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The Chemistry of Combustion Applied to the Economy of Fuel with Special Reference to the Construction of Fire Chambers for Steam Boilers
- 1867
Digitized content includes diagrammatic figures included in the work, The Chemistry of Combustion Applied to the Economy of Fuel with Special Reference to the Construction of Fire Chambers for Steam Boilers. The nine…
- Author Dimond, Ezekiel Webster, 1836-1876
- Printer Fiske, Edward Rice
- Subject Fuel, Combustion, Steam-boilers, Chemical elements, Chemical reactions, Scientific illustration
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The Constants of Nature
- Parts I, II, and III
- 1873-Dec (Part I)
- 1876-Apr (Part I Supplement, Part II, and Part III)
One of the first published compilations of physical and chemical constants, this three-part volume includes tables of constants gathered from contemporary research. The tables of part one list over 5000 values for the…
- Author Clarke, Frank Wigglesworth, 1847-1931
- Publisher Smithsonian Institution
- Contributor Mackellar, Smiths & Jordan Co.
- Subject Specific gravity, Boiling-points, Melting points, Reference books, Physical constants, Chemical elements, Chemical elements--Thermal properties, Chemicals--Properties, Clarke, Frank Wigglesworth, 1847-1931
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Preparation of Metallic Iron
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration showing an apparatus used to generate an environment in which iron is able to ignite with oxygen at room temperature. The illustration is labeled to indicate a source of hydrogenated gas, a desiccative…
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The Electric Machine
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an Electric Machine, or a device used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy to store a static positive charge. The device operates by turning a glass plate between two metal-coated…
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Bessemer's Process
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting a chamber with bursts of heat emitting from either side. The scene represents an environment in which the Bessemer process may be conducted. The Bessemer process, developed by Sir…
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Will-O'-The-Wisp (Phosphuretted Hydrogen and Marsh Gas)
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting an evening marsh scene. The illustration demonstrates the natural occurrence of phosphoric compounds which become luminous in the presence of atmospheric gases. The illustration…
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Sulphur [Sulfur] Furnace
- 1870 – 1900
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Phosphorescent Flower Emitting Light in a Dark Room
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting a flower temporarily illuminated through the use of phosphorescent powder.
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Artificial Flower Coated with Phosphorescent Powder, Exposed to the Light of Magnesium Wire
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an experiment in which an artificial flower coated with phosphorescent powder temporarily becomes luminous and shines in the dark when exposed to magnesium wire.
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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
Educational volume covering a variety of topics related to electricity and the chemical elements in two parts. The first half of the volume is devoted to electrical and magnetic discoveries and modern electric machines,…
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Beeton's Book of Chemistry
- 1865
Publication providing an overview of the basic principles of chemistry with regards to non-metallic elements. Includes engravings, experiments, an appendix containing tables and supply lists, and an index. Part of a…
- Contributor Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865
- Author Beeton, Samuel Orchart, 1831-1877
- Publisher Frederick Warne (Firm)
- Subject Chemistry, Nonmetals, Chemical elements, Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865, Beeton, Samuel Orchart, 1831-1877, Science--Textbooks, Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching
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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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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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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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Periodic table in style of helix drawn on one cylinder
- 1863 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements depicted as a helix drawn on a single cylinder. This table was originated by French geologist and mineralogist…
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Series table designed by Dmitri Mendeleev (1869)
- 1869 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed as a series table with Group 0 positioned in the middle of the table and with steps on both sides. This table was originated by Russian chemist…
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Periodic table designed by Dmitri Mendeleev (1889)
- 1869 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed in the style of a so-called "periodic chain" with the numbers of valences for each element noted on the left-hand side. This table was…
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Series table with interrupted short periods
- 1869 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements by Dmitri Mendeleev with additions by Edward G. Mazurs. Mendeleev originated this series table with interrupted short periods in 1869 and Mazurs…
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Left-step series table designed by Dmitri Mendeleev
- 1871 (Original design)
- 1957 – circa (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements organized as a left-step series table with Group 0 positioned on the right side of the table and Group Ia (Li and Na) placed above the elements of Group…
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Series table with sixteen vertical groups
- 1869 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of a series table with sixteen vertical groups. This table was originated by Russian chemist and inventor Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev…
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Periodic table in the style of spiral with radii (Heinrich Adolph Baumhauer, 1870)
- 1870 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements depicted as a spiral with eight radii. This table was originated by German chemist Heinrich Adolph Baumhauer (1848-1926) in 1870 and classified by…
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Symmetrical series table by Dmitri Mendeleev
- 1870 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements organized in symmetrical, chessboard-like pattern with seven periods going down the table and eight groups going across. This table was originated by…
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Series table based on Law of Octaves
- 1865 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements based on the Law of Octaves, which surmises that, when arranged by increasing atomic weight, chemical elements with similar physical and chemical…
- Creator Of Work Newlands, John A. R., Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements, Newlands, John A. R.
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Periodic table in style of helix drawn on one cylinder
- 1863 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements depicted as a helix drawn on a single cylinder. This table was originated by French geologist and mineralogist Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois…