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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 12: Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac and Jean-Baptiste Biot ascend in balloon conducting scientific experiments
- Part of Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals
- 1884
On August 24, 1804, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac and Jean-Baptiste Biot ascended in a hot air balloon to a height of 4,000 meters altitude in order to conduct scientific experiments on gases. These experiments led to…
- Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
- Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
- Engraver Deschamps, E.
- Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Gay-Lussac, Joseph Louis, 1778-1850, Biot, Jean-Baptiste, 1774-1862, Hot air balloons, Charles' law, Gases, Science--Study and teaching
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Portrait of John Dalton
- Part of Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals
- 1884
Portrait print of John Dalton (1766-1844) seated at a table with his hand at his temple.

Widely known for introducing the atomic theory into chemistry, Dalton was a noted English meteorologist and chemist. His research…
- Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
- Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
- Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Chemists, Meteorologists, People with disabilities, Scientists with disabilities, People with visual disabilities, Portraits, Science--Study and teaching
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Portrait of Jöns Jakob Berzelius
- Part of Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals
- 1884
Portrait print of Jöns Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848) seated at a table with regalia pins on his jacket.

Considered one of the founders of modern chemistry and known as the "Father of Swedish Chemistry," he is best…
- Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
- Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
- Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Berzelius, Jöns Jakob, friherre, 1779-1848, Portraits, Science--Study and teaching
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Rare books

A Journal of Travels in England, Holland and Scotland, and of Two Passages Over the Atlantic, in the Years 1805 and 1806, Vol. 2
- 1812
Travel log of Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) detailing his research in England, Holland, and Scotland. Silliman founded the American Journal of Science and discovered a way to distill petroleum. Written in first-person,…
- Author Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
- Printer D. & G. Bruce
- Publisher Sargeant, Ezra, 1775-1812
- Subject Great Britain, Travel, Science, England, England--London, Scotland, Netherlands--Holland (Province), Science--Study and teaching, Voyages and travels, England--Stonehenge, Scotland--Edinburgh
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Rare books

Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 4
- From the Earliest Antiquity/Translated From the Edition Published by the Author in MCDVII. Enlarged by the Latest Discoveries, by Richard Gough
- 1806
This book is volume 4 in a series of 4 travel logs originally written by William Camden in 1586. Camden traveled extensively through England and Wales, but likely never set foot in Scotland or Ireland. He compiled Brita…
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Nichols, John, 1745-1826
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Travel, Nichols, John, 1745-1826, Voyages and travels, Naturalists, Natural history, Maps, Ruined buildings, England, England--London, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Britannia (Camden, William), Islands, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Camden, William, 1551-1623, Coins, Roman, Botany, Fossils, Rare plants, Caesar, Julius
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Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 3
- From the Earliest Antiquity/Translated From the Edition Published by the Author in MCDVII. Enlarged by the Latest Discoveries, by Richard Gough
- 1806
This book is volume 3 in a series of 4 travel logs originally written by William Camden in 1586. Camden traveled extensively through England and Wales, but likely never set foot in Scotland or Ireland. He compiled Brita…
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Nichols, John, 1745-1826
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Travel, Nichols, John, 1745-1826, Voyages and travels, Naturalists, Natural history, Maps, Ruined buildings, England--London, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Britannia (Camden, William), Islands, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Camden, William, 1551-1623, Coins, Coins, Roman, Botany, Fossils, Rare plants
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Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 1
- From the Earliest Antiquity/Translated From the Edition Published by the Author in MCDVII. Enlarged by the Latest Discoveries, by Richard Gough
- 1806
This book is volume 1 in a series of 4 travel logs originally written by William Camden in 1586. Camden traveled extensively through England and Wales, but likely never set foot in Scotland or Ireland. He compiled Brita…
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Nichols, John, 1745-1826
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Travel, Nichols, John, 1745-1826, Voyages and travels, Maps, Ruined buildings, Coins, Coins, Roman, England--London, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Britannia (Camden, William), Naturalists, Natural history, England, Islands, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Camden, William, 1551-1623, Botany, Fossils, Rare plants
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A Voyage to England: Containing Many Things Relating to the State of Learning, Religion, and Other Curiosities of that Kingdom
- Observations on Mons. de Sorbière's Voyage into England
- As Also, Observations on the Same Voyage, by Dr. Thomas Sprat, Lord Bishop of Rochester. With a Letter of Monsieur Sorbière's, Concerning the War Between England and Holland in 1652: to All Which is Prefix'd His Life Writ by M. Graverol. Done into English From the French Original
- 1709
This book is an English translation of the French original, written in 1664. Written after Monsieur Sorbière (1615-1670) spent three months in 1663 in England, this book details his thoughts on several different topics.…
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Fog tracks from radium
- Part of Intermediate Text Book of Chemistry
- 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…
- Author Smith, Alexander, 1865-1922
- Publisher The Century Co.
- Photographer Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees, 1869-1959
- Subject Textbooks, Chemical elements, Scientific illustration, Science--Study and teaching, Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees, 1869-1959, Radium, Radium--Analysis, Scientific illustration
115 items
Rare books

Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects
- 1856
Authored by American scientific writer, editor and lecturer Edward Livingston Youmans (1821-1887). Popularizing science, Youmans founded Popular Science magazine. Digitized in entirety, this textbook uses color…
- Author Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887
- Subject Chemistry, Atomic theory, Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching
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Scientific apparatus and instruments

Series Sixty student microscope
- 1955 – 1960
American Optical Corporation Sixty student model monocular microscope features American Optical Spencer objective lenses.

American Optical Corporation was a successor to the Spencer Lens Company, founded by Charles…
- Manufacturer American Optical Corporation
- Subject Microscopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Science--Study and teaching, American Optical Corporation
Photographs, Negatives

Charles C. Price in classroom
- 1950s
General view of American chemist Charles C. Price lecturing in front of a blackboard. This photograph was likely taken at the University of Notre Dame, where he served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of…
- Subject Price, Charles C. (Charles Coale), 1913-2001, Portraits, Chemists, Scientists with disabilities, People with disabilities, University of Notre Dame, Science--Study and teaching
Photographs

Charles C. Price Fulbright Lecture in Japan
- 1962
General view of American chemist Charles C. Price standing in front of a blackboard covered with assorted chemical notations. This photograph was taken at either Osaka University or Kyoto University in Japan, where…
- Subject Price, Charles C. (Charles Coale), 1913-2001, Portraits, Chemists, Scientists with disabilities, People with disabilities, Science--Study and teaching
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Modified periodic table of elements
- Part of Intermediate Text Book of Chemistry
- 1919
This modified periodic table of elements differs from Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev's (1834-1907) version as explained in the text.
- Author Smith, Alexander, 1865-1922
- Subject Mendeleyev, Dmitry Ivanovich, 1834-1907, Periodic table, Periodic table of the elements, Textbooks, Chemical elements, Scientific illustration, Science--Study and teaching
Ephemera, Postage stamps

Mexican postage stamp commemorating the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (40th anniversary)
- 1976
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional de México (the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico) on January 1, 1936. Established during the…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Mexico), Science--Study and teaching
Postage stamps, Ephemera

Mexican postage stamp commemorating the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (25th anniversary)
- 1951
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional de México (the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico) on January 1, 1936. Established during the…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Mexico), Women in science, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Science--Study and teaching
Rare books, Charts, diagrams, etc

Periodic table of the elements
- Part of Osnovy Khimīi (Principles of Chemistry), volume II
- 1871
This is the first published periodic table of elements in its modern form with the elements of each group arranged vertically. Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev (1834-1907) created this table for the second edition of his…
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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…
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Rail workers melting iron for welding tram rails
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Entitled "Molten Iron without a Furnace," photographic reproduction depicts rail workers melting a mixture of metallic aluminum and iron oxide, known as thermit. When heated, a chemical action results in metallic iron…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Creator Of Work Thermit, Ltd.
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Railroads, Textbooks, Thermit, Railroads--Employees
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Inside the stalactite caverns in Padirac, France
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Entitled "Where Stalactites Abound," illustration depicts two men exploring inside the stalactite caverns in Padirac, France. Rays of light emit from the opening at the top of the cavern. A stairwell descends into the…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Stalactites and stalagmites, Caves, Discoveries in geography, Textbooks
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The Influence of Various Manures on the Growth of Wheat
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Photographic reproduction depicts bundles of wheat grown on an experimental farm at Rothamsted, England with varying amounts of manure and chemical fertilizers. The first column shows the year 1878 with the second…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Creator Of Work Hall, A. D.
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Textbooks, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Manures, Fertilizers, Agriculture, Wheat--Research
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Luray Caverns Ballroom of stalactites
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Entitled "A Wonderful Ceiling," photographic reproduction depicts the Ballroom of stalactites found within the Luray Caverns in Luray, Virginia. Accompanying text describes how stalactites are formed by chalk-filled…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Creator Of Work James, C. H.
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Stalactites and stalagmites, Chalk, Carbon dioxide, Caves, Water, Virginia--Luray Caverns, Textbooks
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Figure 14: Salammoniac crystals under magnification
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Figure illustrates salammoniac under magnification after being dissolved in water, causing the crystals to separate out from the solution.

This plate is found within The Romance of Modern Chemistry, which is a layman's…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Ammonium salts, Textbooks, Ammonium chloride, Ammonium salts--Analysis, Microscopy
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An Alchemist's Laboratory
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
A photographic reproduction of the replica of an alchemist's laboratory located in the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany. Various vessels for distillation can be seen along with two furnaces.

This plate is found…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Creator Of Work Deutsches Museum (Germany)
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Textbooks, Implements, utensils, etc., Distillation, Deutsches Museum (Germany), Alchemy
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The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
A layman's introduction to topics in chemistry including a history of chemistry along with alchemy and the philosopher's stone; elements including organic, invisible, metals, acids, alkalies, and water; chemical changes…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Textbooks, Alchemy, Science--Popular works

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