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Georg Bredig and fellow chemists in Amsterdam
- 1894
Group photograph showing chemists in Amsterdam. The pictured individuals are likely the students and colleagues of Jacobus van’t Hoff (1852-1911). Handwritten annotations identify the individuals from left to right as…
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Chemists from Amsterdam, 1894
- 1894
Fading posed photograph of chemists at the University of Amsterdam, possibly at Jacobus van 't Hoff's (1852-1911) laboratory. Pictured standing, left to right are Thomas Ewan, Heinrich Jacob Goldschmidt (1857-1937),…
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Manual of Physico-Chemical Measurements
- 1894
Digitized content includes two figures of Ernst Otto Beckmann (1853-1923) apparatus for boiling point elevation.
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2 items
Newspaper clippings regarding President Cleveland’s signing of a relief bill for the estate of James C. Booth
- 1892-Jan-10 ("A Careful Official")
- 1894-Dec-29 ("Ledger and Transcript")
Two clippings, titled "Ledger and Transcript" and "A Careful Official," document James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888) contributions to the United States Mint and announce the President's approval of an act for the relief of…
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Letter from S.R. Bond to Margaret C. Booth
- 1894-Dec-19
S.R. Bond, Attorney-at-Law, writes to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza to report the success of the relief bill which will be sent to the President of the United States for his signature.
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Letter from James Donald Cameron to Margaret M. Booth
- 1894-Aug-08
James Donald Cameron (1833-1918) of the United States Senate assures Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza of his intention to see that her relief bill receives speedy attention.
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Letter from Matthew S. Quay to Margaret M. Booth
- 1894-Aug-07
Matthew S. Quay (1833-1904) of the United States Senate writes to inform Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza that the bill for her relief is now pending and Acting Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Harris,…
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Holiday card from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ruzek to Georg Bredig
- After 1890 – before 1940
A Christmas card featuring a black and white illustration of a winter nighttime scene. The view shows a snow-covered Karlsruher Schloss, or Karlsruhe palace.
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Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ruzek to Georg Bredig
- After 1890 – before 1940
A Christmas card featuring a black and white illustration of a large adorned Christmas tree at the Rondellplatz, or the city square of Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ruzek, Joseph, 1903-1956
- Subject Christmas, New Year, Greeting cards, Germany--Karlsruhe, Ruzek, Joseph, 1903, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ruzek to Georg Bredig
- After 1890 – before 1940
A Christmas card featuring a black and white illustration of the Rondellplatz, or the city square of Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ruzek, Joseph, 1903-1956
- Subject Greeting cards, Christmas, New Year, Germany--Karlsruhe, Ruzek, Joseph, 1903, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Calculations from Jacobus van't Hoff sent to Georg Bredig
- 1894
Notes handwritten by Dutch physical chemist, Jacobus H. van’t Hoff (1852-1911). Van’t Hoff was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1911 and is considered to be one of the lead pioneers of the field of…
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Scientific notes for the lecture "A topic inspired by Bredig": Natural Copper
- 1894
Notes for a proposed lecture topic created by Jacobus van't Hoff (1852-1911) sent to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The computations pertain to thermodynamics.
- Creator Of Work Hoff, J. H. van 't (Jacobus Henricus), 1852-1911
- Subject Lectures and lecturing, Chemical equations, Copper, Nobel Prize winners, Thermodynamics
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The Life and Correspondence of William Buckland, D.D., F.R.S., Sometimes Dean of Westminster, Twice President of the Geological Society, and First President of the British Association
- 1894
Biography detailing the life of renowned geologist William Buckland (1784-1856), a pioneer of modern geological inquiry. Buckland's studies paved the way for Charles Darwin's (1809-1882) development of evolutionary…
- Author Gordon, E. O. (Elizabeth Oke)
- Publisher John Murray (Firm)
- Subject Buckland, William, 1784-1856, Geologists, Evolution (Biology), Ichthyosauria, Scientific illustration
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, January 1894
- 1894-Jan-09
In 1894 Georg Bredig (1868-1944) began his post-doctoral studies with Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927). In this letter, Arrhenius expresses his happiness that Bredig will continue studying physical chemistry and invites him…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, March 1894
- 1894-Mar-11
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) about coming to Stockholm to start working. In 1894, Bredig began his post-doctoral studies with Arrhenius.
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47 items
Set of Postcards depicting the Welsbach Factory in Gloucester, New Jersey
- 1890 – 1930
This set of postcards depicts the scenes from the Welsbach Incandescent Gas Lighting Company factory at Gloucester, New Jersey. Originally a set of 46 postcards, this collection is missing cards number 20 and 31. The…
- Contributor Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Subject Welsbach Gas Light Company, Employees, Incandescent gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting--Fixtures, Lighting, Rare earth industry, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Women employees, Rare earths, Machinery in the workplace, Machinery
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24 items
Reflex Inverted Gas Light Catalog
- 1890 – 1930
Welsbach aimed its Reflex line at the middle of the gas mantle market, priced below its Welco line but above its biggest selling models like the Number 4 mantle. Images in this catalog illustrate Welsbach's imagined…
- Creator Of Work Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Subject Welsbach Gas Light Company, Incandescent gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting--Fixtures, Rare earth industry, Rare earths, Advertising, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Gas-lighting, Interior lighting, Interior lighting--Design
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Carl Auer von Welsbach Cigarette Trading Card
- 1890 – 1930
Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858-1929) was a key figure in the history of rare earth elements. In 1885 he showed didymium was not an element, but an alloy of two elements that he named praseodymium and…
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The Gyroscope
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration of a gyroscope, an apparatus that exemplifies the laws of conservation of angular momentum, meaning it will maintain rotational movement in a plane of rotation in spite of the force of gravity. The…
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Preparation of Metallic Iron
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration showing an apparatus used to generate an environment in which iron is able to ignite with oxygen at room temperature. The illustration is labeled to indicate a source of hydrogenated gas, a desiccative…
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The Electric Stamp
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an electric stamp, a device used to deface stamps with a heated platinum wire in the form of a design or initial. The device is powered by electricity, using the hand of its user to complete the…
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Smee's Cell and Smee's Battery
- 1870 – 1900
Illustrations of the electric cell and battery apparatus developed by Alfred Smee (1818-1877). The cell consists of two positively charged zinc plates and one negatively charged platinized silver plate immersed in…
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The Electric Machine
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an Electric Machine, or a device used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy to store a static positive charge. The device operates by turning a glass plate between two metal-coated…