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Plate 15: Laboratory furnaces
- 1824
Depicts assorted furnaces (fixed universal; portable; reverberatory; wind; assay; air).
- Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
- Engraver Adlard, Henry
- Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
- Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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Plate 14: Calorimeter; pyrometer; reflectors; barometers
- 1824
Depicts a calorimeter, pyrometer, Pictet's reflectors for experiments with radiant heat in figure 10, and barometers.
- Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
- Engraver Adlard, Henry
- Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
- Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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Plate 13: Thermometers; photometers; steam baths
- 1824
Depicts assorted thermometers (differential and mercurial), photometers in figures 3 and 5, steam baths for a lamp furnace in figure 7, and a vertical compound distillatory apparatus in figure 8.
- Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
- Engraver Adlard, Henry
- Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
- Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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Plate 12: Metallic still; distillatory apparatuses; oxy-hydrogen blowpipe
- 1824
Depicts a metallic still in figure 1, compound distillatory apparatuses, cast iron bottle and tube, air jar, and an oxy-hydrogen blowpipe in figure 10.
- Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
- Engraver Adlard, Henry
- Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
- Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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Plate 11 (Frontispiece): Gasometers; precipitating jars; air holders
- 1824
Depicts assorted gasometers (common and mercurial), as well as glass globes and receivers, precipitating jars, and air and gas funnels, holders, and bladders.
- Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
- Engraver Adlard, Henry
- Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
- Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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Plate 10: Crucible and blast furnaces; alkali decomposing apparatus
- 1824
Depicts crucible and blast furnaces, thermometers, eudiometer, blowpipe spoon, and an apparatus for decomposing alkaline metals in figure 5.
- Author Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
- Engraver Adlard, Henry
- Publisher Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
- Subject Chemistry, Chemical apparatus
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Eilhard Mitscherlich
- 1824
An oval bust-length portrait of Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794–1863) facing right. He was a German chemist known for his law of isomorphism.
- Artist Tardieu, Ambroise, 1788-1841
- Subject Mitscherlich, Eilhard, 1794-1863
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An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry
- 1824
Friedrich Christian Accum or Frederick Accum (1769-1838) was a German chemist whose most important achievements included advances in the field of gas lighting, efforts to keep processed foods free from dangerous…
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Letter to James Curtis Booth from his mother, Ann Booth
- 1824-Dec-29
A description of the funeral service for Lewis XVIII of France (1755-1824), held at Old St. Augustine’s Church in Philadelphia and some criticism of the doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Booth, Ann, 1772-1855
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Booth, Ann, 1772-1855, Religious life
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Letter to James Curtis Booth from his mother, Ann Booth
- 1824-Jul-30
A letter exhorting James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to piety and discussing a theological controversy between Mssrs. Kneeland and McCalla on the subject of eternal salvation.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Booth, Ann, 1772-1855
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Religious life, Faith, Booth, Ann, 1772-1855
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A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons
- 1822
The title page is digitized from the fourth edition of this seminal work responsible for exposing dangerous adulterations to foods and beverages. Food and drug purity legislation followed later in the nineteenth…
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A Design for a General Laboratory
- 1822
This engraving by Alfred William Warren is based on a painting by English watercolor specialist Cornelius Varley. The engraving depicts a design for a general scientific laboratory, with the apparatus numbered.
- After Varley, Cornelius, 1781-1873
- Engraver Warren, A. W. (Alfred William)
- Subject Laboratories
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Sir Humphrey Davy Bar't.
- After 1821
A mezzotint portrait of Sir Humphry Davy (1778–1829) seated at a desk with a burner lamp on his left and a quill in a holder in the foreground.
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Memoirs of the Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain Living in the Years 1807-8
- 1821
Contains fifty one biographies of scientists living in Great Britain during the years 1807-8. Scientists include astronomers, chemists, engineers, naturalists, and other men of science.
- Author Walker, William, 1821-
- Publisher W. Walker & Son
- Subject Scientists--Biography, Scientists, Chemists, Astronomers, Engineers, Naturalists
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La Femme Hydropique
- The Dropsical Woman
- After 1800 – before 1821
This engraving, by the French printmaker Jean Baptiste Fosseyeux, reproduces an original painting by Gerrit Dou. The work, titled "The Dropsical Woman," shows a young but finely-robed doctor examining the urine of a…
- After Dou, Gerard
- Artist Fosseyeux, Jean Baptiste, Gianni, Felice
- Subject Urine--Analysis, Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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Frontispiece: Fifty one male scientists of Great Britain living in the years 1807-8
- 1821
Foldout frontispiece illustration entitled "Key to the Engraving of the Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain 1807-8" depicts all fifty one scientists whose biographies are included in this work. They are…
- Author Walker, William, 1821-
- Publisher W. Walker & Son
- Subject Scientists--Biography, Scientists, Chemists, Astronomers, Engineers, Naturalists, Portraits, Portraits, British, Portraits, Group
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Culinary Chemistry: Exhibiting the Scientific Principles of Cookery, with Concise Instructions for Preparing Good and Wholesome Pickles, Vinegar, Conserves, Fruit Jellies, Marmalades, and Various Other Alimentary Substances Employed in Domestic Economy, with Observations on the Chemical Constitution and Nutritive Qualities of Different Kinds of Food
- 1821
Title page and facing title page of Culinary Chemistry: Exhibiting the Scientific Principles of Cookery, With Concise Intructions for Preparing Good and Wholesome Pickles, Vinegar, Conserves, Fruit Jellies, Marmalades,…
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A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons
- 1820
The cover and title page are digitized from the first edition of this seminal work responsible for exposing dangerous adulterations to foods and beverages. Food and drug purity legislation followed later in the…
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An Essay on the Chemical History and Medical Treatment of Calculous Disorders
- 1819
Alexander Marcet (1770-1822) was a Genevan physician who specialized in urinary calculi. Marcet was one of few medical practitioners of the time who used chemistry in their explanation and treatment of disease. He was…
- Author Marcet, Alexander, 1770-1822
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Calculi, Urinary organs--Calculi, Gallstones, Kidneys--Calculi, Bladder--Calculi, Therapeutics, Medicine, Urology
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Dr. William Davis in Account with George Booth, Deceased
- 1819-Jan-26
A list of charges and accounts between George Booth, father of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), and William Morris Davis (1815-1891), a member of the United States House of Representatives.
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Portrait of Nicholas Kratzer
- Circa 1818
This engraving portrays Nicholas Kratzer (1487?-1550), a German mathematician, astronomer, and horologist (horology is the art or science of measuring time), surrounded with tools related to his professional interests.…
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Plate 9: Butomus umbellatus
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus. Class Enneandria, order Hexagynia.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 8: Daphne mezereum
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of common mezereon, Daphne mezereum. Class Octandria, order Monogynia.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Botany, Thymelaeaceae, Mezereon, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 7: Galanthus nivalis
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis. Class Hexandria, order Monogynia.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Common snowdrop, Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 6: Myosotis palustris
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of water mouse ear, Myosotis palustris, now known as the water forget-me-not. Class Pentandria, order Monogynia.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration