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  Plate I: Retorts, alembics, aludels, distillation apparatus, etc.

  • Part of A Dictionary of Chemistry, Vol. III

  • 1777

  • Author Macquer, Pierre Joseph, 1718-1784
  • Contributor Keir, James, 1735-1820
  • Engraver Westwood
  • Publisher Elmsley, Peter, 1736-1802, Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802
  • Subject Chemistry--Dictionaries, Chemical apparatus
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  Engravings, Prints

  Plate I: The Modern Chemical Apparatus. No.1

  • 1800-Nov-15

  Hand-colored engraving by J. Pass after the drawing by Henry Lascelles for the section on "Chemistry." From Volume 4 of the Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature,…

  • Artist Lascelles, Henry
  • Engraver Paas, John, 1790-1832
  • Publisher Wilkes, John, of Milland House, Sussex
  • Subject Chemical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Chemical apparatus
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  Engravings, Prints

  Plate II: The Modern Chemical Apparatus. No.2

  • 1800-Nov-20

  Hand-colored engraving by J. Pass after the drawing by Henry Lascelles for the section on "Chemistry." From Volume 4 of the Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature,…

  • Artist Lascelles, Henry
  • Engraver Paas, John, 1790-1832
  • Publisher Wilkes, John, of Milland House, Sussex
  • Subject Chemical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Chemical apparatus
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  Engravings, Prints

  Plate III: The Modern Chemical Apparatus. No.3

  • 1800-Dec-01

  Hand-colored engraving by J. Pass after the drawing by Henry Lascelles for the section on "Chemistry." From Volume 4 of the Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature,…

  • Artist Lascelles, Henry
  • Engraver Paas, John, 1790-1832
  • Publisher Wilkes, John, of Milland House, Sussex
  • Subject Chemical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Chemical apparatus
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  Engravings, Prints

  Plate V: The Modern Chemical Apparatus. No.5

  • 1800-Dec-22

  Hand-colored engraving by J. Pass after the drawing by Henry Lascelles for the section on "Chemistry." From Volume 4 of the Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature,…

  • Artist Lascelles, Henry
  • Engraver Paas, John, 1790-1832
  • Publisher Wilkes, John, of Milland House, Sussex
  • Subject Chemical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Chemical apparatus
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  Engravings, Prints

  Plate VIII: 1. Machine for the Combustion of Phosphorus. 2 to 6. The Mercurial Gazometer. 7. Guyton's Eudiometer.

  • 1801-Feb-10

  Hand-colored engraving by J. Pass after the drawing by Henry Lascelles for the section on "Chemistry." From Volume 4 of the Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature,…

  • Artist Lascelles, Henry
  • Engraver Paas, John, 1790-1832
  • Publisher Wilkes, John, of Milland House, Sussex
  • Subject Chemical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Chemical apparatus
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  Engravings

  Plate X: 1. New Steelyards for weighing Gasses. 2. Apparatus for the Combustion of the Diamond.

  • 1801-Mar-02

  Hand-colored engraving by J. Pass after the drawing by Henry Lascelles for the section on "Chemistry." From Volume 4 of the Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature,…

  • Artist Lascelles, Henry
  • Engraver Paas, John, 1790-1832
  • Publisher Wilkes, John, of Milland House, Sussex
  • Subject Chemical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Chemical apparatus
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  Engravings, Prints

  Plate IX: 1. New Gazometer of the Philosophical Society of London. 2 to 4. DeVigne's Apparatus for saturating Water with Gas. 5 and 6. Apparatus for freezing Mercury.

  • 1801-Mar-09

  Hand-colored engraving by J. Pass after the drawing by Henry Lascelles for the section on "Chemistry." From Volume 4 of the Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature,…

  • Artist Lascelles, Henry
  • Engraver Paas, John, 1790-1832
  • Publisher Wilkes, John, of Milland House, Sussex
  • Subject Chemical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Chemical apparatus
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  Engravings

  Plate XI: The Calorimeter of Lavoisier and La Place.

  • 1801-Mar-10

  Hand-colored engraving by J. Pass after the drawing by Henry Lascelles for the section on "Chemistry." From Volume 4 of the Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature,…

  • Artist Lascelles, Henry
  • Engraver Paas, John, 1790-1832
  • Publisher Wilkes, John, of Milland House, Sussex
  • Subject Chemical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Chemical apparatus
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  Rare books, Illustrated works, Encyclopedias and dictionaries

  An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry

  • 1824

  Friedrich Christian Accum or Frederick Accum (1769-1838) was a German chemist whose most important achievements included advances in the field of gas lighting, efforts to keep processed foods free from dangerous…

  • Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
  • Engraver Adlard, Henry
  • Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
  • Subject Chemical apparatus, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemistry, Science--Encyclopedias, Chemistry--Dictionaries, Science--Terminology, Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
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  Plate 10: Crucible and blast furnaces; alkali decomposing apparatus

  • Part of An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry

  • 1824

  Depicts crucible and blast furnaces, thermometers, eudiometer, blowpipe spoon, and an apparatus for decomposing alkaline metals in figure 5.

  • Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
  • Engraver Adlard, Henry
  • Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
  • Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 11 (Frontispiece): Gasometers; precipitating jars; air holders

  • Part of An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry

  • 1824

  Depicts assorted gasometers (common and mercurial), as well as glass globes and receivers, precipitating jars, and air and gas funnels, holders, and bladders.

  • Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
  • Engraver Adlard, Henry
  • Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
  • Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 12: Metallic still; distillatory apparatuses; oxy-hydrogen blowpipe

  • Part of An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry

  • 1824

  Depicts a metallic still in figure 1, compound distillatory apparatuses, cast iron bottle and tube, air jar, and an oxy-hydrogen blowpipe in figure 10.

  • Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
  • Engraver Adlard, Henry
  • Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
  • Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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  Plate 13: Thermometers; photometers; steam baths

  • Part of An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry

  • 1824

  Depicts assorted thermometers (differential and mercurial), photometers in figures 3 and 5, steam baths for a lamp furnace in figure 7, and a vertical compound distillatory apparatus in figure 8.

  • Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
  • Engraver Adlard, Henry
  • Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
  • Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 14: Calorimeter; pyrometer; reflectors; barometers

  • Part of An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry

  • 1824

  Depicts a calorimeter, pyrometer, Pictet's reflectors for experiments with radiant heat in figure 10, and barometers.

  • Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
  • Engraver Adlard, Henry
  • Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
  • Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 15: Laboratory furnaces

  • Part of An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry

  • 1824

  Depicts assorted furnaces (fixed universal; portable; reverberatory; wind; assay; air).

  • Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
  • Engraver Adlard, Henry
  • Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
  • Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 16: Various chemical apparatus and instruments

  • Part of An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry

  • 1824

  Depicts an assortment of chemical apparatus and equipment, including hoops, funnels, precipitating glasses, pans, pots, mortars and pestles, as well as cupellation and crucible furnaces, freezing apparatus, and…

  • Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
  • Engraver Adlard, Henry
  • Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
  • Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 1: Various chemical apparatus and instruments

  • Part of An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry

  • 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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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 2: Various chemical and pneumatic apparatuses

  • Part of An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry

  • 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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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 3: Blowpipes; apparatus for producing phosphoric acid

  • Part of An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry

  • 1824

  Depicts assorted blowpipes (self-adjusting candlestick; oxy-hydrogen), compound distillatory apparatus, furnace, and an apparatus for the production of phosphoric acid in figure 9.

  • Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
  • Engraver Adlard, Henry
  • Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
  • Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 4: Various chemical apparatus and instruments

  • Part of An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry

  • 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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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 5: Hygrometer; gasometers; mephitic water apparatus

  • Part of An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry

  • 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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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 6: Distillatory apparatus; gravimeters; Nooth's apparatus

  • Part of An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry

  • 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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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 7: Lixiviating tubs; filtration fountain; chemical lamp furnace; distillatory apparatus; mortars

  • Part of An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry

  • 1824

  Depicts lixiviating tubs in figure 1, a filtration fountain in figure 5, chemical lamp furnace in figure 6, compound distillatory apparatus in figure 14, as well as an alembic, hydrostatic balance, hydrometer, and iron…

  • Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
  • Engraver Adlard, Henry
  • Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
  • Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 8: Casting molds and cones; tongs; atmometer

  • Part of An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry

  • 1824

  Depicts casting molds and cones, cupel and crucible tongs, an anvil in figure 10, and an atmometer in figure 14.

  • Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
  • Engraver Adlard, Henry
  • Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
  • Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus