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This digital collection features selected chemistry sets, molecular models, and science kits used for both instruction and play, all primarily from the mid-20th century. Some of these objects were previously on display in the Institute's museum as part of the Science at Play exhibition. Materials in this collection also include lecture notes, such as Louis Pasteur’s on stereochemistry, as well as letters between scientists concerning the state of scientific education.

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  • 23 items
    Handbooks and manuals

    How to Use The Chemical Illustrators

    • 1940

    Modeling kit instruction manual, six unused cardboard sheets containing pop-out pieces representing ions, and a handwritten document found in the pages of the manual signed and dated Herbert T. Pratt, January 2, 1995.
    …

    • Publisher Porter Chemical Company
    • Author Bryan, Arthur Herbert
    • Subject Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company, Molecules--Models, Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry--Study and teaching
  • 16 items
    Rare books, Publications

    Philosophy in Sport Made in Earnest : Being an Attempt to Illustrate the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports, Volume 2

    • 1827

    Dedicated to the celebrated novelist Maria Edgeworth (1767–1849), this work is written in the form of a novel for young people in which the scientific principles underlying many games and toys are explained to two…

    • Author Paris, John Ayrton, 1785-1856
    • Publisher Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green
    • Artist Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching (Early childhood), Educational toys, Physics, Paris, John Ayrton, 1785-1856, Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849
  • 33 items
    Rare books, Publications

    Philosophy in Sport Made in Earnest : Being an Attempt to Illustrate the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports, Volume 1

    • 1827

    Dedicated to the celebrated novelist Maria Edgeworth (1767–1849), this work is written in the form of a novel for young people in which the scientific principles underlying many games and toys are explained to two…

    • Author Paris, John Ayrton, 1785-1856
    • Publisher Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green
    • Artist Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching (Early childhood), Educational toys, Physics, Paris, John Ayrton, 1785-1856, Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849
  • 6 items
    Publications, Rare books

    Philosophy in Sport Made in Earnest : Being an Attempt to Illustrate the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports, Volume 3

    • 1827

    Dedicated to the celebrated novelist Maria Edgeworth (1767–1849), this work is written in the form of a novel for young people in which the scientific principles underlying many games and toys are explained to two…

    • Author Paris, John Ayrton, 1785-1856
    • Publisher Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green
    • Artist Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching (Early childhood), Educational toys, Physics, Thaumatropes, Motion pictures, Paris, John Ayrton, 1785-1856, Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849
  • 8 items
    Manuscripts

    Notes on manufacturing catalysts

    • Undated

    Scientific notes and diagrams on the manufacturing of catalysts written by Georg Bredig (1868-1944).

    • Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
    • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Catalysis, Chemistry, Science--Study and teaching
  • 2 items
    Manuscripts

    Praktische Uebungen in der Benützung und Anwendung des Polarisationsmikroskopes

    • Practical Exercises in the Use and Application of Polarization Microscopes
    • Undated

    Practical exercises in the use and application of polarization microscopes provided by Professor Schwartzman.

    • Subject Microscopes, Polarizing microscopes, Microscopy, Science--Study and teaching
  • 18 items
    Publications

    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…

    • Author Koechig, Irene
    • Publisher Lea & Febiger
    • Subject Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Nursing, Nursing students, Nursing--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching, Women in medicine, Women nurses, Koechig, Irene, Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.)
  • 365 items
    Rare books

    Travels in England, Scotland, and the Hebrides: Undertaken for the Purpose of Examining the State of the Arts, the Sciences, Natural History and Manners, in Great Britain, Vol. 2

    • containing mineralogical descriptions of the country round Newcastle ; of the mountains of Derbyshire ; of the environs of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, and St. Andrews ; of Inverary, and other parts of Argyleshire ; and of the cave of Fingal.
    • 1799

    Volume two of the first English translation of a work by French geologist Faujas-de-St.-Fond (1741-1819). The original French, Voyage en Angleterre, en Écosse, et aux Îles Hébrides was published two years prior, in…

    • Publisher Ridgway, James
    • Author Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819
    • Subject Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819, Great Britain, Voyages and travels, Science, Scotland, Geology, Science--Study and teaching, Geikie, Archibald, 1835-1924, Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820, Europe--British Isles, England, Cavallo, Tiberius, 1749-1809, Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815, Sheldon, John, 1752-1808, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, British Museum, England--Newcastle upon Tyne, Coal trade, Henry, Thomas, 1734-1816, Watt, James, 1736-1819, Priestly, Joseph, 1733-1804, Black, Joseph, 1728-1799, Wedgewood, Josiah, 1730-1795, Iron-works
  • 262 items
    Publications, Illustrated works

    Laboratory Chemistry for Girls

    • 1923

    Textbook of chemistry for use in schools where "girls are studying chemistry for any purpose - general education, or preparation for a trade or for higher education." The content of the work includes an overview of…

    • Author Jaques, Agnes French
    • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
    • Subject Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Sexism in textbooks, Sexism, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Stereotypes (Social psychology), Chemistry--Experiments, Women--Education
  • 5 items
    Handbooks and manuals

    Microcraft Triple Objective Microscope Instructions

    • 1953

    Microscope instructions and an inspection information card for the Microcraft Microscope Set No. 310.

    • Publisher Porter Chemical Company
    • Subject Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company, Chemistry--Handbooks, manuals, etc., Microscopes, Microscopy, Science--Study and teaching
  • 48 items
    Manuscripts, Records (Documents)

    Bank statements with scientific notes, 1912-1922

    • 1912 – 1922
    • Creator Of Work Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
    • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemistry, Banks and banking, Science--Study and teaching, Formulas, recipes, etc.
  • 247 items
    Publications

    Applied Chemistry for Nurses

    • 1926

    Published in 1926, this textbook of chemistry was intended to instill "the elementary foundation principles of chemistry which will be of service to the nurse in her work." The work contains chapters that discuss…

    • Author Goostray, Stella, 1886-1969
    • Publisher Macmillan & Co.
    • Contributor Karr, Walter G. (Walter Gerald), 1892-1946
    • Printer The Cornwall Press
    • Subject Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Nursing--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching, Women in medicine, Women nurses, Nursing, Nursing students, Goostray, Stella, 1886-1969
  • 57 items
    Publications, Illustrated works

    Chemistry : a Text-Book for High Schools

    • Macmillan's Canadian School Series
    • 1917

    High school chemistry textbook written to encompass five components identified in the work's preface as key to chemistry education: to go beyond imparting information, but also to train in critical scientific…

    • Author Cornish, George Anthony, 1901-1989
    • Contributor Smith, Arthur
    • Publisher Macmillan Company of Canada
    • Subject Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Chemistry--Study and teaching (Secondary), Education, Secondary, Science--Study and teaching, Cornish, George Anthony, 1901-1989, Textbooks, Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829, McCarthy, J. P. (Joseph Priestly), 1933-1995, Ramsay, William, 1852-1916, Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867, Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794, Cavendish, Henry, 1731-1810
  • 93 items
    Publications, Illustrated works

    Chemistry of Common Things

    • Circa 1914

    A chemistry textbook intended for secondary students who are limited to a single course in chemistry; the work introduces the practical application of chemistry principles for use in daily life. The text covers a wide…

    • Author Brownlee, Raymond B. (Raymond Bedell), 1877-1954, Fuller, Robert W. (Robert Warren), 1871-1953, Hancock, William J., Whitsit, Jesse E. (Jesse Elon), 1874-
    • Publisher Allyn and Bacon
    • Printer J.S. Cushing & Co.
    • Subject Chemistry, Chemistry, Technical, Agronomy, Home economics, Mines and mineral resources, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching, Dyes and dyeing, Electrochemistry, Chemical industry
  • 67 items
    Publications

    Gilbert Chemical Magic; A Presentation of Original and Famous Tricks in Conjuring Accomplished by the Use of Chemicals

    • Circa 1920

    This volume, intended for elementary and middle school-aged children, includes a series of chemistry and science experiments presented as magic tricks. Each experiment outlines instructions for the completion of the…

    • Author Gilbert, A. C. (Alfred Carlton), 1884-1961
    • Publisher A.C. Gilbert Company
    • Subject A.C. Gilbert Company, Gilbert, A. C. (Alfred Carlton), 1884-1961, Magic tricks, Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Chemistry--Experiments, Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching
  • 2 items
    Photographs, Portraits

    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…

    • Photographer Brokesch, Georg, 1849-1896
    • Subject Chemists, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Ōsaka, Yūkichi, 1866-1950, Science--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching (Elementary), Science--International cooperation, Carte de visite photographs
  • 29 items
    Illustrated works, Publications

    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…

    • Author Hawkins, N. (Nehemiah), 1833-1928
    • Publisher T. Audel & Company
    • Subject Communication, Communication and technology, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Scientific illustration, Science--Study and teaching
  • 36 items
    Illustrated works, Encyclopedias and dictionaries

    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…

    • Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
    • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Science--Encyclopedias, Science--Terminology, Chemistry--Dictionaries, Science--Study and teaching
  • 3 items
    Business correspondence

    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…

    • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
    • Author Pugh, Evan, 1828-1864
    • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Pugh, Evan, 1828-1864, Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Shorthand
  • 25 items
    Publications, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Rare books

    An Explanation of Terms Used in Chemistry

    • 1804

    John Sadler (1779-1838) was a British chemist and metallurgist. Sadler worked as a chemical assistant at the Royal Institution, London, assisting chemist Humphry Davy (1778-1829) until 1804, when he published An…

    • Author Sadler, John
    • Printer Savage, William, 1770-1843
    • Publisher Press of the Royal Institution of Great Britain
    • Subject Chemistry--Dictionaries, Science--Terminology, Science--Study and teaching, Royal Institution of Great Britain, Chemistry, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Science--Encyclopedias, Chemistry, Technical
  • 258 items
    Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Publications, Engravings

    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
  • 28 items
    Handbooks and manuals

    Gilbert Home Chemistry

    • 1954

    Manual written to accompany the Gilbert Chemistry Outfit No. 7 chemistry set for middle to high school-age students, especially boys. Includes instructions for a range of home chemistry experiments requiring only…

    • Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
    • Subject Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company, Chemistry--Experiments, Chemistry--Handbooks, manuals, etc., Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Education, Secondary, Chemistry
  • 92 items
    Handbooks and manuals

    Smithsonian MicroChemistry XM Manual

    • Circa 1996

    An instruction manual written to accompany the Smithsonian MicroChemistry XM 5000 chemistry set. Intended for use by children ages 10 and older, the manual describes how to use the set's tools, then outlines a series of…

    • Manufacturer Smithsonian Institution
    • Subject Chemistry sets, Smithsonian Institution, Chemistry, Chemistry--Experiments, Chemistry--Handbooks, manuals, etc., Education, Secondary, Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Educational toys
  • 36 items
    Handbooks and manuals

    Microcraft Senior Microscopy Manual

    • 1953

    Manual written to accompany the Microcraft Microscope Set No. 310 for the amateur microscopist. Includes instructions for using the microscope and accessories, as well as a range of experiments and recommendations for…

    • Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
    • Subject Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company, Chemistry--Experiments, Microscopy, Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Education, Secondary, Microscopes, Chemistry--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  • 32 items
    Handbooks and manuals

    Chemcraft Chemical Magic

    • 95 Mystifying Magical Demonstrations
    • 1940

    Manual written to accompany the Chemcraft Chemical Magic Set for middle to high school-age students. Includes 58 experiments themed upon magic for users to "amaze [their] friends by producing odors, invisible inks, and…

    • Publisher Porter Chemical Company
    • Subject Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company, Chemistry--Experiments, Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Science, Chemistry, Chemistry--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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