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A chemist's work bench

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Color frontispiece plate depicts a chemist's work bench with scientific tools and instruments sitting on a shelf and work bench.

This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals, published in 1884. Intended as an introduction to the study of chemistry, this volume contains illustrations throughout the text including color plates. Color plates have been digitized along with a selection of illustrations.

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Appleton, John Howard. “A Chemist's Work Bench.” Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals. Providence, Rhode Island, 1884. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/cj82k861w.

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