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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.

Publications

Figure 176. Suck-fish. Figure 177. Flat-fish
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 176 and 177 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 176 depicts a suck-fish. Figure 177 depicts a flat-fish.

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, Fishes
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Figure 174. Yellow Perch. Figure 175. Cod
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 174 and 175 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 174 depicts a yellow perch. Figure 175 depicts a cod.

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, Fishes, Yellow perch, Codfish
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Figure 172. Sword-fish. Figure 173. Archer
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 172 and 173 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 172 depicts a sword-fish. Figure 173 depicts an archer.

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, Fishes, Swordfish
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Figure 139. Digger Wasp. Figure 140. Common Wasp, or Hornet. Figure 141. Bumble-bee
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 139, 140, and 141 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 139 depicts a digger wasp. Figure 140 depicts a common wasp, or hornet. Figure 141 depicts a bumble-bee.

Designed to give students an understanding…
- 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, Wasps, Hornets, Bumblebees
Publications

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…
- 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, Beetles
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Figure 73. Anatomy of a Cephalopod Mollusk, Squid. Figure 74. Pen, or Backbone of Squid. Figure 75. Squid, Atlantic
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 73, 74, and 75 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 73 depicts the anatomy of a squid, with view the tentacles, siphon, and gills, among other parts. Figure 74 depicts the pen, or backbone of a squid.…
- 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, Squids, Mollusks
Publications

Figure 408. Zebu. Figure 409. Chamois
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 408 and 409 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 408 depicts a zebu. Figure 409 depicts a chamois.

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, Mammals, Zebus, Chamois
Publications

Figure 406. Buffalo. Figure 407. Yak
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 406 and 407 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 406 depicts a buffalo. Figure 407 depicts a yak.

Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies…
- 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, American bison, Yak, Mammals
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Figure 416. Mountain Sheep. Figure 417. Sheep
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 416 and 417 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 416 depicts a mountain sheep. Figure 417 depicts a domestic sheep.

Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology…
- 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, Sheep
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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
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Figure 438. Marten, or Sable. Figure 439. Wolf
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 438 and 439 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 438 depicts a marten, also known as a sable. Figure 439 depicts a pack of wolves.

Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular…
- 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, Wolves, Sable
Publications

Figure 440. Mastiff
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 440 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a mastiff.

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, Mastiff, Dogs, Mammals
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Figure 461. Common Hair Seal
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 461 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a common hair seal.

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, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Mammals, Seals (Animals)
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Figure 459. Fur Seal. Figure 460. Skeleton of Seal
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 459 and 460 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 459 depicts a fur seal. Figure 460 depicts the skeleton of a seal.

Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology…
- 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, Seals (Animals), Mammals
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Figure 402. Jersey. Figure 403. Ayrshire. Figure 404. Bison
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 402, 403, and 404 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 402 depicts a Jersey cow. Figure 403 depicts an Ayrshire cow. Figure 404 depicts a bison.

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, Cows, Cattle, Bison
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
Publications

Figure 264. White-headed Eagle. Figure 265. Swallow-tailed Hawk
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 264 and 265 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 264 depicts a white-headed eagle. Figure 265 depicts a swallow-tailed hawk.

Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology…
- 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, Eagles, Hawks
Publications

Figure 165. Gold-fish. Figure 166. Herring
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 165 and 166 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 165 depicts a goldfish. Figure 166 depicts a herring.

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, Fishes, Goldfish
Publications

Figure 164. Cat-fish, or Horned Pout
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 164 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a cat-fish, also known as a horned pout.

Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in…
- 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, Fishes, Catfishes
Publications

Figure 159. Gar-pike. Figure 160. Mud-fish
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 159 and 160 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 159 depicts a gar-pike. Figure 160 depicts a mud-fish, also known as a bowfin.

Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular…
- 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, Gars, Fishes, Bowfin
Publications

Figure 158. Sturgeon
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 158 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a sturgeon.

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, Sturgeons, Fishes
Publications

Figure 161. Diagrammatic View of Circulation of Fish
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 161 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a diagrammatic view of the circulatory system of a fish.

Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies…
- 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, Fishes, Cardiovascular system, Blood--Circulation
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 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…
- 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, Digestion
Publications

Figure 97. Thousand-legs
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 97 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a millipede.

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, Invertebrates, Animals, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Millipedes, Insects

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