This collection consists of roughly 6,000 titles, some of which are digitized here, on chemistry and chemical industries, as well as other landmark books in the history of science and technology collected by Roy G. Neville (1926-2007) between approximately 1950 and 2004, when it was purchased and donated to the Science History Institute. Spanning from the 15th to the 20th century, the collection is especially strong in early modern science, the history of alchemy, chemistry, mining and metallurgy, dyeing and bleaching, gunpowder and fireworks, balneology, and pharmaceutical chemistry.
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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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93 items
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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328 items
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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72 items
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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258 items
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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267 items
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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158 items
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
