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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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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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The Needle Telegraph
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting a man using a needle telegraph. One of the two main types of electromagnetic telegraphs, needle telegraphs use indicating needles moved electromagnetically as a means of displaying messages.
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Voltaic Pile
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting a voltaic pile, the first electric battery invented by Alessandro Volta in 1800.
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Will-O'-The-Wisp (Phosphuretted Hydrogen and Marsh Gas)
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting an evening marsh scene. The illustration demonstrates the natural occurrence of phosphoric compounds which become luminous in the presence of atmospheric gases. The illustration…
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386 items
Wonders of electricity and the elements, being a popular account of modern electrical and magnetic discoveries, magnetism and electric machines, the electric telegraph and the electric light, and the metal bases, salt, and acids
- 1870 – 1900
Educational volume covering a variety of topics related to electricity and the chemical elements in two parts. The first half of the volume is devoted to electrical and magnetic discoveries and modern electric machines,…
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472 items
The Constants of Nature
- Parts I, II, and III
- 1873-Dec (Part I)
- 1876-Apr (Part I Supplement, Part II, and Part III)
One of the first published compilations of physical and chemical constants, this three-part volume includes tables of constants gathered from contemporary research. The tables of part one list over 5000 values for the…
- Author Clarke, Frank Wigglesworth, 1847-1931
- Publisher Smithsonian Institution
- Contributor Mackellar, Smiths & Jordan Co.
- Subject Specific gravity, Boiling-points, Melting points, Reference books, Physical constants, Chemical elements, Chemical elements--Thermal properties, Chemicals--Properties, Clarke, Frank Wigglesworth, 1847-1931
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80 items
A Manual of Dyeing and Dyeing Receipts, Comprising a System of Elementary Chemistry as Applied to Dyeing
- With Receipts for the General Reader for Dyeing and Colour on Cotton, Silk, and Wool, which Colooured Pattern of Cloth of Each Fabric
- 1875
The third edition of a work, updated from the first to include an updated description of contemporary dyeing machinery, advances in science, and updated nomenclature and chemical formula. According to the author, the…
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A chemist watching over distillation process
- 1875
An etching of a chemist watching over a distillation process. The apparatus being used includes a gas-fueled bunsen burner at far left heating liquids in glass retorts. The products of the distillation are being…
- Artist Ouler, Walter W.
- Subject Distillation apparatus, Chemists, Distillation
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Portrait of Lyon Playfair, "Chemistry"
- 1875
Color lithograph reproduces a watercolor portrait caricature of Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair (1818-1898), a Scottish scientist and Liberal politician. Number 195 in the Vanity Fair collection, "Statesmen." The…
- Artist Pellegrini, Carlo, 1839-1889
- Publisher Vanity Fair
- Subject Playfair, Lyon Playfair, Baron, 1818-1898, Caricatures and cartoons, Chemists
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5 items
Unidentified wooden container with small metal cup inside. Stamped “G. Bredig”
- 1875
Unidentified wooden container with small metal cup inside. Stamped “G. Bredig”. The container was owned by Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Containers
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6 items
Letter from James Curtis Booth to an unidentified recipient
- Circa 1875-Mar-01
Letter is marked "private."
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Letter from Anna C. Faber to "Maggie"
- 1875-Mar-20
Letter from Anna C. Faber, grand-niece of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), to "my dear cousin Maggie." Mentions her Aunt Anna, likely Anna Faber Harnickell, Booth's niece.
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Letter from William Crookes to Henry Collen
- 1875-Nov-13
Concerns a suggestion by Cullen for Crookes to perform an experiment to investigate spiritualism. Crookes states that he has given up these investigations to focus on radiation.
- Addressee Collen, Henry
- Author Crookes, William, 1832-1919
- Subject Spiritualism, Crookes, William, 1832-1919, Radiation, Cullen, Henry
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Letter from Joseph Henry to James Curtis Booth, December 28, 1875
- 1875-Dec-28
Joseph Henry (1797-1878), Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with a request for a photograph.
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40 items
J.W. Colton's Choice Cooking Recipes, Preparations and Calendar for 1876-77
- Centennial Cook Book
- 1876
This cookbook produced by J.W. Colton was possibly distributed at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition given it is entitled "Centennial Cook Book" and features an illustration of the medal awarded to J.W. Colton for fruit…
- Author Colton, J.W. (Firm)
- Subject Cooking, American, Cooking, Cookbooks, Centennial Exhibition, Quacks and quackery
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Letter from Edward Frankland to Dr. Henry
- 1876-Feb-02
Concerns Frankland's intention to sign Dr. Henry's son's certificate so that he may attend the Athenaeum election. Letterhead is embossed, "Council on Education Kensington Museum."
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Letter from D. A. de Lima to James Curtis Booth
- 1876-Mar-09
D. A. de Lima writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning gold bars.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author de Lima, D. A.
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Gold ingots, United States Mint, Mint of the United States
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Adam's still for the distillation of alcohol
- 1877
Still patented by Edward Adam for the distillation of alcohol.
- Publisher J.B. Lippincott & Co.
- Subject Distillation apparatus, Chemistry, Technical
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Alègre's still for the distillation of alcohol
- 1877
Distilling apparatus by Pierre Alègre for the production of alcohol.
- Publisher J.B. Lippincott & Co.
- Subject Distillation apparatus, Chemistry, Technical
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Apparatus for the formation of acetic acid
- 1877
Apparatus used to form acetic acid by distillation and Mohr's table showing specific gravity in relation to amounts of acetic acid.
- Publisher J.B. Lippincott & Co.
- Subject Distillation apparatus, Chemistry, Technical
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Coffey's still for the distillation of alcohol
- 1877
Still patented by Aeneas Coffey for the distillation of alcohol.
- Publisher J.B. Lippincott & Co.
- Subject Coffey, Aeneas, Distillation apparatus, Chemistry, Technical
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Derosne's still for the distillation of alcohol
- 1877
Still improved upon by Charles Derosne for the continuous distillation of alcohol.
- Publisher J.B. Lippincott & Co.
- Subject Distillation apparatus, Chemistry, Technical, Derosne, Charles, 1780-1846
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Dorn's still for the distillation of alcohol
- 1877
Still by Johann Friedrich Dorn used for the small scale distillation of fermented extract of malt.
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27 items
Encyclopædia of Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical, and Analytical, as Applied to the Arts and Manufacturers, Vol. I and II
- 1877
Encyclopedia of technical chemistry. The work exists in two volumes; the first covers topics from Acetic Acid to Gas, and the second begins with Glass and ends with Zinc. Digitized content includes a limited selection…