb-19
Call for Arnold O. Beckman to serve on the Los Angeles Air Pollution Committee, from the L.A. Chamber of Commerce president, Charles Detoy.
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Detoy, Charles
- Subject California--Los Angeles, Air--Pollution