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Envelope Addressed to Georg Bredig sent from Walther Nernst
- 1913-Jan-06
Walther Nernst is known as one of the founding fathers of physical chemistry. He is most renowned for his work in thermodynamics, physical chemistry, electrochemistry, and solid state physics. In 1920, he was awarded…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Nernst, Walther, 1864-1941
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Thank you note from Arthur Drews to Georg Bredig
- After 1911 – before 1935
Arthur Drews (1865-1935), a professor of philosophy and German language at the Technische Hochschule in Karlsruhe, Germany, writes a letter of thanks for Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for "considering the lecture hall."
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Letter from Hans Meyer to Georg Bredig
- 1912-Jan-01
Letter from Hans Meyer (1858 -1929) a geographer and professor at the University of Leipzig. Meyer asks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) about the preparation of rhodium.
- Author Meyer, Hans, 1858-1929
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Contributor Deutsche Universität in Prag. Mediz. Fakultät
- Subject Chemistry, Chemistry--Experiments, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Meyer, Hans, 1858-1929
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Letter from August Friedrich Horstmann to Georg Bredig
- 1912-Dec-01
Thank you from August Friedrich Horstmann (1842-1929) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) in response to birthday wishes. Horstmann expressed how much he appreciated the congratulations that were extended to him.
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Visiting card from Fritz Haber including message to Georg Bredig
- Circa 1914 – 1934
Visting card from Fritz Haber (1868-1934), including a brief message to Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
Haber thanks Bredig for the invitation, which he accepts with pleasure.
- Author Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Postcard from Theodor Curtius to Georg Bredig
- 1913-Mar-01
Theodor Curtius (1857-1928) enquires of Georg Bredig (1868-1944), when he might visit and mentions Hartwig Franzen (1878-1923).
During his career, Curtius was a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Heidelberg,…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Svante Arrhenius
- 1914-Mar-26
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) writes to Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927), his lifelong friend and colleague. Bredig updates Arrhenius on his own scientific work regarding chemical kinetics in electric and magnetic fields and…
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Letter from unidentified sender to Georg Bredig regarding H.L. Basset's paper
- 1913-Apr-07
Letter regarding a possible delay in the arrival of a paper written by H.L. Bassett.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bassett, Harold Llewellyn, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists
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Letter from Harold Llewellyn Bassett to Georg Bredig
- 1913-Apr-15
Letter from Harold Llewellyn Bassett to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) thanking him and committing to send Bredig one of his papers in return.
In 1913 and 1914, H.L. Basset published two notable papers on pigments titled T…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Bassett, Harold Llewellyn
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bassett, Harold Llewellyn
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, February 1910
- 1910-Feb-08
Postcard from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) congratulating Georg Bredig (1864-1944) on becoming a professor at the ETH in Zurich, Switzerland. Arrhenius ends the letter by mentioning his current research, and some…
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, December 1913
- 1913-Dec-01
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) discusses academic journals and papers. He tells Georg Bredig (1868-1944) that he sent an article from the from the anniversary issue of the Weekly Magazine for Chemistry, and an essay on…
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, January 1912
- 1912-Jan-24
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) about the possibility of understanding deviation on strong electrolytes. He also discusses the 1912 Summer Olympics, which was held Stockholm, Sweden, from…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Olympics, Chemists, Chemistry, Nobel Prize winners, Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, January 1913
- 1913-Jan-01
Letter from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) containing personal and professional updates. Arrhenius praises Bredig for his interest in physical chemistry, discusses Wilhelm Ostwald's (1853-1932)…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, April 1914
- 1914-Apr-12
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to his friend Georg Bredig (1868-1944), telling him about his latest trip to Norway, sharing his thoughts on current politics, other chemists' works, and congratulating Bredig on…
- Author Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, Chemistry, Nobel Prize winners
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, December 1914
- 1914-Dec-18
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) about the perilous onset of the First World War, which occurred after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914) in June 1914. Arrhenius…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, October 1911
- 1911-Oct-06
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to tell him about his travels to the U.S.A for a lecture series. He mentions the death of Jacobus van't Hoff (1852-1911), who was the first Nobel Prize…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, March 1912
- 1912-Mar-22
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to congratulate him on his new laboratory. He additionally discusses the scientific work of other chemists.
- Creator Of Work Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Nobel Prize winners, Nobel Prizes, Chemistry
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Set of Postcards depicting the Welsbach Factory in Gloucester, New Jersey
- 1890 – 1930
This set of postcards depicts the scenes from the Welsbach Incandescent Gas Lighting Company factory at Gloucester, New Jersey. Originally a set of 46 postcards, this collection is missing cards number 20 and 31. The…
- Contributor Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Subject Welsbach Gas Light Company, Employees, Incandescent gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting--Fixtures, Lighting, Rare earth industry, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Women employees, Rare earths, Machinery in the workplace, Machinery
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Reflex Inverted Gas Light Catalog
- 1890 – 1930
Welsbach aimed its Reflex line at the middle of the gas mantle market, priced below its Welco line but above its biggest selling models like the Number 4 mantle. Images in this catalog illustrate Welsbach's imagined…
- Creator Of Work Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Subject Welsbach Gas Light Company, Incandescent gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting--Fixtures, Rare earth industry, Rare earths, Advertising, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Gas-lighting, Interior lighting, Interior lighting--Design
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Carl Auer von Welsbach Cigarette Trading Card
- 1890 – 1930
Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858-1929) was a key figure in the history of rare earth elements. In 1885 he showed didymium was not an element, but an alloy of two elements that he named praseodymium and…
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Photochemie [Bookplate featuring Matthew Carey Lea]
- 1910
Franklin Institute Library bookplate featuring a small inset portrait of Matthew Carey Lea (1823-1897). Lea, a Philadelphian lawyer and scientist, was devoted to the chemistry of photography. He is known as the father…
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Nostrums and Quackery
- Articles on the Nostrum Evil, Quackery and Allied Matters Affecting the Public Health; Reprinted... from the Journal of the American Medical Association
- 1911
Volume two of three, compiled by the Journal of the American Medical Association. The volume consists of a collection of pseudo-scientific printings outlining fraudulent medicinal treatments. The quackery included in…
- Author American Medical Association
- Editor Cramp, Arthur J. (Arthur Joseph), 1872-
- Subject Quacks and quackery, Patent medicines, Women's health services, Drugs, Therapeutics, Drugs, Nonprescription, Obesity--Treatment, Sexism in medicine, Drug addiction--Treatment, Public health, Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company
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Colours Fast to Light for Staining Wood
- Lichtechte farbstoffe zum beizen von holz
- Colorants solides 'a la lumière pour mordants pour bois
- 1911
Sample book for dyeing solutions on wood from Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.—the first incarnation of the modern pharmaceutical company Bayer AG established to manufacture and sell synthetic dyestuffs.…
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Dyestuffs for Wood Stains
- 1900s
Sample book for dyeing solutions on wood from the Interessengemeinschaft Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, a German chemical and pharmaceutical conglomerate. Contains dyeing instructions and sixty-four mounted wood…
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Louis Pasteur
- Born 1822 Died 1895
- Circa 1913
Photographic reproduction portrait of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), a French microbiologist who investigated the fermentative properties of bacteria, developed the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax, discovered the…