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Physical chemistry laboratory at the University of Leipzig

  • Circa 1900

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Sepia-toned photograph of seven chemists at work in the physical chemistry lab at the University of Leipzig. Chemists in the photograph are identified by handwritten inscriptions on the photo from left to right as George Augustus Hulett (1867-1955), "Philipps," Samuel Lawrence Bigelow (1870 - 1947), "Farka," "Calame," "Peters," and Carl Knüpffer.

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  • 18 cm W x 13 cm H
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  • (Across top of photograph) "Hulett Philipps Bigelow Farka Calame Peters Knüpffer"
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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Series arrangement
  • Series IV – Photographic Materials, 1894-1930
Physical container
  • Box 21

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“Physical Chemistry Laboratory at the University of Leipzig,” circa 1900. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 21. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/qoi938d.

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