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A Short History of Natural Science and of the Progress of Discovery from the Time of the Greeks to the Present Day
- For the Use of Schools and Young Persons
- 1894
…Edition, folded in Cloth Cover, rs. 6d. Lonpon : Epwarp STANFORD, 26 & 27 CockspuR STREET, CHARING Cross, S.W. …eaves do not move. He believed that all the heavenly bodies were fiery stones; the sun he thought was a huge fiery stone as big as the Peloponnesus … that this stone was first dis- covered by a shepherd, who, while resting, laid down…
- Author Buckley, Arabella B. (Arabella Burton), 1840-1929
- Publisher E. Standford
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Buckley, Arabella B. (Arabella Burton), 1840-1929, Historians of science, Women in science, Science, Medieval, Science, Ancient, Science--Study and teaching (Elementary), Natural history
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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
…\These phenomena appear to have been first observed with pre- cious stones; then, in 1604, in calcined Bologna stone, and: later, in a diamond … that line of argument.. In more modern times the search for the Philosopher’s Stone and the Elixir of Life, which respectively turned everything …923 55 47°2 21 14 oi o'912 60 522 es 16 24 o'901 65 57°2 24 19 0889 70 27: ta 0°876 75 ee 24 Bae 0°863 80. - 30 27 32 0°848 85 : 35 30 35 0°8 33…
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A New System of Chemical Philosophy
- 1808 – 1827
… …ee | at WATER. 27) on ‘water has been already pointed'out. The weight of a cubic foot ‘ … The earth denominated silex, is found abun- dantly in a great many stones ; it is almost pure in flint, rock crystal, and others ; but of stones…
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 20 Number 2
- 2002 (Summer)
… …it Cali pts De U.0 coe POTTER and the Philosopher's Stone Departments 2. Editorial Chemical Heritage Surveyed 3 Our …Dioscorides 42 Historian at Work: Harry Potter, Nicolas Flamel, and the Philosophers’ Stone 43 Meetings and Conferences: Chemical History at HSS 2001…
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Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical, and Analytical, as Applied and Relating to the Arts and Manufactures, Vol. 1
- 1860
…rod or pipe descends a few inches into the circular space in the top stone, a’, where a serrated iron ring is fixed; as the stones turn, the notches …which the flour is withdrawn the grain from hich it is distil” g the stones. / Bf B, from the stoné which con: ases into Y’ y’ y’, the second creeper-box …with some refractory and non-conducting material, generally rubbish stones, and the parts adjoining the tuyeres of pudding-stone, through which…
- Author Muspratt, Sheridan, 1821-1871
- Publisher Mackenzie, William
- Contributor Horsford, Eben Norton, 1818-1893
- Engraver Cook, Conrad
- Subject Chemistry, Technical, Chemistry--Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Science--Study and teaching, Science--Encyclopedias, Science--Terminology
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 19 Number 3
- 2001 (Fall)
…Argyrol and other products developed GPE Nees R BECKMAN THe F ROM NE WS 27 …matéria. Florianépolis, Brazil: Papa-Livro, 1999. Peter Marshall. The Philosopher’s Stone: A Quest for the Secrets of Alchemy. London: Macmillan, 2001 … Porto. “Michael Sendivogius on Nitre and the Preparation of the Philosopher’s Stone.” Ambix 48 (Mar. 2001), 1-16. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Jaap …
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 25 Number 3
- 2007 (Fall)
…article, “Mendeleev’s Legacy: The Periodic System” (CH, Spring 2007, pp. 22-27). However, readers should rest assured that I devote considerable atten …largely unrecognized and unde- servedly so. CHEMICAL HERITAGE Fall 2007 27 … by Hermes Trismegistus, Hortu- lanus, and the 7th-century Arabic philosopher Khalid ibn Yazid. CHEMICAL HERITAGE Fall 2007 37…
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 21 Number 3
- 2003 (Fall)
…series about Harry Potter. Rowling’s first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, follows Harry and his classmates at Hogwarts as they search for the philosopher’s stone prepared by Nicolas Flamel. Principe recounted what is known …science, including Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton, also pursued the philosopher’s stone. The knowledge and techniques available in the 16th and 17th…
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 14 Number 2
- 1997 (Summer)
… In developing Kem-Tone, the Sherwin-Williams chemists—Nathan E. Van Stone, James V. Hunn, and Donald A. Kohr, Jr.—emulsified the traditional … tradition. Reacting against that legacy, philosophers of science have since turned their attention to the philosophy of … the majority of speakers were chemists rather than professional philosophers. Not that philosophers failed to con- tribute significantly. Jeff…
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 32 Number 1
- 2014 (Spring)
…Science Too Much Knowledge? Stories from the Museum Treasures The Philosophers’ Stove Conversation Piece Cloth of the World Butter-in-Law Cabinets …MAY 8 K’Lynne Johnson, Elevance Renewable Sciences APRIL-JUNE APR 3 APR 27 @ Franklin-Lavoisier Prize @ HighWaterLine Performance Fred Aftalion … their emotional and economic costs. ex CHEMICAL HERITAGE Spring 2014 27…
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Everyday Miracles of Modern Chemistry : Man, a Chemical Compound who Lives in a Chemical World!
- 1925
…a principle or basic sub- stance which they called variously the Philosopher’s Stone, the Elixir of Life, ete. This, they thought, had the power …the alchemical theories because it was generally believed that the Philosopher’s Stone could purge away certain impurities which the bases metals …element while mixing substances together in an attempt to find the Philosopher’s Stone. He used the white variety, a colorless, waxy solid, very…
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 27 Number 3
- 2009 (Fall)
…discovered phosphorus in 1669, he was ac- tually trying to find the philosophers’ stone. Conducting a distillation experi- ment, he was shocked to …collections. discovery in the painting The Alchymist, in Search of the Philosopher’s Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and prays for the successful Con- …especially letters, between the countries during this time. GETTY IMAGES 27 CHEMICAL HERITAGE Fall 2009…
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 19 Number 1
- 2001 (Spring)
…APRIL 2001 IPC Symposium San Antonio 2-4 APRIL 2001 ACS 2001 San Diego 24-27 JUNE 2001 BIO International Convention & Exhibition San Diego 27-29 AUGUST …chemistry,” strove to uncover the secret method of preparing the philosophers’ stone, the substance whereby base metals could be trans- muted … other chrysopoeians) thought was the start- ing material of the philosophers’ stone. Indeed, Homberg claims to have pro- duced gold from it. …
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 26 Number 1
- 2008 (Spring)
… a worthy, enlightened alchemist the secret of how to create the philosophers’ stone, a substance that could turn common metals into gold. The stories woven around recipes for the philosophers’ stone, both in texts and through images, for the most part have …It is not at all obvious that the atomic CHEMICAL HERITAGE Spring 2008 27…
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 13 Number 1
- 1995 (Winter)
…Luncheons 26 Oral Histories 26 BIMOSI Receives Grants 26 CHF Exhibits 27 Grants & Awards The Ullyots Fund a New Scholarship; Edelstein Fellowships …been “Better things for better living through chemistry.” An unadorned stone marks Pierre Samuel's grave in Wilmington. A tribute from Thomas Jefferson … of nature. Scientists are often contrasted in this respect with philosophers, who are thought to pass their time acquiring an arid erudition …
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 25 Number 4
- 2007 (Winter)
…“Celebration of Life” Dinner San Diego contact Nancy Vonada, age.org. 27-28 MAR Gordon Cain Conference “The Dilemmas of Dual Use” Philadelphia …somewhat theoretical question. In the 17th century the German natural philosopher Johannes Kepler hypothesized that the symmetry of snowflakes must …2008 Gordon Cain Conference, “The Dilemmas of Dual Use,’ will be held on 27-28 March. Historians, philosophers, and practitioners from the American…
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 21 Number 1
- 2003 (Spring)
…pried. ~ Higley pinckeg? = Bs Re A. Ri ¥ O TH. MER «it iH E = °o o Le 27 …advising on min- ing projects, and selling recipes for the precious philosophers’ stone. These workaday alchemists’ wide-ranging skills found a ready ….” Bulletin for the History of Chem- istry 27 (2002), 81-106. J. Van Houten. “A Century of Chemical Dynam- ics Traced…
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Distillations, Volume 3 Number 1
- 2017 (Spring)
…principles I have discovered. If you will imagine that I have found the stone of the philosophers, you will not be far from the truth. Morgan’s response …autobiography My Inventions. Tesla told Morgan he would create a philosophers’ stone from his wireless technology—an endless source of wealth. …he may have un- derestimated ozone. It has become its own kind of philosophers’ stone. Through grand promises and chemical mystique, ozone therapy…
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 23 Number 2
- 2005 (Summer)
…Privilege dis Roy. CI Found in the Othmer Library A Possible Link to the Philosopher’s Stone seemingly occult experiences that he became ill. After his …finally learned the nature of the “prime material,” from which the philosopher’s stone— with its ability to transmute base metals into gold and …ransacked by hordes searching for the alleged key to his wealth, the philosopher’s stone. It was In real life, Nicolas Flamel (1330-— 1418), a Paris…
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 23 Number 3
- 2005 (Fall)
…Foundation Volume 23° Number 3 Fall 2005 CHE on the Move Departments 2 Ze 24 27 37 38 Our Readers Write First in Mining, First in the Laboratory * Spectrometry …September 1965 ACS Na- tional Meeting in Atlantic City (CH, Summer 2005, p. 27), the meeting was referred to as the “occasion of the 150th Anniversary … tariff while cementing his reputation as the famous “Peanut Man.” On 27 January 2005, in a ceremony in the Tuskegee Chapel at Tuskegee University…
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Colour and Methods of Colour Reproductions
- 1923
… like Sir William Abney and the late Prof. Silvanus P. Thompson, philosophers first, but something of artists too. In reading for the purposes …Glass 72 are considered. Ray Paths in Prisms and Lenses.—The great philosopher Newton was well aware of the wave theory of light, but the mathematics …transmitted light 1 Fournal of Oil and Colour Chemists Association, No. 27, Nov., 1921, Vol. IV.…
- Author Martin, L. C. (Louis Claude)
- Contributor Gamble, William, 1864-1933
- Publisher Blackie
- Subject Colors, Color printing, Color photography, Spectrum analysis, Light, Photometry, Diffraction, Color vision, Color blindness, Vision disorders
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A Tale of Soap and Water
- 1928
…described in the Odyssey a young man “‘came forth from the chamber bear- 27 … they threw water over the hot stones until the room was full of steam. They beat each other with bundles …bath they descended through this hole, taking with them several heated stones and jugs of water. After they were seated they threw water on the stones…
- Author Hallock, Grace T. (Grace Taber), 1893-
- Publisher Cleanliness Institute
- Subject Hygiene, Bathing customs in literature, Baths, Soap
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 13 Number 2
- 1996 (Summer)
…We've Made the Move A look at the faces of CHF. See also pages 8, 10, and 27! 8 A Museum in CHF? 9 The Editor’s Perspective Transitions NEWS FROM … Conversazioni: Talks by James Wei, Victor Evins, and Arthur Mendolia 27 BIMOSI Moves Forward: New Symposia 28 Reports from Our Grant Recipients …Small Organic Molecules to Large: A Century of Progress. 1992. E.G. A Stone. Leaving No Stone Unturned: Pathways in Organometallic Chemistry. 1993…
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Fairy Land of Chemistry: Explorations in the World of Atoms
- Real Fairy Folks
- 1887
…proper shape to head their arrows with, because flint is such a very hard stone. One of the common tests for a flint-stone is, that you can’t scratch …only thing, though, that’s composed of silica. a All kinds of quartz stones, and agates ” — …,” said the Professor. “ Brim-stone is the very old way of saying burn-stone, and I suppose it got that…
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Chemical Heritage, Volume 28 Number 1
- 2010 (Spring)
…Barbara Traister Alchemy for Everyman: Practical Advice on Finding the Philosopher's Stone 13 April Chin Jou How the Calorie Leapt from Chemistry Lab …Joji Sakurai during the Russo-Japanese and First World Wars, 1904-1919 27 April Matteo Martelli Natural and Secret Things: The Alchemical Work …stature as a chemist and sugar expert should CHEMICAL HERITAGE Spring 2010 27…