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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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  • Publications

    Figure 70. Pearly Nautilus

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figure 70 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a pearly nautilus, also commonly known as a chambered nautilus.

    Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Invertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Shells, Nautilus, Animals, Mollusks
  • Publications

    Figure 392. Moose

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figure 392 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a moose.

    Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Moose
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    Publications

    Popular Zoology

    • 1887

    Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the Invertebrates and the Vertebrates. The volume includes copious…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Birds--Migration, Birds, Textbooks, Invertebrates, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration
  • Publications

    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…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Invertebrates, Animals, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Insects, Ant lions
  • Publications

    Figure 262. Turkey Buzzard. Figure 263. Condor

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figures 262 and 263 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 262 depicts a turkey buzzard, also known as a turkey vulture. Figure 263 depicts a condor.

    Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, …

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Birds, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Turkey vulture, Condors
  • Publications

    Figure 372. Wild Boar. Figure 373. Skull of Hog. Figure 374. Skull of Babirusa

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figures 372, 373, and 374 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 372 depicts a group of wild boar. Figure 373 depicts the skull of a hog. Figure 374 depicts the skull of a babirusa hog, also known as a deer-pig.
    …

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Mammals, Wild boar, Swine
  • Publications

    Figures 17-19. The Several Stages in the Development of the Jelly-fish

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figures 17, 18, and 19 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. depicting several stages in the development of jelly-fish. Figure 17 depicts the hydra-like stage. Figure 18 depicts a later-stage of the hydra-like stage.…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Invertebrates, Animals, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Jellyfishes
  • Publications

    Figure 464. Specter. Figure 465. Graceful Loris

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figures 464 and 465 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 464 depicts a specter. Figure 465 depicts a graceful loris.

    Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Lorises, Mammals
  • Publications

    Figure 36. Portion of Tape-worm

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figure 36 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a portion of a tapeworm sampled from a human being.

    Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Invertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Tapeworms, Parasites
  • Publications

    Figure 269. Great-horned Owl

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figure 269 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a great-horned owl.

    Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Birds, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Owls
  • Publications

    Figure 475. Siamang. Figure 476. Gibbon. After Hornaday

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figures 475 and 476 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 475 depicts a siamang, an arboreal black-furred gibbon native to the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Figure 476 depicts a gibbon as described…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Mammals, Gibbons, Primates
  • Publications

    Figure 214. Gavial. Figure 215. Crocodile

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figures 214 and 215 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 214 depicts a gavial, also known as a gharial or fish-eating crocodile. Figure 215 depicts a crocodile.

    Designed to give students an understanding of the…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Crocodiles, Reptiles
  • Publications

    Figure 220. African Ostrich

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figure 220 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting an African ostrich chased by a man on horseback. The man depicted is a racist stereotypical representation of an Arab. Additionally, figure 220 is accompanied by…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Ostriches, Racism, Racism in textbooks, Stereotypes (Social psychology), Birds
  • Publications

    Figure 410. Gazelle. Figure 411. Koodoo

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figures 410 and 411 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 410 depicts a gazelle. Figure 411 depicts a koodoo.

    Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Gazelles, Greater kudu, Mammals
  • Publications

    Figure 81. Nauplius of Barnacle (Magnified). Figure 82. Acorn Barnacle. Figure 83. Goose Barnacle.

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figures 81, 82, and 83 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 81 depicts a barnacle (magnified) in the nauplius, i.e. first larval stage of development. Figure 82 depicts a trio of acorn barnacles. Figure 83.…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Invertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Barnacles, Acorn barnacles, Barnacle goose
  • Publications

    Figure 414. Prong-horn. Figure 415. Mountain Goat

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figures 414 and 415 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 414 depicts a pronghorn. Figure 415 depicts a mountain goat.

    Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Mammals, Pronghorn, Mountain goat
  • Publications

    Figure 152. Hammer-headed Shark. Figure 153. Shark's Teeth

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figures 152 and 153 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 152 depicts a hammerhead shark. Figure 153 depicts a detail view of shark's teeth.

    Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popula…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Sharks
  • Publications

    Figure 306. Mocking-bird. Figure 307. Robin

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figures 306 and 307 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 306 depicts a mocking-bird. Figure 307 depicts a robin.

    Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Birds, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Mockingbirds, Robins
  • Publications

    Figure 204. Blue Tail [Skink]. Figure 205. Chameleon

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figures 204 and 205 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 204 depicts a blue-tailed skink. Figure 205 depicts a chameleon.

    Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Chameleons, Skinks, Reptiles
  • Publications

    Figure 241. Flamingo

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figure 241 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a flamingo.

    Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Birds, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Flamingos
  • Publications

    Figure 412. Gnu. Figure 413. Gemsbok

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figures 412 and 413 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 412 depicts a gnu. Figure 413 depicts a gemsbok, also known as a gemsbuck or South African oryx.

    Designed to give students an understanding of the animal…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Mammals, Gnus, Gemsbok
  • Publications

    Figure 236. Goosander. Figure 237. Eider Duck

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figures 236 and 237 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 236 depicts a pair of goosander, also known as common merganser. Figure 237 depicts an eider duck, also known as Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck.

    Designed…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Birds, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Ducks
  • Publications

    Figure 135. Ichneumon-fly. Figure 136. Ichneumon-fly, Depositing its Eggs

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figures 135 and 136 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 135 depicts an ichneumon-fly, also known as an ichneumon wasp. Figure 136 depicts an ichneumon-fly as it deposits its eggs in larvae.

    Designed to give…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Invertebrates, Animals, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Insects, Ichneumonidae
  • Publications

    Figure 443. Hyena

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figure 443 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a hyena.

    Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Hyenas, Mammals
  • Publications

    Figure 271. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

    • Part of Popular Zoology
    • 1887

    Figure 271 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a sulphur-crested cockatoo.

    Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms…

    • Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
    • Publisher Chautauqua Press
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Birds, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Cockatoos
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