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Inside of the Cottage of Mac Nab, a Blacksmith at Dalmally Who Possesses Some Fragments of the Poetry of Ossian
- 1799
This plate depicts the workshop of Mac Nab, a man Faujas de-St.-Fond (1741-1819) came across in his travels across Scotland. It shows Mac Nab presenting de-St.-Fond and his fellow travelers with a "large buckler, of a…
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Iron stone and ligusticum scoticum
- 1799
This plate is of two botanical samples found by Faujas de-St.-Fond (1741-1819) during his travels. On page 190 de-St.-Fond says of the Iron ore pictures, "This species of iron is obtained in great abundance from a…
- Publisher Ridgway, James
- Author Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819
- Artist Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819
- Subject Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819, Great Britain, Travel, Voyages and travels, Science, Scotland, Geology, Science--Study and teaching, Coal trade, Licorice-root
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Section of Strata to the Low Main Coal at St. Anthon's Colliery
- Containing Mineralogical Descriptions of the Country Round Newcastle; of the Mountains of Derbyshire; of the Environs of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, and St. Andrews; of Inverary, and Other Parts of Argyleshire; and of the Cave of Fingal. In Two Volumes With Plates/Translated From the French of B. Faujas Saint-Fond.
- 1799
This plate depicts a section of the strata to the low main coal at St. Anthon's Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne. The left-hand side of the graph shows a ruler denoting the different layers on a scale of fathoms. A…
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Plate XIII: Ascidia and amphioxus
- The History of Creation: Or the Development of the Earth and Its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes
- 1872
Plate depicts the development of ascidia (figure A) and amphioxus (figure B). Ascidia are also known as ascidians or sea squirts and are marine invertebrate filter feeders. Amphioxus, also known as lancelet, are small…
- Author Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Publisher Reimer, G.
- Engraver Wagenschieber
- Subject Evolution, Heredity, Amphioxus, Sea squirts, Marine invertebrates
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Plate XII: Ascidia and amphioxus
- The History of Creation: Or the Development of the Earth and Its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes
- 1872
Plate depicts the development of ascidia (figure A) and amphioxus (figure B). Ascidia are also known as ascidians or sea squirts and are marine invertebrate filter feeders. Amphioxus, also known as lancelet, are small…
- Author Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Publisher Reimer, G.
- Engraver Wagenschieber
- Subject Evolution, Heredity, Amphioxus, Sea squirts, Marine invertebrates
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Plate XI: Adult development of crustaceans including barnacles and shrimp
- The History of Creation: Or the Development of the Earth and Its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes
- 1872
Plate depicts the adult development of crustaceans including limnetis (figure A), Cyclops (figure B), Lernaeocera (figure C), lepas (a genus of goose barnacles seen in figure D), Sacculina (a genus of barnacles seen in…
- Author Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Publisher Reimer, G.
- Artist Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Engraver Schutze, A.
- Subject Evolution, Heredity, Copepoda, Shrimps, Barnacles, Lernaeocera, Lepas, Sacculina, Penaeus
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Plate XIII: Decomposition of Light/Structure of the Solar Rays
- 1856
Color plate depicts the decomposition structure of solar rays. Light passes through a prism illustrating the color composition of solar rays.
This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar…
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Plate XII: Plants, Animals, and the Air
- 1856
Color plate depicts a pastoral countryside with animals, a house and foliage. The sky illustrates the symbiotic relationship between plants, animals and the atmosphere through icons representing oxygen, carbonic acid…
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Plate XI: Chemistry of Combustion and Illumination
- 1856
Color plate illustrates the chemistry of combustion and illumination through the structure of a flame. The currents of gases are indicated by the direction of the arrows.
This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or,…
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Plate X: Vinous, Lactic and Butyric Fermentations
- 1856
Color plate illustrates vinous, lactic and butyric fermentations.
This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects authored by American scientific writer, editor and lecturer Edward…
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Plate IX: Nitrogenized and Sulphurized Principles of Food
- 1856
Color plate depicts the nitrogenized and sulphurized principles of food. The elements of nutrition, including their source and composition, are illustrated.
This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry…
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Plate VIII: Ternary or Non-Nitrogenized Principles of Food
- 1856
Color plate illustrates the ternary or non-nitrogenized principles of food. The source and composition of the elements of respiration and calorification are represented. Includes vegetable acids, sugars and starches as…
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Plate VII: Homologous Series of Compounds
- 1856
Color plate illustrates the homologous series of compounds of various acids.
This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects authored by American scientific writer, editor and lecturer… -
Plate VI: Illustration of the Theory of Compound Radicals/Theory of Chemical Types/Theory of Pairing
- 1856
Color plate illustrates the theory of compound radicals, the theory of chemical types (doctrine of substitution) and the theory of pairing (example of coupled acids).
This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The…
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Plate V: Examples of Isomerism
- 1856
Color plate illustrates examples of isomerism. Includes the metamerism of various oils and olefiant gas as well as the polymerism of aldehyde, acetic ether, oil of peppermint and oil of lavender.
This plate comes from…
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Plate IV: Chemistry of Geology
- 1856
Color plate illustrates the chemistry of geology, depicting a section of the earth's crust and its composition of minerals. The right side of the illustration lists the order of the geological formations.
This plate…
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Plate III: Composition of Salts
- 1856
Color plate illustrates the composition of salts including the structure of acids and salts as well as the salts of phosphoric acid.
This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects…
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Plate II: Metals and Their Compounds with Oxygen
- 1856
Color plate illustrates metals and their compounds with oxygen. Includes oxygen, potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, silicon, aluminum, iron, and manganese.
This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The…
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Plate I: Metalloids and Their Compounds
- 1856
Color plate illustrates the compounds of oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon, sulphur, chlorine, and phosphorus.
This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects authored by American…
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Portrait of Edward Livingston Youmans
- 1851 (Date of photograph)
- 1894 (Date of publication)
Half-length portrait photograph of American scientific writer, editor and lecturer Edward Livingston Youmans (1821-1887) who founded Popular Science magazine. Youman experienced partial blindness at age 17, which lasted…
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Portrait of Edward Livingston Youmans
- 1894
Half-length portrait frontispiece engraving of American scientific writer, editor and lecturer Edward Livingston Youmans (1821-1887) who founded Popular Science magazine. Youman experienced partial blindness at age 17,…
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Exterior views of Rohm and Haas home office building
- Circa 1964
Two photographs depicting the exterior of the Rohm and Haas Company home office building located on Independence Mall West in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Constructed in the 1960's, the building was designed by…
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Board room at Rohm and Haas home office building
- Circa 1964
General view of the board room at Rohm and Haas home office building located on Independence Mall West in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Constructed in the 1960's, the building was designed by architectural firm George M.…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Architecture
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Group portrait of F.O. Haas and home office architects
- Circa 1964
Group portrait of Rohm and Haas Company president F.O. Haas (center) and architects Dr. Pietro Belluschi (left) and Alexander Ewing (right). The group is posed outside the company's newly-constructed home office…
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Plexiglas chandelier at Rohm and Haas home office building
- 1965-Jun-14
General view of the Plexiglas chandelier in the Rohm and Haas Company home office building located on Independence Mall West in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Constructed in the 1960's, the building was designed by…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Photographer Pasquarella, Gus
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Plexiglas, Architecture