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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man in profile
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the profile of an unidentified man; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the back.
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the portrait of an unidentified man looking forward; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the…
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
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Series table with sixteen vertical groups
- 1869 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of a series table with sixteen vertical groups. This table was originated by Russian chemist and inventor Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev…
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Series table with interrupted short periods
- 1869 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements by Dmitri Mendeleev with additions by Edward G. Mazurs. Mendeleev originated this series table with interrupted short periods in 1869 and Mazurs…
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Series table designed by Dmitri Mendeleev (1869)
- 1869 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed as a series table with Group 0 positioned in the middle of the table and with steps on both sides. This table was originated by Russian chemist…
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Series table based on Law of Octaves
- 1865 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements based on the Law of Octaves, which surmises that, when arranged by increasing atomic weight, chemical elements with similar physical and chemical…
- Creator Of Work Newlands, John A. R., Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements, Newlands, John A. R.
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Periodic table in style of helix drawn on one cylinder
- 1863 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements depicted as a helix drawn on a single cylinder. This table was originated by French geologist and mineralogist…
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Periodic table in style of helix drawn on one cylinder
- 1863 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements depicted as a helix drawn on a single cylinder. This table was originated by French geologist and mineralogist Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois…
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Periodic table designed by Dmitri Mendeleev (1889)
- 1869 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed in the style of a so-called "periodic chain" with the numbers of valences for each element noted on the left-hand side. This table was…
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Mortar and Pestles
- After 1868 – before 1944
Two sets of mortar and pestles belonging to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The larger is made of white porcelain and the smaller is made from agate. Mortar and pestles are used to manually grind or crush a sample into a fine…
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Manual drafting set
- After 1868 – before 1944
Georg Bredig's (1868-1944) drafting set. The tools are held in a rectangular case, lined with dark blue velvet.
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Professor Wohler
- After 1840 – before 1940
A half-length portrait of Friedrich Wöhler (1800–1882), a German chemist.
- Artist Cook, Conrad
- After L'Allemand, Conrad, 1809-1880
- Subject Wöhler, Friedrich, 1800-1882
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Newspaper article about Fritz Haber
- After 1868 – before 1934
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Frau Ernestine Bredig
- After 1847 – before 1930
Seated black and white portrait of Frau Ernestine Bredig (1847-1930). Little is known about Bredig as an individual, except that she was the mother of physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
- Subject Bredig, Ernestine, 1847-1930, Portraits
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Bellows
- After 1826 – before 1930
Pesticide bellows with wooden handles, expandable leather pouch, and tip. Instructions attached to object.
- Manufacturer Bateman Mfg. Co., Mfrs. Agts
- Subject Pests--Control, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Michael Faraday : Man of Science
- After 1865 – before 1929
A biographical account of the life and accomplishments of Michael Faraday (1791-1867), an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. Digitized content includes the work's…
- Author Jerrold, Walter, 1865-1929
- Publisher Fleming H. Revell
- Subject Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867, Physicists, Lectures and lecturing, Electromagnetism, Electrochemistry
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Balloon flown by Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (Nadar)
- L’aérostat “Le Géant” de Nadar
- 1863 (Date attributed to balloon flight)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of the hot air balloon "“Le Géant” ("The Giant") flown by French photographer and journalist Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (1820-1910). A proponent of manned flight,…
- Artist Molynk, A.
- Subject Nadar, Félix, 1820-1910, Aeronautics, Postcards, Ballooning, Hot air balloons, Illustrated works
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Bunsen, Kirchhoff, and Roscoe
- 1862 (Creation)
- 1906 (Publication)
Photographic portrait of Robert W. Bunsen, Gustav Kirchhoff, and Henry E. Roscoe. Roscoe explains in the work's text that the photograph was taken during a visit of Bunsen and Kirchhoff to Manchester while Roscoe was…
- Author Roscoe, Henry E. (Henry Enfield), 1833-1915
- Printer Of Plates Walker, Emery, 1851-1933
- Publisher Macmillan Company
- Subject Roscoe, Henry E. (Henry Enfield), 1833-1915, Bunsen, R. (Robert), 1811-1899, Kirchhoff, G. (Gustav), 1824-1887
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Portrait of an unknown scientist
- Circa 1824 – 1904
The identity of the scientist in this lithograph is not currently known. The print was created by Robert Jacob Hamerton, who was a cartoonist and illustrator from County Longford, Ireland. He later moved to London,…
- Artist Hamerton, Robert Jacob
- Subject Scientists, Portraits, Caricatures and cartoons
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Total immersion mercury thermometer
- 1800s
A: Bulb containing mercury attached to a glass tube of narrow diameter. Thermometer has Celsius scale with 20-30 degree range with major divisions every 1 degree and minor divisions every 0.1 degree.
B: Protective…
- Subject Temperature measurements, Thermometers
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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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The Medical Alchemist
- 1800s
A physician wearing the traditional physician's cap conducts a urinoscopy on the flask he holds. A woman is seated beside him, waiting for the results. In the foreground the alchemist's assistant is tending to a furnace…
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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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The Alchemist
- 1800s
A bearded man reading a book is standing in a great vaulted interior. A large window illuminates the room with warm daylight, reflecting against the glassware sparsely placed on upper shelves. At right, a long-necked…
- Artist Granet, François-Marius, 1775-1849
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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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…