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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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115 itemsChemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects
- 1856
Authored by American scientific writer, editor and lecturer Edward Livingston Youmans (1821-1887). Popularizing science, Youmans founded Popular Science magazine. Digitized in entirety, this textbook uses color…
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Portrait of John Abernethy
- 1856
Portrait print of English surgeon John Abernethy (1764-1831). Abernethy invented the Abernethy biscuit as an aid for digestion. He wrote one of the earliest popular works on medical science intended to be read by…
- Author Macilwain, George, 1797-1882
- Publisher Hatchard and Co.
- Subject Abernethy, John, 1764-1831, Medicine--Biography, Portraits
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Portrait of John Abernethy
- 1856
Half-length portrait print of English surgeon John Abernethy (1764-1831). Abernethy invented the Abernethy biscuit as an aid for digestion. He wrote one of the earliest popular works on medical science intended to be…
- Author Macilwain, George, 1797-1882
- Publisher Hatchard and Co.
- Artist Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769-1830
- Engraver Cook
- Subject Abernethy, John, 1764-1831, Medicine--Biography, Portraits
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10 itemsMemoirs of John Abernethy, F.R.S.
- 1856
Cover, frontismatter and title page have been digitized from this biography of English surgeon John Abernethy (1764-1831). Abernethy invented the Abernethy biscuit as an aid for digestion. He wrote one of the earliest…
- Author Macilwain, George, 1797-1882
- Publisher Hatchard and Co.
- Subject Abernethy, John, 1764-1831, Medicine--Biography
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Portrait of William Crookes, age 24
- 1856 (Date of sitting)
- 1923 (Date of publication)
Half-length photographic portrait of William Crookes taken in 1856, when sitter was 24 years old.
Plate from the biography of Sir William Crookes, a British chemist and physicist known for his work on spectroscopy. He…
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The Alchemist
- 1800 – 1899
A man dressed in peasant garb holds a gold scale in right hand and reaches with left for red substance in open paper packet. At left through window are building roofs; the light illuminates a dark, cluttered workshop…
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The Dentist and his Patient
- 1800 – 1899
This small painting on metal is a copy of Gerrit Dou's (also known as Gerrit Douw or Dow) [artist unknown] popular dentist scene in Dresden. Through the illusionistic frame of a large window, we see a dentist in a red…
- After Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675
- Subject Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675, Dentistry, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Teeth--Extraction
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Alchemist at work (with book resting on skull)
- 1800 – 1899
In this small copy in the style of David Teniers II (artist unknown), an elderly, bearded alchemist closely reads an open book with an expression of absorbed contemplation. He is seated at his desk beside a skull and…
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The School Master
- The Quill Cutter
- 1800 – 1899
In this copy after Gerrit Dou's (also known as Gerrit Douw or Dow) popular "The School Master" composition (artist unknown), the old man at the window niche sharpens his pen while his pupils are busy at work in the…
- After Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675
- Subject Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675, Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Art, Dutch
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An Apothecary Shop
- 1800s
An alchemist takes the pulse of an elegant female patient, inside a cavernous chamber decorated with fine paintings and luxurious furnishings. Above the mantle hangs a painted hunting scene which resembles the work of…
- Attributed To Heemskerck II, Egbert van
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Symbolism in art
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The Medical Alchemist
- 1800s
A physician wearing the traditional physician's cap conducts a urinoscopy on the flask he holds. A woman is seated beside him, waiting for the results. In the foreground the alchemist's assistant is tending to a furnace…
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Alchemist with Scale
- 1800s
A bearded alchemist wearing a fur-trimmed top coat and cap is carefully weighing ingredients with a balance. On top of his table is an exotic carpet covered with papers, a copper pitcher, and ceramic jar. Resting on a…
- Artist Weiland, Johannes
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemists in art