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Colloid Platinum Katalysis Poisoning by Corrosive Sublimate
- Circa 1909
- Creator Of Work Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Congdon, Edgar Davidson, 1879-1970, Colloids, Platinum catalysts, Catalyst poisoning, Chemistry
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Katalyse und Biologie
- Catalysis and Biology
- 1936-Jan-20
Clipping of Katalyse und Biologie (Catalysts and Biology) by Alwin Mittasch (1869-1953) published in Forschungen und Fortschritte, a news bulletin of German science and technology which ran between 1925 and 1967.
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Letter from Dr. John J. Reese to James Curtis Booth, August 29, 1859
- 1859-Aug-29
Dr. John James Reese (1818-1892), a professor of medical jurisprudence and toxicology at the University of Pennsylvania, writes to propose a purchase of a share in James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888) laboratory.
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Postcard from Kasimir Fajans to Georg Bredig
- 1922-Mar-30
Postcard from Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
Fajans was a student of Georg Bredig at the University of Heidelberg. Fajans was a pioneer in the science of radioactivity and discovered the…
- Author Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975, Chemists, Chemistry teachers
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Letter from T. Roberts Baker to James Curtis Booth, July 23, 1855
- 1855-Jul-23
A request for chemical information on behalf of a lawyer who wishes to remove an ink stain from a will.
- Author Baker, T. Roberts
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Spotting (Cleaning), Chemistry, Baker, T. Roberts
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Postcard from Rudolf Knietsch to Georg Bredig
- 1906-Jan-08
Rudolf Knietsch (1854-1906), a German chemist, responds to a scientific inquiry from Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
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Letter from Julius Thomsen to Georg Bredig, December 1883
- 1917-May-02
Julius Thomsen (1826-1909), a Danish chemist famous for determining the amount of heat absorbed in many chemical reactions, provides information on the enthalpy of neutralization for different acids, salts, and metals.
- Creator Of Work Thomsen, Julius, 1826-1909
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Thomsen, Julius, 1826-1909, Neutralization (Chemistry), Enthalpy
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Problem... Solution Result... [May-July]
- Part of 1947 Hercules Advertisements
- 1947
Advertisement for Hercules CMC, the trade name for a carboxymethylcellulose compound manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use stabilizing emulsions in oil-water mixtures such as cosmetic lotions and…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Advertising, Industrial, Cellulose--Chemistry, Cellulose, Emulsions
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Plate 8: Diameters of Elastic Atoms; Ebullition of Volatile Liquids
- 1810
The first 16 figures represent the atoms of different elastic fluids, drawn in squares of different magnitude in proportion to the diameters of the atoms.
Fig. 17 exhibits curve lines by which the boiling point of…
- Author Dalton, John, 1766-1844
- Printer Russell & Allen
- Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Chemistry, Inorganic, Atoms, Atomic theory, Boiling-points
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Plate 1: Capacities of bodies for heat; views of mercurial and water thermometer divisions
- 1808
Fig. 1 is intended to illustrate Dalton's ideas on the subject of the capacities of bodies for heat.
Fig. 2 is a comparative view of the old and new divisions of the scale of the mercurial thermometer.
FIg. 3 is a…
- Author Dalton, John, 1766-1844
- Engraver Slack
- Printer Russell, S.
- Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Chemistry, Inorganic, Thermometers, Atomic theory, Temperature measurements
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Greenhouse at Dow Agricultural Research Laboratory
- 1952
General view of potted plants housed in a greenhouse located at the Dow Chemical Company's Agricultural Research Laboratory in Seal Beach, California. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the photo was taken to…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Photographer Korling, Torkel
- Subject Agricultural chemicals, Plants, Dow Chemical Company, Greenhouses, Soil fumigation, Agricultural chemistry
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Portrait of Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928)
- 1910s
…Pennsylvania and the Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection in the History of Chemistry. Edgar Fahs Smith was born on May 23, 1854 in York, Pennsylvania … teaching chemistry in 1920. Throughout his time as an influential writer and teacher …manuscripts. Evidence of his dedication to preserving the history of chemistry, Smith co-founded the American Chemical Society’s History of Chemistry…
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Women picking cotton waste for use in explosive manufacturing
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
…used in explosives. This plate is found within The Romance of Modern Chemistry, which is a layman's introduction to topics in chemistry. Includes a history of chemistry along with alchemy and the philosopher's stone; elements including …as discoveries in chemistry.…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Creator Of Work Nathan, Frederick, Reinhold Thiele & Company
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Textbooks, Explosives industry, Guncotton, Nitrocellulose, Women employees
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Man sealing platinum wires into an incandescent light bulb
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
… a tight joint. This plate is found within The Romance of Modern Chemistry, which is a layman's introduction to topics in chemistry. Includes a history of chemistry along with alchemy and the philosopher's stone; elements including …as discoveries in chemistry.…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Creator Of Work Robertson Electric Lamps, Ltd.
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Electric lighting, Textbooks, Electric lighting, Incandescent, Platinum
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Henry Taube lecture at Brooklyn College
- 1986-Mar-19
…which was intended to introduce high school students to careers in chemistry. Introductions to the talk and speaker are given by Leon Gortler, chair of the Chemistry Department at Brooklyn College; Richard Pizer; and H. Martin Friedman …. At the time of this lecture (1986), he was Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University. Taube discusses his career and research,…
- Creator Of Work Taube, Henry, 1915-2005, Brooklyn College
- Subject Chemistry--Study and teaching, Taube, Henry, 1915-2005, Nobel Prize winners, Lectures
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Postage stamp commemorating German emergency aid
- 1934
…under Nazi rule depicting images associated with the profession of chemistry.…
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1967
- 1967-Feb-14
… on the occasion of Mulliken being awarded the 1966 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.…
- Addressee Shull, Harrison
- Author Mulliken, Robert Sanderson
- Subject Shull, Harrison, Mulliken, Robert Sanderson, Chemists, Quantum chemistry, Nobel Prize winners, Physicists
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Letter from František Wald to Georg Bredig, February 1899
- 1899-Feb-01
…The definition of a chemist as I provided in the Journal of Physical Chemistry, Volume 24, Page 648, is of course the basis of all my work in this …Considerations,” especially since I now had proof that the simplest things in chemistry are the least known. Even with your clear understanding of things …this title only applies to me with regards to our work on physical chemistry. Otherwise, I have no right to it, because I am not a teacher - let…
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Figure 53: Display of Fireworks on the Seine, Paris
- 1884
…fireworks displays. This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals, published in 1884. Intended as an introduction to the study of chemistry, this volume contains illustrations throughout the text including…
- Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
- Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
- Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Fireworks, France--Seine River, France--Paris
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Obituary for Louis Henry
- Circa 1913
…is today a classic carbon-carbon bond formation reaction in organic chemistry. Discovered in 1895, it is the combination of a nitroalkane and an …alcohols. The Henry reaction is a useful technique in the area of organic chemistry due to the synthetic utility of its corresponding products, as they…
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Portrait of Sir Humphry Davy
- 1884
…and iodine. This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals, published in 1884. Intended as an introduction to the study of chemistry, this volume contains illustrations throughout the text including…
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Figure 25: Photographer working in a darkroom
- 1884
… sunlight." This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals, published in 1884. Intended as an introduction to the study of chemistry, this volume contains illustrations throughout the text including…
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Letter from Kasimir Fajans to Max Bredig, September 29, 1927
- 1927-Sep-29
…Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975), a Polish chemist and the director of the chemistry department at the University of Munich, discusses upcoming plans …
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Plate VII: Homologous Series of Compounds
- 1856
…various acids. This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects authored by American scientific writer, editor…
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Plate I: Metalloids and Their Compounds
- 1856
…and phosphorus. This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects authored by American scientific writer, editor…