The cover and title page are digitized from the first edition of this seminal work responsible for exposing dangerous adulterations to foods and beverages. Food and drug purity legislation followed later in the…

Alexander Marcet (1770-1822) was a Genevan physician who specialized in urinary calculi. Marcet was one of few medical practitioners of the time who used chemistry in their explanation and treatment of disease. He was…

Bowls like this one were used to catch the blood released by bleeding. The appearance of blood was a useful diagnostic tool for physicians, who examined it for clues about the body's internal state. This large bowl was…

John Mayow (1643–1679) was an early researcher of respiration and the nature of air. Mayow published tracts on respiration and rickets while studying at Oxford in 1668; in 1674 these were edited and reprinted with three…

Work on the anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system. Explores the structure and function of veins and arteries. Correctly describes the heart as a four-chambered organ and accurately describes the flow of the…

First edition. This copy lacks parts of pages 2 and 7 as well as pages 183-184 and 255-256. The missing text on pages 2 and 7 was replaced in handwritten pencil at an unknown date. The work was edited by the physician…

Maranta of Venosa's work on antidotes to poisons. Only engraved title page has been digitized at this time.

Found in its original plain binding of parchment, this work was most likely compiled by a practitioner of alchemy and medicine. Containing a handwritten copy of Liber lucis by John of Rupescissa (Johannes de Rupescissa)…

An early work on the preparation of aqua vitae or the “water of life” (alcohol), by the process of distillation. This treatise describes the distillation process and necessary instrumentation in detail. Aqua vitae was…

Hieronymous Brunschwig (c. 1453 – c. 1513) was a surgeon in the Imperial Free City of Strasbourg who published on subjects including medicine, the plague, and surgery, though his most important works were those…

This manuscript is a diverse and well-organized recipe collection with more than 520 different recipes on topics ranging from alchemy and medicine to solutions for simple household problems such as fleas. A direct…

A technician stands before an amino acid analyzer. A light-colored backdrop hangs behind the instrument; the shelving and lighting fixtures of the rest of the room can be seen in the top portion of the photograph.
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First marketed in 1960, the Beckman/Spinco Model 120 Amino Acid Analyzer allowed users to quickly perform amino acid chromatography. This unidentified model is likely part of the same product line.

Electroencephalographs are used to monitor and record electrical activity of the brain.

First marketed in 1960, the Beckman/Spinco Model 120 Amino Acid Analyzer used the Spackman-Stein-Moore technique of amino acid chromatography.

First marketed in 1960, the Beckman/Spinco Model 120 Amino Acid Analyzer allowed users to quickly perform amino acid chromatography. This unidentified instrument is likely from the same product line as the 120.

A woman in lab coat and laced sneakers uses an amino acid analyzer. The photo captures an unusual angle, high above the woman's left shoulder.

Although unidentified, this is likely the Beckman/Spinco Model 120 Amino…

First marketed in 1960, the Beckman/Spinco Model 120 Amino Acid Analyzer used the Spackman-Stein-Moore technique of amino acid chromatography.

This blood pressure monitor operates with two points of contact with a patient: a miniature pressure cuff placed on a patient's finger, and a crystal pressure sensor placed next to the cuff on the same finger. The cuff…

Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…

Used to generate and pump gradients in combination with centrifuges and ultracentrifuges.

Used to generate and pump gradients in combination with centrifuges and ultracentrifuges.

First marketed in 1960, the Beckman/Spinco Model 120 Amino Acid Analyzer allowed users to quickly perform amino acid chromatography. This model is a slightly later version of the same instrument.