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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 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 309. Porcupine Ant-eater. Figure 310. Opossum
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 309 and 310 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 309 depicts a porcupine ant-eater. Figure 310 depicts an opossum.

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, Marsupials, Opossums, Short-beaked echidna, Mammals
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Figure 349. Narwhal. Figure 350. Common Porpoise
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 349 and 350 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 349 depicts a narwhal. Figure 350 depicts a common porpoise.

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, Narwhal, Porpoises, Mammals
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Figure 378. Skeleton of a Camel. Figure 379. Foot of a Camel. Figure 380. Water-cells of Camel's Stomach
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 378, 379, and 380 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 378 depicts the skeleton of a camel. Figure 379 depicts the foot of a camel. Figure 380 depicts the water-cells of a camel's stomach.

Designed to…
- 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, Camels, Mammals
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Figure 40. Angle or Earth-worm
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 40 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting an angle or earth-worm, with view of (c) an egg enclosing two young and (d) young hatching from the egg.

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, Invertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Worms, Earthworms
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Figure 114. Rocky Mountain Locust. Figure 115. Seventeen-year Cicada
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 114 and 115 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 114 depicts a Rocky Mountain locust. Figure 115 depicts a seventeen-year cicada.

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, Invertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Locusts, Cicadas, Insects
Publications

Figure 181. Barramunda
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 181 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a barramunda, more commonly known as a barramundi or giant perch.

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, Giant perch
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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
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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
Publications

Figure 429. White Bear
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 429 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a white, or polar bear, attacking a seal on an ice floe.

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, Bears, Polar bear, Seals (Animals), Mammals
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Figure 451. Leopard
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 451 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a leopard.

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, Leopard, Mammals
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Figure 111. Cockroach. Figure 112. Katydid (Reduced). Figure 113. Grasshopper, or Quaker
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 111, 112, and 113 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 111 depicts a cockroach. Figure 112 depicts a katydid. Figure 113 depicts a grasshopper.

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, Invertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Insects, Cockroaches, Grasshoppers, Katydids
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Figure 328. House Mouse. Figure 329. House Rat. Figure 330. Musk Rat
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 328, 329, and 330 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 328 depicts a house mouse. Figure 329 depicts a house rat. Figure 330 depicts a musk rat.

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, Mice, Rats
Publications

Figure 42. Autolytus
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 42 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting an autolytus in the process of subdividing, i.e. asexually reproducing, into two individuals.

Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popu…
- 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, Autolytus, Reproduction, Asexual
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Figure 446. Civet. Figure 447. Genet. Figure 448. Pharaoh's Rat
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 446, 447, and 448 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 446 depicts a civet, a small, lean, primarily nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. Figure 447 depicts…
- 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
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Figure 101. Spring-tail (Enlarged)
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 101 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a springtail (enlarged).

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, Invertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Insects, Collembola
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Figure 221. South American Ostrich
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 221 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a flock of South American ostriches.

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, Birds, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Ostriches
Publications

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
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
Publications

Figure 98. Centipede. Figure 99. Head of Insect
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 98 and 99 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 98 depicts a centipede. Figure 99 depicts the head of a locust, with view of the chief points in its external anatomy.

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, Centipedes, Locusts
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 441. Jackal. Figure 442. Fox
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 441 and 442 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 441 depicts a jackal. Figure 442 depicts a fox.

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, Jackals, Foxes, Mammals
Publications

Figure 304. Nightingale. Figure 305. Blue-bird
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 304 and 305 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 304 depicts a nightingale. Figure 305 depicts a blue-bird.

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, Nightingale, Bluebirds
Publications

Figure 387. Virginia Deer. Deer Fighting
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 387 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a Virginia deer (inset), as well as two deer fighting.

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, Mammals, White-tailed deer, Deer
Publications

Figure 353. Right Whale
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 353 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a right whale, also known as a black whale.

Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals…
- 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, Whales, Right whales, Mammals

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