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Advertisement for "Chemisches Fachwörterbuch" by A.W. Mayer
- Advertisement for "Chemical Dictionary" by A.W. Mayer
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Advertisement for a chemical dictionary in German, English, and French by A.W. Mayer, collected by Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The booklet was published by Verlag von Otto Spamer in Leipzig, Germany.
- Publisher Spamer, Franz Otto, 1820-1886
- Subject Dictionaries, Chemistry, Chemicals
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Arthur von Oettingen's personal calling card
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Calling card belonging to Arthur von Oettingen (1836-1920) a German physicist and music theorist.
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Portrait of August Friedrich Horstmann
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Black and white printed portrait of August Friedrich Horstmann (1842-1929), a German physical chemist who worked in the field of thermodynamics.
- Printer Meisenbach Riffarth & Company
- Publisher Engelmann, Wilhelm, 1808-1878
- Subject Meisenbach Riffarth & Company
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Portrait of Carl Wilhelm Scheele
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Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) was a German-Swedish pharmaceutical chemist whose discoveries include oxygen and chlorine gas.
- Engraver Meisenbach Riffarth & Company
- Publisher Engelmann, Th. W. (Th. Wilhelm), 1843-1909
- Subject Portraits, Scheele, Carl Wilhelm, 1742-1786, Chemists
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Portrait of Friedrich Wöhler
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Friedrich Wöhler (1800 -1882) was a German chemist and professor of chemistry at the University of Göttingen. He specialized in inorganic chemistry and was the first scientist to isolate beryllium and yttrium in pure…
- Subject Wöhler, Friedrich, 1800-1882, Chemists
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Portrait of Hans Heinrich Landolt
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Portrait of Hans Heinrich Landolt (1831-1910). Landolt was a Swiss chemist who discovered the iodine clock reaction. He was additionally a co-founder of the Landolt–Börnstein database.
- Artist Jütte, H. F.
- Publisher Engelmann, Wilhelm, 1808-1878
- Subject Chemists, Landolt, H. (Hans), 1831-1910
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Portrait of Hermann von Helmholtz
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Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894) was a German mathematician and physician who made significant contributions to the fields of mathematical physics, optics, acoustics, physiology, and psychology. The Helmholtz…
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Portrait of Jeremias Benjamin Richter
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Jeremias Benjamin Richter (1762 – 1807) was a German chemist and mining official. He introduced the term stoichiometry, which is the study of the quantifiable relationships between two or more substances undergoing a…
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Portrait of John Hall Gladstone
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John Hall Gladstone (1827-1902) was a British chemist who worked on the bromination of rubber, optics, and
spectroscopy.- Publisher Engelmann, Th. W. (Th. Wilhelm), 1843-1909
- Engraver Meisenbach Riffarth & Company
- Subject Gladstone, J. H. (John Hall), 1827-1902, Chemists
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Portrait of Josiah Willard Gibbs
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Portrait of Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903). Gibbs, a Yale alumnus, was an American chemist and pioneer in the field of physical chemistry. Gibbs developed statistical mechanics and the concept of Gibbs free energy in…
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Portrait of Jöns Jacob Berzelius
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Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779 - 1848) was a Swedish physician, chemist, and one of the founders of modern chemistry. He is particularly recognized for determining atomic weights in his experiments, which contributed to a…
- Publisher Engelmann, Wilhelm, 1808-1878
- Artist Krüger, Franz, 1797-1857
- Subject Berzelius, Jöns Jakob, friherre, 1779-1848, Portraits
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Portrait of Sadi Carnot
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Nicolas Léonard "Sadi" Carnot (1796 – 1832) was a French mechanical engineer, physicist, and early pioneer in the field of thermodynamics.
- Artist Meisenbach Riffarth & Company
- Publisher Engelmann, Th. W. (Th. Wilhelm), 1843-1909
- Subject Carnot, Sadi, 1796-1832, Physicists, Engineers
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Portrait of Svante Arrhenius
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Portrait of Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927).
Svante Arrhenius is known as one of the founders of Physical Chemistry. In 1903, Arrhenius was the third person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his electrolytic…
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Portrait of Theodor von Grotthuss
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Theodor von Grotthuss was a German chemist from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He is recognized for developing the first theory of electrolysis in 1806 and defining the first law of photochemistry in 1817. Grotthuss'…
- Artist Meisenbach Riffarth & Company
- Publisher Engelmann, Th. W. (Th. Wilhelm), 1843-1909
- Subject Grotthuss, Theodor von, 1785-1822
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Portrait of W. A. Schmidt
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Portrait of W. A. Schmidt taken at Albert Blanck's studio in Leipzig, Germany.
- Artist Blanck, Albert
- Subject Chemists, Scientists, Schmidt, W. A., Carte de visite photographs
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Portrait of Wilhelm Ostwald
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Portrait of Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), taken by Georg Brokesch's studio in Leipzig, Germany.
Ostwald was a German chemist and philosopher. In 1909, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on catalysis…
- Photographer Brokesch, Georg, 1849-1896
- Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners, Carte de visite photographs
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Portrait of Wilhelm Ostwald
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- Publisher Engelmann, Wilhelm, 1808-1878
- Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Chemists, Scientists
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Portrait of Wilhelm Pfeffer
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Engraving of Wilhelm Pfeffer (1845-1920). Pfeffer was a German botanist and pioneer in plant physiology. In 1887, he became a professor at the University of Leipzig and the director of its botanical garden.
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Portrait of William Ramsay
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Portrait of William Ramsay (1852-1916).
The Scottish chemist William Ramsay (1852–1916) is known for his work introducing the noble gases (Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, and Radon) as a new group on the periodic…
- Printer Meisenbach Riffarth & Company
- Publisher Engelmann, Wilhelm, 1808-1878
- Subject Ramsay, William, 1852-1916, Chemists, Portraits, Meisenbach Riffarth & Company
