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Figure 66: Imaginary Landscape During the Carboniferous Era
- 1884
Plate illustrates an imaginary lush landscape during the carboniferous era. Foliage surrounds a body of water.
This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn…
- Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
- Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
- Artist Faguet, A.
- Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Carboniferous Geologic Period
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Figure 90. Machinery for Filling Bottles with Artificial Mineral Waters
- 1884
Color plate illustration depicting a man and young boy operating machinery used to fill bottles with artificial mineral waters.
This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and…
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Figures 68-76: The Great Diamonds of the World (Natural Size)
- 1884
Figure 68. The Sancy
Figure 69. The Polar Star
Figure 70. The Empress Eugenie or Pigott
Figure 71. The Koh-i-noor
Figure 72. The Star of the South
Figure 73. The Regent or Pitt
Figure 74. The Grand Duke of Tuscany…- Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
- Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
- Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Mineralogy, Diamonds, Precious stones
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Portrait of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
- 1884
Portrait print of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794), widely considered the father of modern chemistry.
This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn…
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Portrait of John Dalton
- 1884
Portrait print of John Dalton (1766-1844) seated at a table with his hand at his temple.
Widely known for introducing the atomic theory into chemistry, Dalton was a noted English meteorologist and chemist. His research…
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Portrait of Joseph Priestley
- 1884
Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), who was an English clergyman and natural philosopher who discovered oxygen.
This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles…
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Portrait of Jöns Jakob Berzelius
- 1884
Portrait print of Jöns Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848) seated at a table with regalia pins on his jacket.
Considered one of the founders of modern chemistry and known as the "Father of Swedish Chemistry," he is best…
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Portrait of Sir Humphry Davy
- 1884
Half-length portrait print of Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829). Davy was an English chemist and inventor who invented the field of electrochemistry. He is best known for his work isolating numerous elements using…
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Chemistry notebook of Susie Collins, 1886
- 1886
Notebook containing notes created by Susie Collins during a high school chemistry class at Chelsea High School in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The notebook covers the period from February 16th through June 3rd, 1886 and…
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Figure 100. Digestive Apparatus of Insects
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 100 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting the digestive system of insects, with view of the jaws, esophagus, gizzards, and other relevant components.
Designed to give students an understanding of the…
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Figure 101. Spring-tail (Enlarged)
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 101 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a springtail (enlarged).
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of…
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Figure 102. Earwig. Figure 103. Soldier White Ant. Female White Ant
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 102, 103, and 104 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 102 depicts an earwig. Figure 103 depicts a soldier white ant. Figure 104 depicts a female soldier white ant swollen with eggs.
Designed to give…
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Figure 105. Dragon-fly. Figure 106. Larva of Dragon-fly. Figure 107. May-fly
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 105, 106, and 107 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 105 depicts a dragon-fly. Figure 106 depicts the larva of a dragon-fly. Figure 107 depicts a may-fly, as well as the larva of a may-fly.
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Figure 108. Caddis-worm and Case. Figure 109. Section Through Pit of Ant Lion. Figure 110. Adult Ant Lion
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 108, 109, and 110 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 108 depicts a caddis-worm and case. Figure 109 depicts a section through pit of ant lion, showing the insect in the act of throwing sand on a…
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Figure 111. Cockroach. Figure 112. Katydid (Reduced). Figure 113. Grasshopper, or Quaker
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 111, 112, and 113 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 111 depicts a cockroach. Figure 112 depicts a katydid. Figure 113 depicts a grasshopper.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal…
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Figure 114. Rocky Mountain Locust. Figure 115. Seventeen-year Cicada
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 114 and 115 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 114 depicts a Rocky Mountain locust. Figure 115 depicts a seventeen-year cicada.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular…
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Figure 116. Seventeen-year Cicada. Figure 117. Plant-louse
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 116 and 117 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 116 depicts a seventeen-year cicada. Figure 117 depicts a plant-louse.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology…
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Figure 118. Squash-bug. Figure 119. Colorado Beetle
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 118 and 119 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 118 depicts a squash-bug. Figure 119 depicts the growth phases of a Colorado beetle, including the eggs, larva, and adult.
Designed to give students an…
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Figure 120. Bark-borer. Figure 121. Weevil. Figure 122. June-bug
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 120, 121, and 122 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 120 depicts a bark-borer. Figure 121 depicts a weevil, also known as a beetle. Figure 122 depicts a june-bug, with view of how the membranous wings…
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Figure 123. Larva. Figure 124. Buffalo-bug
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 123 and 124 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 123 depicts the larval stage of a may-beetle or june-bug. Figure 124 depicts assorted views of a buffalo-bug.
Designed to give students an understanding of…
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Figure 125. Hessian-fly. Figure 126. Mosquito. Figure 127. Maggot of House-fly
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 125, 126, and 127 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 125 depicts a Hessian fly, or barley midge, with enlarged views of the larval and pupa stages. Figure 126 depicts a mosquito, with view of a raft of…
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Figure 128. Human Flea (Magnified)
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 128 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a magnified view of a human flea.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two…
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Figure 129. Larva, Pupa, and Adult Clothes Moth. Figure 130. Tent Caterpillar
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 129 and 130 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 129 depicts a clothes moth as larva, pupa, and adult. Figure 130 depicts a tent caterpillar as eggs, larva, and the imago stage of metamorphosis.
Designed…
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Figure 131. Silk-worm Moth and Cocoon. Figure 132. Cabbage Butterfly and Pupa
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 131 and 132 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 131 depicts a silk-worm moth and cocoon. Figure 132 depicts a cabbage butterfly and pupa.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, …
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Figure 133. Saw-fly and Larva. Figure 134. Gall-fly
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 133 and 134 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 133 depicts a saw-fly and its larva. Figure 134 depicts a gall-fly.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology…