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Figures 84-89. Pneumatic Apparatus
- 1840
Figure 84. Double-barrelled Air Pump
Figure 85. Large-size Double-barrelled Air Pump on stage stool with Barometer Gauge
Figure 86. Ground Brass Plate with collar of leather & sliding wire
Figure 87. Pocket Condensers… -
Figures 81-83. Pneumatic Apparatus
- 1840
Figure 81. Small single-barrel Air Pump with Receiver
Figure 82. Small single-sloping-barrel Air Pump & Receiver, with Fountain
Figure 83. Large size double-barrelled Air Pump, with raised plateThese illustrations are…
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Figures 109-112. An Electric Machine and Electrometers
- 1840
Figure 109. Double 18-ich Electrical Machine a very splendid and powerful instrument, on Woodward's principle.
Figure 110. Harris's Unit Jar Electrometer with graduated slider, for charging other Leyden jars, or… -
Figures 113-123. Plate Electrical Machines
- 1840
Figure 113. Henley's Quadrant Electrometer with graduated arc, for experiments with accumulated electricity.
Figure 114. Bennet's Gold-leaf Electroscope, with Singer's Improvement whereby the instrument is better… -
Figures 124-135. Plate Electrical Machines
- 1840
Figure 124. Medical Jars mounted with Lane's discharging Electrometer to regulate the intensity of shock given to a patient.
Figure 125. Electrical Cannon for firing a mixture of hydrogen and atmospheric air by a spark… -
Figures 136-148. Plate Electrical Machines
- 1840
Figure 136. Egg Stand for passing the charge of a Leyden jar through eggs, oranges, &c. whereby they become luminous in a darkened room.
Figure 137. Electrical Swing for showing the repulsion of bodies similiarly… -
Figures 149-157. Plate Electrical Machines
- 1840
Figure 149. Hand Spiral consisting of two glass tubes with brass caps, the interior one being covered in a spiral form with spangles of tin foil, showing, when presented to an excited conductor, a continuous stream of…
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Figures 188 and 189. Electromagnetic Apparatus
- 1840
Illustrations for catalog listings. The first, Figure 188, depicts an Electro-magnetic Machine, "forming a powerful and portable apparatus for the application of medical electricity; also a highly interesting instrument…
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Figures 214-216. Compasses and Theodolites
- 1840
Illustrations of catalog listings. Figures 214 and 215 depict two products available in the category Levels, Compasses, &c., the Gilt Pochet Compass in Leather Case and the Magnetic Needle and Stand respectively.…
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Figures 220-222. Globes, Orrerys, and Optical Instruments.
- 1840
Illustrations of catalog listings. Figure 220 is a depiction of a globe, available on a pedestal made of neat mahogany or rosewood, in sizes from 2 to 9 inches. It is noted, "globes, of all sizes, mounted in superior…
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Figures 250-252. Walking Stick Telescopes and Very Superior Telescopes
- 1840
Illustrations of catalog listings in the section Perspectives and Telescopes. Figure 250 depicts an example of the walking-stick telescope, available in 12, 18, or 24 inches. Figure 251 shows a product identified as a…
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Palmer's Improved Portable Oxy-Hydrogen Apparatus and Microscope with Prepared Objects, Complete
- 1840
Figure 274 depicts the Improved Portable Oxy-Hydrogen Apparatus and Microscope. The projection microscope, offered by Edward Palmer (1803-1872), magnifies "from ten thousand to two million times" and projects various…
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Figures 276-290. Unannealed Glasses and Selenite Designs for Showing the Tints of Polarized Light
- 1840
Figures 276 through 281 depict the catalog entries for six unannealed glasses, each a different shape, used for showing the tints of polarized light. Below, figures 283 through 290 show selenite slides with designs. The…
- Author Palmer, Edward, 1803-1872
- Printer Gilbert, William
- Manufacturer Darker, William Hill, 1811-1864
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Commercial catalogs, Microscopes, Microscope slides, Polarization (Light), Lenses
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Figures 268-271. Stanhope Lenses
- 1840
Figure 268. Appearance of a Drop of Stagnant Water, As Seen Through the Stanhope Lens.
Figures 269 and 270. Stanhope Lenses in white metal, 3s.6d. and 4s.6d.
Figure 271. Stanhope Lenses, mounted in silver, 6s. and…
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Figures 253-256. Gould's Improved Compound Microscope
- 1840
Illustrations depicting a box-mounted microscope made by Charles Gould (ca. 1786-1849), and two larger improved compound microscopes. These are the first entries in the catalog listing microscopes.
Figure 253. This…
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Plate XXII: Molybdenum Ores, Chrome Ores, Antimony Ores, Arsenic Ores
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-2. Molybdenum Ores.
1. Molybdenite, Sulphuret of Molybdenum
2. MolybdeniteFigures 3-4. Chrome Ores.
3. Chromic Ochre
4. Chromic IronstoneFigures 5-10. Antimony Ores.
5. Native Antimony
6. Grey Antimony,… -
Plate XXI: Bismuth Ores, Uranium Ores, Titanium Ores, Tantalum Ores, Wolfram Ores
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figure 1. Greenockite
Figures 2-6. Bismuth Ores.
2. Native Bismuth
3. Metallic Bismuth
4. Native Bismuth
5. Bismuthine
6. Eulytine, or Bismuth-BlendeFigures 7-12. Uranium Ores.
7. Pitch-blende
8. Uran-ochre
9. Lime-U… -
Plate XX: Galena, Cerussite, Anglesite, Pyromorphite, Molybdate, Chromate, Tin Ore, Zinc Ores
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-3. Galena, Sulphuret of Lead.
1. Galena
2. The same [Galena]
3. The same [Galena]Figures 4-8. White Lead Ore, Cerusite.
4. White Lead Ore
5. The same [White Lead Ore]
6. The same [White Lead Ore]
7. The same…- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Galena, Cerussite, Tin ores, Zinc ores
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Plate XIX: Iron Ores, Hausmannite
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-10. Brown Ironstone and other Ores of Iron.
1. Stalactitic Hematite
2. Kidney-Shaped Iron Ore
3. Pea-Iron Ore
4. Finely Granular Lenticular Clay Ironstone
5. Spathic Iron Ore
6. Bog-Iron Ore
7. Vivianite
8. Sc…- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Iron ores, Manganese ores
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Plate XVIII: Pyrites, Magnetic Iron, Iron-Glance, Iron Ores
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-4. Magnetic Pyrites.
1. Magnetic PyritesFigures 2-8. Pyrites.
2. Pyrites
3. The same [Pyrites]
4. The same [Pyrites]
5. The same [Pyrites]
6. The same [Pyrites]
7. The same [Pyrites]
8. PyritesFigures…
- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Pyrites, Magnetite, Hematite
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Plate XVII: Nickel, Cobalt, Iron
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-4. Nickel Ores.
1. Capillary Nickel
2. Red Arseniet of Nickel
3. Chloanthite
4. Annabergite, or Nickel-OchreFigures 5-13. Cobalt Ores.
5. Cobalt-Pyrites
6. Cobalt-Glance, or Cobaltine
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Plate XVI: Copper, Malachite
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-3. Red Copper.
1. Cuprite, or Red Oxide of Copper
2. The same [Cuprite]
3. The same [Cuprite]Figures 4-7. Blue Copper.
4. Azurite or Chessylite
5. The same [Azurite]
6. The same [Azurite]
7. The same…- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Copper, Malachite
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Plate XV: Mercury, Quicksilver, Copper Ore
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-5. Mercury, Quicksilver.
1. Amalgam
2. Native Quicksilver
3. Crystalline Cinnabar
4. Crystallised Cinnabar
5. The same [Crystallised Cinnabar]Figures 6-20. Copper Ore, Native Ore, and Sulphuret of Copper.
6. …- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Copper, Mercury
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Plate XIV: Native Silver, Antimonial Silver, Sulphuret of Silver, Glance and Red Silver Ore
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-5. Native Silver.
1. Native Silver
2. The same [Native Silver]
3. The same [Native Silver]
4. Native Silver
5. Native SilverFigures 6-8. Antimonial Silver.
6. Antimonial Silver
7. The same [Antimonial Silver]…- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Silver, Antimony ores
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Plate XIII: Gold, Platinum, Iridium
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-10. Gold.
1. Native Gold
2. Crystal of Gold
3. The same [Crystal of Gold]
4. Native Gold
5. Gold Nugget
6. Small Nuggest of Gold
7. Grains of Gold
8. Gold-dust
9. Smooth Gold
10. Telluric or Graphic Gold
…- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Gold, Platinum, Iridium