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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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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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21 items
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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6 items
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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Bateau volant
- Flying boat
- 1670 (Date attributed to boat design)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of a flying boat. The illustration is based on the design proposed by Italian mathematician, naturalist, and aeronautics pioneer Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631-1687)…
- Artist Molynk, A.
- Subject Flight, Lana Terzi, Francesco, 1631-1687, Postcards, Illustrated works, Aeronautics, Ballooning
