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Oral history interview with Hugh D'Andrade
- 1998-Nov-06
Hugh A. D’Andrade begins the interview with a brief discussion of his education and early career. D’Andrade began his career in corporate law as General Attorney for the Ciba-Geigy Corporation in 1968. By 1977, he had…
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Figures 149-157. Plate Electrical Machines
- 1840
Figure 149. Hand Spiral consisting of two glass tubes with brass caps, the interior one being covered in a spiral form with spangles of tin foil, showing, when presented to an excited conductor, a continuous stream of…
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Figures 188 and 189. Electromagnetic Apparatus
- 1840
Illustrations for catalog listings. The first, Figure 188, depicts an Electro-magnetic Machine, "forming a powerful and portable apparatus for the application of medical electricity; also a highly interesting instrument…
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Figures 214-216. Compasses and Theodolites
- 1840
Illustrations of catalog listings. Figures 214 and 215 depict two products available in the category Levels, Compasses, &c., the Gilt Pochet Compass in Leather Case and the Magnetic Needle and Stand respectively.…
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Figures 220-222. Globes, Orrerys, and Optical Instruments.
- 1840
Illustrations of catalog listings. Figure 220 is a depiction of a globe, available on a pedestal made of neat mahogany or rosewood, in sizes from 2 to 9 inches. It is noted, "globes, of all sizes, mounted in superior…
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Figures 250-252. Walking Stick Telescopes and Very Superior Telescopes
- 1840
Illustrations of catalog listings in the section Perspectives and Telescopes. Figure 250 depicts an example of the walking-stick telescope, available in 12, 18, or 24 inches. Figure 251 shows a product identified as a…
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Figures 30-34: Trimmer Bars and Grapples
- 1893
Figures 30 through 34 from the 1893 volume The Ice Crop: How to Harvest, Store, Ship and Use Ice depicting a variety of implements used to cut and collect ice during an ice harvest. Historically, ice harvesting or…
- Author Hiles, Theron L.
- Publisher Orange Judd & Company
- Subject Icehouses, Ice industry, Ice, Tools
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Figures 23-29: Ice Hooks, Chain Scoop Net, Sieve Shovel, Chisels
- 1893
Figures 23 through 29 from the 1893 volume The Ice Crop: How to Harvest, Store, Ship and Use Ice depicting a variety of implements used to cut and collect ice during an ice harvest. Historically, ice harvesting or…
- Author Hiles, Theron L.
- Publisher Orange Judd & Company
- Subject Icehouses, Ice industry, Ice, Tools, Hooks, Chisels, Shovels
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Figures 17-22: Ice Saws, Fork Bars, Calking Bar, Breaking Bar
- 1893
Figures 17 through 22 from the 1893 volume The Ice Crop: How to Harvest, Store, Ship and Use Ice depicting a variety of implements used to cut and collect ice during an ice harvest. Historically, ice harvesting or…
- Author Hiles, Theron L.
- Publisher Orange Judd & Company
- Subject Icehouses, Ice industry, Ice, Saws, Tools
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Figures 2-4: Snow Scoop Scrapers
- 1893
Figures 2 through 4 from the 1893 volume The Ice Crop: How to Harvest, Store, Ship and Use Ice depicting several scrapers used to remove snow from the surface of a lake or river prior to the harvesting of ice.…
- Author Hiles, Theron L.
- Publisher Orange Judd & Company
- Subject Icehouses, Ice industry, Ice, Scrapers (Tools), Tools, Snow removal
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Figure 1. Clearing Off Scraper
- 1893
Figure 1 from the 1893 volume The Ice Crop: How to Harvest, Store, Ship and Use Ice depicting a scraper used to remove snow from the surface of a lake or river prior to the harvesting of ice. Historically, ice…
- Author Hiles, Theron L.
- Publisher Orange Judd & Company
- Subject Icehouses, Ice industry, Ice, Scrapers (Tools), Tools, Snow removal
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Palmer's Improved Portable Oxy-Hydrogen Apparatus and Microscope with Prepared Objects, Complete
- 1840
Figure 274 depicts the Improved Portable Oxy-Hydrogen Apparatus and Microscope. The projection microscope, offered by Edward Palmer (1803-1872), magnifies "from ten thousand to two million times" and projects various…
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Figures 276-290. Unannealed Glasses and Selenite Designs for Showing the Tints of Polarized Light
- 1840
Figures 276 through 281 depict the catalog entries for six unannealed glasses, each a different shape, used for showing the tints of polarized light. Below, figures 283 through 290 show selenite slides with designs. The…
- Author Palmer, Edward, 1803-1872
- Printer Gilbert, William
- Manufacturer Darker, William Hill, 1811-1864
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Commercial catalogs, Microscopes, Microscope slides, Polarization (Light), Lenses
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Figures 268-271. Stanhope Lenses
- 1840
Figure 268. Appearance of a Drop of Stagnant Water, As Seen Through the Stanhope Lens.
Figures 269 and 270. Stanhope Lenses in white metal, 3s.6d. and 4s.6d.
Figure 271. Stanhope Lenses, mounted in silver, 6s. and…
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Figures 253-256. Gould's Improved Compound Microscope
- 1840
Illustrations depicting a box-mounted microscope made by Charles Gould (ca. 1786-1849), and two larger improved compound microscopes. These are the first entries in the catalog listing microscopes.
Figure 253. This…
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Of the Dragon Tree
- 1633
1. Draco arbor. The Dragon tree.
2. Draconis fructus. The Dragon tree fruit.Illustrations for The Herball, or, Generall Historie of Plantes compiled by John Gerard (1545-1612) from works by Turner, Rembert Dodoens,…
- Author Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585, Theodorus, Iacobus, -1590
- Engraver Payne, John
- Printer Islip, Adam, -1639, Norton, Joice, Whitaker, Richard, -1648
- Publisher Johnson, Thomas, -1644
- Subject Islip, Adam, -1639, Norton, Joice, Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Payne, John, Botany, Medical, Botanical chemistry, Theodorus, Iacobus, -1590, Botany, Whitaker, Richard, -1648, Materia medica, Herbals, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585, Johnson, Thomas, -1644, Dracaena, Plants--Variation, Trees
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An Ice Harvesting Scene
- 1893
Frontispiece from the 1893 volume The Ice Crop: How to Harvest, Store, Ship and Use Ice depicting an ice harvest conducted by the Knickerbocker Ice Co. of Chicago. Historically, ice harvesting or cutting was a winter…
- Author Hiles, Theron L.
- Publisher Orange Judd & Company
- Subject Icehouses, Ice industry, Ice
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Of the Date Tree
- 1633
[Left]: Palma. The Date tree.
[Right]: Palmarum fructus & flores cum Elate. The fruit and foures of the Date tree.Illustrations for The Herball, or, Generall Historie of Plantes compiled by John Gerard (1545-1612)…
- Author Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585, Theodorus, Iacobus, -1590
- Engraver Payne, John
- Printer Islip, Adam, -1639, Norton, Joice, Whitaker, Richard, -1648
- Publisher Johnson, Thomas, -1644
- Subject Islip, Adam, -1639, Norton, Joice, Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Payne, John, Botany, Medical, Botanical chemistry, Theodorus, Iacobus, -1590, Botany, Whitaker, Richard, -1648, Materia medica, Herbals, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585, Johnson, Thomas, -1644, Date palm, Palms, Plants--Variation
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The Arched Indian Fig Tree
- 1633
Arbor ex Goa, sine Indica. The arched Indian Fig tree.
Illustrations for The Herball, or, Generall Historie of Plantes compiled by John Gerard (1545-1612) from works by Turner, Rembert Dodoens, Iacobus Theodorus, Pena…
- Author Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585, Theodorus, Iacobus, -1590
- Engraver Payne, John
- Printer Islip, Adam, -1639, Norton, Joice, Whitaker, Richard, -1648
- Publisher Johnson, Thomas, -1644
- Subject Islip, Adam, -1639, Norton, Joice, Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Payne, John, Botany, Medical, Botanical chemistry, Theodorus, Iacobus, -1590, Botany, Whitaker, Richard, -1648, Materia medica, Herbals, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585, Johnson, Thomas, -1644, Ficus (Plants), Plants--Variation
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Of the Fig Tree
- 1633
1. Ficus. The Fig tree.
2. Chameficus. The dwarfe Fig tree.Illustrations for The Herball, or, Generall Historie of Plantes compiled by John Gerard (1545-1612) from works by Turner, Rembert Dodoens, Iacobus Theodorus,…
- Author Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585, Theodorus, Iacobus, -1590
- Engraver Payne, John
- Printer Islip, Adam, -1639, Norton, Joice, Whitaker, Richard, -1648
- Publisher Johnson, Thomas, -1644
- Subject Islip, Adam, -1639, Norton, Joice, Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Payne, John, Botany, Medical, Botanical chemistry, Theodorus, Iacobus, -1590, Botany, Whitaker, Richard, -1648, Materia medica, Herbals, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585, Johnson, Thomas, -1644, Ficus (Plants), Plants--Variation
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Figure 90. Machinery for Filling Bottles with Artificial Mineral Waters
- 1884
Color plate illustration depicting a man and young boy operating machinery used to fill bottles with artificial mineral waters.
This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and…
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Figures 68-76: The Great Diamonds of the World (Natural Size)
- 1884
Figure 68. The Sancy
Figure 69. The Polar Star
Figure 70. The Empress Eugenie or Pigott
Figure 71. The Koh-i-noor
Figure 72. The Star of the South
Figure 73. The Regent or Pitt
Figure 74. The Grand Duke of Tuscany…- Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
- Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
- Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Mineralogy, Diamonds, Precious stones
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Of the Cherrie Tree
- 1633
1. Cerasus vulgaris. The common English Cherrie tree.
2. Cerasus Hisplanica. The Spanish Cherrie tree.Illustrations for The Herball, or, Generall Historie of Plantes compiled by John Gerard (1545-1612) from works by…
- Author Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585, Theodorus, Iacobus, -1590
- Engraver Payne, John
- Printer Islip, Adam, -1639, Norton, Joice, Whitaker, Richard, -1648
- Publisher Johnson, Thomas, -1644
- Subject Islip, Adam, -1639, Norton, Joice, Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Payne, John, Botany, Medical, Botanical chemistry, Theodorus, Iacobus, -1590, Botany, Whitaker, Richard, -1648, Materia medica, Herbals, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585, Johnson, Thomas, -1644, Plants--Variation, Cherry
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Various floral species of the genus Anemone : White Small-Leaved, Striped Flesh-Colored, Small-Leaved Double Crimson, and Double Dark Purple Anemone
- 1633
1. Anemone tenuifol. flo. exalbido. The whitish small leaved Anemone.
2. Anemone tennifolia flo. carneo striato. The striped flesh coloured Anemone.
3. Anemone tenuifol. flo. plenococcin. The small leaved double crimson…- Author Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585, Theodorus, Iacobus, -1590
- Engraver Payne, John
- Printer Islip, Adam, -1639, Norton, Joice, Whitaker, Richard, -1648
- Publisher Johnson, Thomas, -1644
- Subject Islip, Adam, -1639, Norton, Joice, Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Payne, John, Botany, Medical, Botanical chemistry, Theodorus, Iacobus, -1590, Botany, Whitaker, Richard, -1648, Materia medica, Herbals, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585, Johnson, Thomas, -1644, Plants--Variation, Anemones, Thalictrum thalictroides
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Various floral species of the genus Anemone : Stork's-bill, Matthiolus White, Three-Leaved, and Poppy Windflower
- 1633
1. Anemone Geranifolioa. Storkes bill Winde-floure.
2. Anemone Matthioli. Matthiolus white Winde-floure.
3. Anemone trifolia. Three leaved Winde-floure.
4. Anemone Papaveracea. Poppy Winde-floure.Illustrations for The…
- Author Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585, Theodorus, Iacobus, -1590
- Engraver Payne, John
- Printer Islip, Adam, -1639, Norton, Joice, Whitaker, Richard, -1648
- Publisher Johnson, Thomas, -1644
- Subject Islip, Adam, -1639, Norton, Joice, Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Payne, John, Botany, Medical, Botanical chemistry, Theodorus, Iacobus, -1590, Botany, Whitaker, Richard, -1648, Materia medica, Herbals, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585, Johnson, Thomas, -1644, Plants--Variation, Anemones, Thalictrum thalictroides
