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Dagwood Splits the Atom
- 1949
An introduction to radioactivity, explaining atomic structure and how to create a chain reaction, this comic was distributed for free to middle and high school students and was also included as a "freebee" in Gilbert’s…
- Author Musial, Joseph W., 1905-
- Artist Musial, Joseph W., 1905-
- Publisher King Features Syndicate
- Contributor Groves, Leslie R., 1896-1970, Dunning, John R. (John Ray), 1907-1975, Heil, Louis Mace, 1903-
- Subject Atoms, Atoms--Study and teaching, Nuclear energy, Nuclear energy--Study and teaching, Comic books, strips, etc., Comics (Graphic works), Educational comics, Children's literature
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9 items
Chemistry for Nurses
- 1930
Volume intended to provide nursing students with instruction in chemistry. The volume's content conveys the concepts from inorganic, organic, analytical, biological, and physical chemistry most applicable to a…
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54 items
Insuring the To-morrow of the American Chemical Industry
- 1919
Work describing the advancement of the American chemical industry during the 1910s. Underscores the importance of sustaining the industry's success through advertisement and marketing. Provides metrics to illustrate the…
- Publisher Literary Digest
- Subject Chemical industry, World War (1914-1918), Advertising, Marketing
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32 items
Indigo MLB auf Baumwolle : Indigo MLB on Cotton
- After 1880 – before 1925
This sample book begins with a selection of recipes for the preparation of dye vats. Each recipe lists the solvents and solutes necessary to mix large-volume solutions of indigo textile dye using Indigo M.L.B. brand…
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Standard Color Card of America,
- Issued by the Textile Color Card Association of the U. S., Inc.
- 1916
Work intended to “standardize colors for the Textile and allied industries so that the standard name or standard number will always signify the color so designated in this card.” This work and its subsequent editions…
- Creator Of Work Textile Color Card Association of the United States
- Publisher Textile Color Card Association of the United States
- Subject Colors, Textile industry, Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Color Association of the United States, Textile Color Card Association of the United States
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154 items
TNT; Trinitrotoluenes and Mono- and Dinitrotoluenes, Their Manufacture and Properties
- 1918
A technical work primarily concerning TNT, or trinitrotoluene. According to the author in his introduction, the work is intended to "gather together and correlate all accessible information on [trinitroluene, its…
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A Handbook on Modern Explosives
- A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture and use of Dynamite, Gun-Cotton, NitroGlycerine, and other Explosive Compounds, Including Collodion-Cotton, with Chapters on Explosives in Practical Application
- 1897
Second edition volume describing explosive compounds of the late 1890s, with a particular focus on nitroglycerine compounds and varieties of gun-cotton. Includes discussion of explosive manufacture, detail of their…
- Author Eissler, M.
- Publisher Crosby Lockwood and Son
- Subject Explosives, Nitroglycerin, Guncotton, Gunpowder
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208 items
Blasting
- A Handbook for the Use of Engineers and Others Engages in Mining, Tunnelling, Quarrying, etc.
- 1906
Second edition handbook for the assistance of laborers who conduct blasting operations and civil engineering work. Work is illustrated with black and white prints depicting machinery and diagrams, and includes three…
- Author Guttmann, Oscar, 1855-1910
- Publisher Charles Griffin & Company
- Subject Blasting, Blasting--Study and teaching, Explosives, Blasting--Equipment and supplies
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248 items
Dynamite Stories and Some Interesting Facts about Explosives
- 1916
Hudson Maxim (1853-1927), was a U.S. inventor and chemist who invented a variety of explosives, including smokeless gunpowder. His autobiographical work begins with an introduction to explosives, a discussion of the…
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Louis Pasteur, Benefactor de la Humanidad
- Louis Pasteur, Benefactor of Humanity
- 1956-May-10
The colorful letterpress halftone illustrations of this comic book tell a biographical account of the life and accomplishments of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895).
This work is part of the 1956 comic series, Vidas Ilustres.…
- Publisher Organización Editorial Novaro
- Subject Comics (Graphic works), Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895, Vaccination
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206 items
Colour and Methods of Colour Reproductions
- 1923
Work divided into three parts, the first providing an overview of color theory and nomenclature, the second describing advanced concepts of color measurement (e.g., spectrometry), and the third part concerning color…
- 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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80 items
A Manual of Dyeing and Dyeing Receipts, Comprising a System of Elementary Chemistry as Applied to Dyeing
- With Receipts for the General Reader for Dyeing and Colour on Cotton, Silk, and Wool, which Colooured Pattern of Cloth of Each Fabric
- 1875
The third edition of a work, updated from the first to include an updated description of contemporary dyeing machinery, advances in science, and updated nomenclature and chemical formula. According to the author, the…
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Color and its Applications
- 1915
Volume concerned with the science of color and applications of color science. Subjects discussed include the electromagnetic spectrum and wave theory; terminology and nomenclature of color; perception of color by the…
- Author Luckiesh, Matthew, 1883-1967
- Publisher D. Van Nostrand Company
- Subject Colors, Music and color, Spectrum analysis, Light, Color vision, Electromagnetic waves
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54 items
Dress, Blouse, and Costume Cloths, Design and Fabric Manufacture
- 1921
This thoroughly illustrated work describes the vast world of textile technology, the spinning and weaving industry, and fabric manufacture. The work seeks to "interpret (1) the commercial and industrial aspects of the…
- Author Beaumont, Roberts, 1862-1924
- Contributor Hill, Walter George
- Publisher Pitman, Isaac, 1813-1897
- Subject Textile fabrics, Textile design, Spinning, Weaving, Textile industry, Textile research
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214 items
Colour Measurement and Mixture
- 1891
Part of the Romance of Science Series, this volume provides an expanded version of a lecture series given by the author, Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843-1920) at the Royal Society of Arts. Contents include sixteen…
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Color Standards and Nomenclature
- 1912
Volume written with the intent to apply standardized nomenclature to colors and color names. The work is self-proclaimed as one of the few "modern books on the subject of color" that is not "purely technical...…
- Author Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929
- Publisher Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929
- Subject Colors, Naturalists, Names, Color--Study and teaching
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18 items
Colour : A Handbook of the Theory of Colour
- 1916
Revised second edition of a volume concerning the theory of color, its production, and the phenomena which occur upon mixing colors. Intended for practical users with previous experience in color theory such as artists,…
- Author Hurst, George H. (George Henry)
- Publisher Scott, Greenwood
- Subject Colors, Color--Study and teaching, Hurst, George H. (George Henry)
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68 items
The Theory and Practice of Color
- 1918
Work intended to convey to the average person the laws and principles of color to improve their appreciation, understanding, and employment of color in daily life. Includes nine pages of color samples that collectively…
- Author Snow, Bonnie E., -1925, Froehlich, Hugo B., 1862-1925
- Publisher L. Prang & Co.
- Subject Colors, Art, Art--Study and teaching, Color--Study and teaching
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66 items
Eliminating Waste in Blasting
- 1922
Booklet describing methods for eliminating waste in blasting while mining, quarrying, or other work requiring explosives. Recommendations are made after studies completed by the Hercules Powder Company at the Copper…
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The Techno-chemical Receipt Book
- Containing several thousand receipts, covering the latest, most important and most useful discoveries in chemical technology, and their practical application in the arts and the industries
- 1886
An extensive recipe book, principally derived from German technical literature, includes "an accurate and compendious collection of approved receipts and processes of practical application in the [chemical] industries…
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262 items
Electrical Experiments: A Manual of Instructive Amusement
- 1891
Written to show how electrical apparatus can be assembled at little cost for engaging instruction of scientifically-curious youth, this work includes descriptions of simple experiments that demonstrate elementary…
- Author Bonney, G. E.
- Publisher Whittaker & Co.
- Printer Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works
- Subject Electricity, Science--Study and teaching, Magnetism, Electromagnetic theory, Electricity--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching (Elementary), Electricity--Study and teaching (Elementary)
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76 items
New Methods of Testing Explosives
- 1905
Report of a research study concerned with the essential properties of explosives and the phenomena of their decomposition. The findings ascertain what maximum quantity of explosives can safely be used without causing a…
- Author Bichel, C. E.
- Publisher Charles Griffin & Company
- Contributor Larson, Axel
- Subject Explosives, Blasting, Explosives--Research, Gunpowder, Dynamite, Combustion
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123 items
Blasting Supplies
- 1917
Informational booklet describing blasting supplies manufactured and sold by the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. necessary for firing charges of explosives. Products described include blasting caps, detonators, igniters,…
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Blasting Accessories
- A Description of the Various Accessories Needed for Firing Charges of Explosives Together with some Explanation of the Best Methods of Using These Accessories
- 1925
Booklet describing the Explosives Service of the Du Pont Company. The work describes products manufactured by the Du Pont Company related to blasting accessories, in particular, blasting caps, safety fuses, cap…
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Blasting Accessories
- Blasting Caps, Safety Fuse, Cap Crimpers, Electric Blasting Caps
- Circa 1920
Booklet describing the Explosives Service of the Du Pont Company. The work describes products manufactured by the Du Pont Company related to blasting accessories, in particular, blasting caps, safety fuses, cap…
- Author E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
- Publisher E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
- Subject Blasting, Explosives, Blasting--Equipment and supplies
