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Men of Science from the Keystone State: Address Delivered Before the Franklin Institute
- 1914-May-20
Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928) was an American electrochemist known for his interest in the history of chemistry; he founded the American Chemical Society's Division for the History of Chemistry in 1922. Smith's résumé…
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Jubilee of the Discovery of Mauve and of the Foundation of the Coal-Tar Colour Industry
- 1906
A transcript and description of the various proceedings of the International Celebration of the Coal-tar Colour Jubilee taking place at the Royal Institution of Great Britain and various locations in America including…
- Publisher Perkin Memorial Committee
- Editor Meldola, Raphael, 1849-1915, Green, Arthur G., Cain, John Cannell
- Printer Wright, George Edward
- Subject Perkin, William Henry, Sir, 1838-1907, Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Coal-tar products, Coal-tar colors, Mauve, Farbenfabriken Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
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Neft︠i︡ana︠i︡a promyshlennostʹ v s︠i︡evero-amerikanskom shtat︠i︡e Pensilʹvanīi i na Kavkaze
- The Oil Industry in the North American State of Pennsylvania and the Caucasus
- 1877
Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev (1834-1907) traveled to the United States in 1876 to visit the booming oil industry in western Pennsylvania. During his visit, he studied rock formations in the area, visited oil refineries,…
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Map of western Pennsylvania with oil production centers
- The Oil Industry in the North American State of Pennsylvania and the Caucasus
- 1877
Map of western Pennsylvania documenting oil production centers as well as bodies of water (Lake Erie, Allegheny River), cities (Titusville, Pittsburgh), and neighboring states (Ohio, New York).
Dmitry Ivanovich…
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Mendeleyev's Periodic Table of the Elements
- 1871
This is the first published periodic table of elements in its modern form with the elements of each group arranged vertically. Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev (1834-1907) created this table for the second edition of his…
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Lectures on Coal Tar Colours and on Recent Improvements and Progress in Dyeing and Calico Printing
- Embodying Copious Notes Taken at the Last London International Exhibition and Illustrated with Numberous Patterns of Fabrics Dyed with Aniline and Other Colours
- 1860s
Frederick Crace Calvert (1819–1873) was a professor of chemistry at the Royal Institution, Manchester. From 1835 to 1846 he lived in France, studying chemistry under the chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889), who…
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Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical, and Analytical, as Applied and Relating to the Arts and Manufactures, Vol. 2
- 1860
The second of two encyclopedic volumes seeking to provide a comprehensive exposition of the state of chemical manufactures at the turn of the 19th century. Written by James Sheridan Muspratt (1821-1871), an Irish-born…
- Author Muspratt, Sheridan, 1821-1871
- Contributor Horsford, Eben Norton, 1818-1893
- Publisher Mackenzie, William
- Engraver Cook, Conrad
- Subject Chemistry, Technical, Chemistry--Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Science--Encyclopedias, Science--Study and teaching, Science--Terminology
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Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical, and Analytical, as Applied and Relating to the Arts and Manufactures, Vol. 1
- 1860
The first of two encyclopedic volumes seeking to provide a comprehensive exposition of the state of chemical manufactures at the turn of the 19th century. Written by James Sheridan Muspratt (1821-1871), an Irish-born…
- 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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The Mineral Kingdom
- With Colored Illustrations of the Most Important Minerals, Rocks, and Petrifications
- 1859
Johann Gottlob von Kurr (1798-1870) published Das Mineralreich in Bildern as a professor of mineralogy and botany at the Stuttgart Polytechnic Institute in 1858. Digitized in entirety, this first edition English…
- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements
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Plate XXII: Molybdenum Ores, Chrome Ores, Antimony Ores, Arsenic Ores
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-2. Molybdenum Ores.
1. Molybdenite, Sulphuret of Molybdenum
2. MolybdeniteFigures 3-4. Chrome Ores.
3. Chromic Ochre
4. Chromic IronstoneFigures 5-10. Antimony Ores.
5. Native Antimony
6. Grey Antimony,… -
Plate XXI: Bismuth Ores, Uranium Ores, Titanium Ores, Tantalum Ores, Wolfram Ores
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figure 1. Greenockite
Figures 2-6. Bismuth Ores.
2. Native Bismuth
3. Metallic Bismuth
4. Native Bismuth
5. Bismuthine
6. Eulytine, or Bismuth-BlendeFigures 7-12. Uranium Ores.
7. Pitch-blende
8. Uran-ochre
9. Lime-U… -
Plate XX: Galena, Cerussite, Anglesite, Pyromorphite, Molybdate, Chromate, Tin Ore, Zinc Ores
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-3. Galena, Sulphuret of Lead.
1. Galena
2. The same [Galena]
3. The same [Galena]Figures 4-8. White Lead Ore, Cerusite.
4. White Lead Ore
5. The same [White Lead Ore]
6. The same [White Lead Ore]
7. The same…- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Galena, Cerussite, Tin ores, Zinc ores
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Plate XVIII: Pyrites, Magnetic Iron, Iron-Glance, Iron Ores
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-4. Magnetic Pyrites.
1. Magnetic PyritesFigures 2-8. Pyrites.
2. Pyrites
3. The same [Pyrites]
4. The same [Pyrites]
5. The same [Pyrites]
6. The same [Pyrites]
7. The same [Pyrites]
8. PyritesFigures…
- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Pyrites, Magnetite, Hematite
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Plate XVII: Nickel, Cobalt, Iron
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-4. Nickel Ores.
1. Capillary Nickel
2. Red Arseniet of Nickel
3. Chloanthite
4. Annabergite, or Nickel-OchreFigures 5-13. Cobalt Ores.
5. Cobalt-Pyrites
6. Cobalt-Glance, or Cobaltine
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Plate XVI: Copper, Malachite
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-3. Red Copper.
1. Cuprite, or Red Oxide of Copper
2. The same [Cuprite]
3. The same [Cuprite]Figures 4-7. Blue Copper.
4. Azurite or Chessylite
5. The same [Azurite]
6. The same [Azurite]
7. The same…- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Copper, Malachite
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Plate XV: Mercury, Quicksilver, Copper Ore
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-5. Mercury, Quicksilver.
1. Amalgam
2. Native Quicksilver
3. Crystalline Cinnabar
4. Crystallised Cinnabar
5. The same [Crystallised Cinnabar]Figures 6-20. Copper Ore, Native Ore, and Sulphuret of Copper.
6. …- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Copper, Mercury
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Plate XIX: Iron Ores, Hausmannite
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-10. Brown Ironstone and other Ores of Iron.
1. Stalactitic Hematite
2. Kidney-Shaped Iron Ore
3. Pea-Iron Ore
4. Finely Granular Lenticular Clay Ironstone
5. Spathic Iron Ore
6. Bog-Iron Ore
7. Vivianite
8. Sc…- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Iron ores, Manganese ores
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Plate XIV: Native Silver, Antimonial Silver, Sulphuret of Silver, Glance and Red Silver Ore
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-5. Native Silver.
1. Native Silver
2. The same [Native Silver]
3. The same [Native Silver]
4. Native Silver
5. Native SilverFigures 6-8. Antimonial Silver.
6. Antimonial Silver
7. The same [Antimonial Silver]…- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Silver, Antimony ores
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Plate XIII: Gold, Platinum, Iridium
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-10. Gold.
1. Native Gold
2. Crystal of Gold
3. The same [Crystal of Gold]
4. Native Gold
5. Gold Nugget
6. Small Nuggest of Gold
7. Grains of Gold
8. Gold-dust
9. Smooth Gold
10. Telluric or Graphic Gold
…- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Gold, Platinum, Iridium
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Plate XII: Sulphur, Honey-Stone, Graphite, Coal, Lignite
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-3. Sulphur.
1. Native Sulphur
2. The same [Native Sulphur]
3. The same [Native Sulphur]Figure 4. Honey-Stone.
4. Honey-Stone or MelliteFigures 5-7. Graphite.
5. Graphite Plumbago
6. Clear Yellow…- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Sulfur, Coal, Graphite
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Plate XI: Fluor Spar, Baryta Compounds, Strontia, Salts of Potash and Soda, Borate of Magnesia
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-2. Fluor-Spar.
1. Fluor-Spar
2. Fluor-SparFigures 3-6. Baryta Compounds.
3. Witherite
4. Barytes
5. The same [Barytes]
6. The same [Barytes]Figures 7-9. Strontia.
7. Celestine, Sulphate of Strontia
8. Th…- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Sodium carbonate, Fluorspar, Borate minerals, Salt
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Plate X: Aragonite, Spar, Gypsum, Anhydrite, Apatite, Fluor Spar
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-3. Arragonite.
1. Crystal of Arragonite
2. Reddish Arragonite
3. Crystallized ArragoniteFigures 4-6. Brown Spar, Bitter Spar, Carbonate of Lime with Protioxide of Iron and Manganese.
4. Reddish-brown Spar…- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Gypsum, Aragonite, Fluorspar, Apatite, Anhydrite
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Plate VIII: Marbles
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-9. Marbles.
1. Ruin Marble
2. Fire Marble or Lumachelli
3. Red Marble
4. Pale Yellow Marble
5. Black and White Mottled Becciated Marble
6. Backish-grey Marble
7. Grey Marble
8. Red, Grean, and White-colored…- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Marble
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Plate VII: Zeolitic Minerals, Carbonaceous Limestone
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-8. Zeolitic Minerals.
1. Leucite
2. Natrolite
3. Crystallised Zeolite or Mesotype
4. Heulandite
5. Stilbite or Foliated Zeolite
6. Analcime
7. Apophyllite
8. The same [Apophyllite]Figures 9-18. Carbonaceous…
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Plate VI: Felspathic Minerals and Rocks, Micaceous Minerals, Granite
- Part of The Mineral Kingdom
- 1859
Figures 1-10. Felspathic Minerals and Rocks.
1. Potash Felspar
2. Apple-green Felspar or Amazon Stone
3. Common Felspar or Orthoclase
4. Adularia
5. Sodalite, Albite, Pericline
6. Green Porphyry Felspar
7. Black Porphyry…- Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
- Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
- Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
- Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Granite
