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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 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
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Figure 95. Geometrical Spider. Figure 96. Nest of the Mygale
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 95 and 96 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 95 depicts a geometrical spider. Figure 96 depicts the nest of a Mygale spider, also commonly known as a Trapdoor Spider.

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, Spiders, Arachnida
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Figure 89. Horse-shoe Crab. Under Surface
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 89 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting the under surface of a horse-shoe crab.

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, Invertebrates, Animals, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Crabs, Arthropoda
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Figure 86. Cray-fish, or River Lobster
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 86 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a cray-fish, or river lobster.

Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two…
- 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, Crayfish, Lobsters, Crustacea
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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
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Figure 69. Shells used for Ornaments
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 69 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting an assortment of shells commonly used as ornaments or decoration.

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
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Figure 471. Group of Monkeys
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 471 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a group of monkeys in a natural habitat.

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, Monkeys, Mammals, Primates
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Figure 480. Skeletons of Orangutan, Chimpanzee, and Man
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 480 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting skeletons of an orangutan, chimpanzee, and man.

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, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Skeleton, Human skeleton, Orangutans, Chimpanzees, Mammals
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Figure 478. Gorilla
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 478 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a gorilla.

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, Gorilla, Mammals, Primates, Apes
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Figure 29. Starfish
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 29 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a starfish.

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, Starfishes
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Figure 66: Imaginary Landscape During the Carboniferous Era
- Part of Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals
- 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
Rare books

Inside of the Cottage of Mac Nab, a Blacksmith at Dalmally Who Possesses Some Fragments of the Poetry of Ossian
- Part of 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. 1
- 1799
This plate depicts the workshop of Mac Nab, a man Faujas de-St.-Fond (1741-1819) came across in his travels across Scotland. It shows Mac Nab presenting de-St.-Fond and his fellow travelers with a "large buckler, of a…
- Publisher Ridgway, James
- Author Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819
- Subject Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819, Great Britain, Travel, Voyages and travels, Science, Scotland, Scotland--Hebrides, Science--Study and teaching
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Iron stone and ligusticum scoticum
- Part of 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. 1
- 1799
This plate is of two botanical samples found by Faujas de-St.-Fond (1741-1819) during his travels. On page 190 de-St.-Fond says of the Iron ore pictures, "This species of iron is obtained in great abundance from a…
- Publisher Ridgway, James
- Author Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819
- Artist Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819
- Subject Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819, Great Britain, Travel, Voyages and travels, Science, Scotland, Geology, Science--Study and teaching, Coal trade, Licorice-root
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Section of Strata to the Low Main Coal at St. Anthon's Colliery
- 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. In Two Volumes With Plates/Translated From the French of B. Faujas Saint-Fond.
- Part of 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. 1
- 1799
This plate depicts a section of the strata to the low main coal at St. Anthon's Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne. The left-hand side of the graph shows a ruler denoting the different layers on a scale of fathoms. A…
- Publisher Ridgway, James
- Author Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819
- Subject Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819, Great Britain, Travel, Voyages and travels, Science, Geology, Science--Study and teaching, England--Newcastle upon Tyne, Coal trade
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Plate XIII: Decomposition of Light/Structure of the Solar Rays
- Part of Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects
- 1856
Color plate depicts the decomposition structure of solar rays. Light passes through a prism illustrating the color composition of solar rays.

This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar…
- Author Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887
- Subject Chemistry, Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Spectrum analysis
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Plate XII: Plants, Animals, and the Air
- Part of Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects
- 1856
Color plate depicts a pastoral countryside with animals, a house and foliage. The sky illustrates the symbiotic relationship between plants, animals and the atmosphere through icons representing oxygen, carbonic acid…
- Author Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887
- Subject Chemistry, Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Atmosphere
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Plate XI: Chemistry of Combustion and Illumination
- Part of Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects
- 1856
Color plate illustrates the chemistry of combustion and illumination through the structure of a flame. The currents of gases are indicated by the direction of the arrows.

This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or,…
- Author Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887
- Subject Chemistry, Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Combustion, Lighting
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Plate X: Vinous, Lactic and Butyric Fermentations
- Part of Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects
- 1856
Color plate illustrates vinous, lactic and butyric fermentations.

This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects authored by American scientific writer, editor and lecturer Edward…
- Author Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887
- Subject Chemistry, Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Fermentation, Fermentation--Analysis
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Plate IX: Nitrogenized and Sulphurized Principles of Food
- Part of Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects
- 1856
Color plate depicts the nitrogenized and sulphurized principles of food. The elements of nutrition, including their source and composition, are illustrated.

This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry…
- Author Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887
- Subject Chemistry, Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Nutrition, Food--Analysis
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Plate VIII: Ternary or Non-Nitrogenized Principles of Food
- Part of Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects
- 1856
Color plate illustrates the ternary or non-nitrogenized principles of food. The source and composition of the elements of respiration and calorification are represented. Includes vegetable acids, sugars and starches as…
- Author Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887
- Subject Chemistry, Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Food--Composition
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Plate VII: Homologous Series of Compounds
- Part of Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects
- 1856
Color plate illustrates the homologous series of compounds of various acids.

This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects authored by American scientific writer, editor and lecturer…
- Author Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887
- Subject Chemistry, Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Chemicals
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Plate VI: Illustration of the Theory of Compound Radicals/Theory of Chemical Types/Theory of Pairing
- Part of Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects
- 1856
Color plate illustrates the theory of compound radicals, the theory of chemical types (doctrine of substitution) and the theory of pairing (example of coupled acids).

This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The…
- Author Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887
- Subject Chemistry, Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching
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Plate V: Examples of Isomerism
- Part of Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects
- 1856
Color plate illustrates examples of isomerism. Includes the metamerism of various oils and olefiant gas as well as the polymerism of aldehyde, acetic ether, oil of peppermint and oil of lavender.

This plate comes from…
- Author Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887
- Subject Chemistry, Atomic theory, Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Isomerism
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Plate IV: Chemistry of Geology
- Part of Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects
- 1856
Color plate illustrates the chemistry of geology, depicting a section of the earth's crust and its composition of minerals. The right side of the illustration lists the order of the geological formations.

This plate…
- Author Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887
- Subject Chemistry, Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Geology, Geology, Stratigraphic
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Plate III: Composition of Salts
- Part of Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects
- 1856
Color plate illustrates the composition of salts including the structure of acids and salts as well as the salts of phosphoric acid.

This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects…
- Author Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887
- Subject Chemistry, Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Phosphoric acid, Salt

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