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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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550 items
A Short History of Natural Science and of the Progress of Discovery from the Time of the Greeks to the Present Day
- For the Use of Schools and Young Persons
- 1894
Arabella Burton Buckley (1840-1929) was a writer and science educator who championed Darwinian evolution as opposed to the contemporary emphasis on competition and physical survival. This fifth edition of Buckley's…
- Author Buckley, Arabella B. (Arabella Burton), 1840-1929
- Publisher E. Standford
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Buckley, Arabella B. (Arabella Burton), 1840-1929, Historians of science, Women in science, Science, Medieval, Science, Ancient, Science--Study and teaching (Elementary), Natural history
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The Fairy-Land of Science
- 1883
Arabella Burton Buckley (1840-1929) was a writer and science educator who championed Darwinian evolution as opposed to the contemporary emphasis on competition and physical survival. This work, one of Buckley's…
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Portrait of Yukichi Osaka
- Circa 1899
Yukichi Osaka was a Japanese physical chemist known for being a pioneer in his field and an avid supporter of the advancement of modern science in Japan. He was a student of Joji Sakurai (1853-1939), one of the first…
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New Catechism of Electricity: A Practical Treatise
- 1896
Addressed not to "the experimenter or to the toy-maker, nor to the scholar in school or college, but to those who have to deal with Electricity as a part of their life work," this volume seeks to provide an introduction…
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Section from the Encyclopedia of Chemistry, Practical and Theoretical
- 1850
Pages 944 through 974, title pages, and preface of The Encyclopedia of Chemistry, Practical and Theoretical: Embracing Its Application to the Arts, Metallurgy, Mineralogy, Geology, Medicine, and Pharmacy (1850) by James…
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Letter from Evan Pugh to James Curtis Booth
- 1851-Mar-02
Evan Pugh (1828-1864) wishes to study with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888). In shorthand, Pugh discusses some experiments in gaseous precipitation that he has carried out. Pugh became the first president of the…
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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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184 items
Chemists and Their Wonders: The Story of the Application of Chemistry to Various Arts and Manufactures
- Circa 1896
Presents an overview of popular chemistry and its influence on modern industry. Focuses on the industrial application of chemical principles, excluding the application of chemical research in areas such as medicine and…
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The New Text-book of Chemistry for Use in High Schools and Academies
- 1881
An illustrated volume written to provide an elementary course of chemistry suited for high-school students. The volume consists of four chapters covering the General Principles of Chemistry, Non-Metallic Elements,…
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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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The Gyroscope
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration of a gyroscope, an apparatus that exemplifies the laws of conservation of angular momentum, meaning it will maintain rotational movement in a plane of rotation in spite of the force of gravity. The…
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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 Stamp
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an electric stamp, a device used to deface stamps with a heated platinum wire in the form of a design or initial. The device is powered by electricity, using the hand of its user to complete the…
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Smee's Cell and Smee's Battery
- 1870 – 1900
Illustrations of the electric cell and battery apparatus developed by Alfred Smee (1818-1877). The cell consists of two positively charged zinc plates and one negatively charged platinized silver plate immersed in…
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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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Figure 40. Aytoun's Patent Safety Cage
- 1862
Illustration depicting the Aytoun Patent Safety Cage, a mining elevator with safety catches to ensure passenger safety in the event of a chain break. The illustration depicts two scenarios: the shaft elevator descending…
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Figure 19. Section of the Coal Basin South of Malmesbury
- 1862
Diagram of coalfields south of Malmesbury, England. The diagram presents a cross-section of the Earth, depicting strata of coal seams, old and new red sandstone, mountain limestone, millstone grit, pennant, inferior and…
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Figure 4. Illustration of Drift Theory
- 1862
Illustration of Drift Theory, a geological theory used to explain the formation of coal deposits. The figure illustrates how sediments including shale, limestone, sandstone, and coal travel from different directions to…
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The Teeth of the Cat and The Teeth of the Sheep
- 1899
Illustrations depicting the skull of a cat and the skull of a sheep for comparison of each species' teeth. Illustrations are from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a…
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Mount Morgan Gold-mine, Australia
- 1899
Illustration of the Mount Morgan Mine in Queensland, Australia from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, the volume explains different so-called…
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The Sweet-pea
- 1899
Illustration of a sweet pea plant from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, this volume explains different so-called "wonders of nature" to young…
- Author Martyn, Lily
- Publisher W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
- Subject Natural history, Children's literature, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Scientific illustration, Sweet peas, Plants
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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…