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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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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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116 items
Chemistry notebook of Susie Collins, 1886
- 1886
Notebook containing notes created by Susie Collins during a high school chemistry class at Chelsea High School in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The notebook covers the period from February 16th through June 3rd, 1886 and…
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Portrait of William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929)
- 1880s
Carte-de-visite portrait of English organic chemist William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929), son of chemist Sir William Henry Perkin (1838-1907).
William Henry Perkin Jr. was born in Sudbury, England on June 17, 1860 and…
- Photographer Neumayer, Franz
- Subject Perkin, William Henry, Jr., 1860-1929, Chemists, Portraits, Chemistry, Organic
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Portrait of William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929)
- 1880s
Carte-de-visite portrait of English organic chemist William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929), son of chemist Sir William Henry Perkin (1838-1907), who is best known for his creation of the first synthetic dye, mauveine, in…
- Photographer Neumayer, Franz
- Subject Perkin, William Henry, Jr., 1860-1929, Chemists, Portraits, Chemistry, Organic
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2 items
Portrait of William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929)
- 1880s
Carte-de-visite portrait of English organic chemist William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929), son of chemist Sir William Henry Perkin (1838-1907).
William Henry Perkin Jr. was born in Sudbury, England on June 17, 1860 and…
- Photographer Mathieu, J.
- Subject Perkin, William Henry, Jr., 1860-1929, Portraits, Chemists, Chemistry, Organic
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Portrait of Louis Pasteur
- Part of The Life of Pasteur
- 1886 (Date of photograph)
- 1911 (Date of publication)
Half-length printed photographic reproduction portrait of French chemist, biologist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) by French photographer Paul Nadar (1820-1910). Pasteur is credited with discovering the…
- Author Vallery-Radot, René, 1853-1933
- Publisher Constable
- Photographer Nadar, Paul, 1856-1939
- Subject Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895, Portraits, Scientists, Nadar, Paul, 1856-1939, Chemists
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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 Chemist
- Circa 1868 – 1893
A bearded, elderly alchemist in a fur-trimmed coat leans close over a tabletop experiment. The equipment on his lab bench includes an adjustable clamp stand and an alcohol burner, contemporary to the 1800s. Small vials…
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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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Plate 12: Cinchona bark
- 1886
Illustrations printed in color of two varieties of cinchona bark. No. 109 is Cinchona Flavae cortex or yellow cinchona bark and No. 111 is Cinchonae Carthagenae cortex or Carthagena bark.
This manual identifies plants…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Materia medica, Vegetable, Cinchona--Therapeutic use
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Will's habitat map
- 1886
Foldout map of the geographical habitat of all the plants used in the British Pharmacopoeia. Includes list of plants indigenous to Great Britain.
This manual identifies plants used for medicinal purposes. The focus is…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Printer Of Plates Buck & Wootton, London
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Materia medica, Vegetable
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Opium masses
- Plate 4.
- 1886
Printed illustration in color of two opium masses. Opium is made from the juice from the capsules of Papaver somniferum which is then hardened by evaporation. The top illustration, no. 18, is of Egyptian Opium which was…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Opium, Materia medica, Vegetable
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Opium masses
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- 1886
Printed illustration in color of two opium masses. Opium is made from the juice from the capsules of Papaver somniferum which is then hardened by evaporation. The top, no. 16, is of a Smyrna Opium which is wrapped in…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Opium--Therapeutic use, Materia medica, Vegetable
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Westminster College of Chemistry and Pharmacy
- 1886
Advertisement for the Westminster College of Chemistry and Pharmacy with illustration of the school's building.
This manual identifies plants used for medicinal purposes. The focus is on plants that can be acquired…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Materia medica, Vegetable, Universities and colleges
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Plate 11: Red and pale cinchona bark
- 1886
Illustrations printed in color. Illustration No. 108 is Cinchonae rubrae cortex or red cinchona bark. Illustration No. 110 is Cinchonae pallidae cortex or pale cinchona bark.
This manual identifies plants used for…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Materia medica, Vegetable, Cinchona--Therapeutic use
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A Manual of Vegetable Materia Medica
- 1886
This manual identifies plants used for medicinal purposes. The focus is on plants that can be acquired through commerce in Britain and are illustrated as they would have been imported and bought, for example the opium…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Materia medica, Vegetable
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Plate 6: Guarana and Orange
- 1886
Illustration printed in color. Item no. 29. is guarana, which is made from the seeds of the paullinia sorbilis ground, made into a paste then molded into a cylindrical mass and dried. Guarana is known for its high…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Bitter orange oil, Oranges, Guarana--Therapeutic use, Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Materia medica, Vegetable, Guarana
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Plate 8: Illustration of various leaves, bark, and seeds
- Plate 8.
- 1886
An Illustration printed in color of various leaves, a bark, and seed. No. 41 is Buchu Folia, No. 42 is Cuspariae vel Angusturae Cortex or Angustura bark, No. 64 is Physostigmatis Semen or calabar bean, No. 68 is Senna…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Materia medica, Vegetable, Angostura bark, Calabar bean, Senna alexandrina
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Illustration of Aconite leaves and root, American may apple, star-anise root and calumba root
- 1886
Color lithograph of five botanical specimens: No. 1. Aconiti Folia. Aconite leaves (leaves and flowering tops of Aconitum Napellus or Monkshood; No. 2. Aconiti Radix. Aconite root; No. 3. Podophylli Rhizoma. Podophyllum…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Botanical illustration, Materia medica, Vegetable
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Plate 7: Limonis Cortex and Belae Fructus
- Plate 7.
- 1886
Illustrations printed in color of a lemon whole and a cross-section and a bael fruit whole as well as a cross-section.
This manual identifies plants used for medicinal purposes. The focus is on plants that can be…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Lemon, Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Bael (Tree)--Therapeutic use, Bael (Tree), Materia medica, Vegetable
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Plate 9: Various medicinal plants based from trees of the sub-order Caesalpinieae
- 1886
Illustrations of medicinal plants printed in color. No. 70 is a cassia pulp, No. 73 is a catechu nigrum or cutch made from the heart wood of the acacia. No. 81 is Amygdala amara or bitter almond, No. 83 is Amygdala…
- Author Wills, George S. V.
- Publisher Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
- Subject Botany, Medical, Medicinal plants, Almond, Cassia (Genus), Materia medica, Vegetable