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108 items
United States Army Gas School Course Notes
- 1918
Notebook consists of handwritten notes taken by Francis E. Scott at the U.S. Army Gas School at Camp Kendrick, New Jersey, on the use of gas in warfare. The notes include teaching aids and a circular letter from…
- Author Scott, Francis E.
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, World War (1914-1918), Chemical warfare--Safety measures, Military education, Intrenchments, Fries, Amos A. (Amos Alfred), 1873-1963, Gas masks--Maintenance and repair, United States. Army. Chemical Warfare Service, Scott, Francis E., Chemical agents (Munitions), Chemical warfare--Equipment and supplies, Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers, Chemical warfare--Safety measures--Equipment and supplies, Phosgene, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use--Safety measures, United States. Army, Chlorine, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas, Trenches, Chemical warfare, Artillery, Chemical weapons, Chloropicrin
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Modified periodic table of elements
- 1919
This modified periodic table of elements differs from Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev's (1834-1907) version as explained in the text.
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Intermediate Text Book of Chemistry
- 1919
Preface describes how this chemistry textbook contains an intermediate level of instruction, being more advanced than elementary chemistry but not as comprehensive as college chemistry. The modified periodic table of…
- Author Smith, Alexander, 1865-1922
- Publisher The Century Co.
- Subject Mendeleyev, Dmitry Ivanovich, 1834-1907, Periodic table, Periodic table of the elements, Textbooks, Chemical elements, Scientific illustration, Science--Study and teaching, Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasilʹevich, 1711-1765, Mayow, John, 1641-1679
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Fog tracks from radium
- 1919 (Date of publication)
Plate features photographs by Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869-1959) of the fog tracks of radium. Figures one and two illustrate the paths of helium atoms, with an enlargement in figure three. Figure four shows the…
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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…
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"Louis Pasteur" Microscope Set
- After 1920
Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many a boy to become a chemist, and not until the late…
- Contributor Geo. Borgfeldt & Company
- Manufacturer Carolyn Manufacturing Company Inc.
- Subject Chemistry sets, Microscopes, Carolyn Manufacturing Company Inc., Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895, Geo. Borgfeldt & Company
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Percentage composition of foods
- 1922
Scientific diagram illustrates the percentage composition of foods including corn, potato, onion, apple, peanut butter and olive oil. Illustrations are after the charts created by Charles Ford Langworthy of the United…
- After Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932
- Author Tower, Samuel Francis
- Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
- Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932, Food--Composition, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Science
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The Organs of Digestion
- 1922
Diagram from page 52 of the 1922 volume The Science of Common Things depicting the organs of the digestive system, including the mouth, throat, stomach, gall bladder, and spleen.
The Science of Common Things is a…
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How Coal Burns
- 1922
Diagram from page 163 of the 1922 volume The Science of Common Things depicting how coal ignites and burns in a stove. Arrows illustrate the movement of air through the stove. The reactions between oxygen, carbon,…
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The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science
- 1922
Junior high school/high school-level textbook on science with topics including air; food; water; weather; fire; heating, lighting and electricity within homes; clothing and microscopic organisms. Begins with a foreword…
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How a Furnace Heats a House
- 1922
Diagram from page 191 of the 1922 volume The Science of Common Things depicting the movement of warm and cool air through a home to demonstrate the functionality of a furnace. Labels indicate heating components such as…
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts metropolitan water district/Wachusett, Sudbury and Cochituate watersheds
- 1922
Map illustrating the Wachusett, Sudbury and Cochituate watersheds with the reservoirs, aqueducts and pipe pines that supply water to Boston, Massachusetts. Caption reads "This is one of the greatest water systems of the…
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Daily weather map
- 1922
Daily weather map of the United States with symbols indicating the state of weather as well as isobars and isotherms illustrated by continuous or dotted lines, respectively. Arrows denote wind direction.
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Percentage composition of foods
- 1922
Scientific diagram illustrates the percentage composition of foods including a pork chop, cod, egg, cream cheese, bean and bread. Illustrations are after the charts created by Charles Ford Langworthy of the United…
- After Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932
- Author Tower, Samuel Francis
- Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
- Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932, Food--Composition, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Science
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Electrical wiring diagram for doorbells
- 1922
Printed photographic reproduction illustrating two wiring plans for a doorbell: one bell and two push buttons with either button ringing the bell, the other showing two bells and two push buttons with each button…
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Students gather around a teacher who is conducting a scientific experiment
- 1922
Junior high school or high school-aged male students gather around a teacher who is conducting a scientific experiment. Several students have their hands raised. Pennants on the wall list "Pioneer Science Club" and…
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The Furnace and How it Works
- 1922
Diagram from page 189 of the 1922 volume The Science of Common Things depicting a home heating furnace. Arrows demonstrate the flow of air through the furnace and labels indicate the components of the furnace and stages…
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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…
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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
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Gilbert Chemistry Outfit
- 1930 – 1939
Wooden case with two steel handles on top and cabinet doors on both sides which are secured with a steel latch; on one side, case inside has a steel red shelf with seven wooden chemical containers; below the shelf is a…
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company
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Porter Chemcraft Chemistry Outfit No. 0
- 1930 – 1939
Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many a boy to become a chemist, and not until the late…
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company
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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…
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The 'BGL' Chemical Set
- 1930 – 1939
Green cardboard box with removable lid; bottom of box has green and red cardboard inserts for set components; top and bottom of box bottom have rows of seven green cardboard containers with removable lids; top row has…
- Manufacturer British Games Limited
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, British Games Limited, Chemistry sets
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Midgetlab Chemical Outfit No. 10
- 1933
Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many a boy to become a chemist, and not until the late…
- Manufacturer Midgetlab Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, Midgetlab Company
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Gilbert Tele-Set Telegraph Outfit No. 3502
- Circa 1935
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Telegraph, A.C. Gilbert Company