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Men of Science from the Keystone State: Address Delivered Before the Franklin Institute
- 1914-May-20
Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928) was an American electrochemist known for his interest in the history of chemistry; he founded the American Chemical Society's Division for the History of Chemistry in 1922. Smith's résumé…
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Conversations on Chemistry: In Which the Elements of That Science are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by experiments and plates
- To Which Are Added, Some Late Discoveries on the Subject of the Fixed Alkalies by H. Davy, Esq., of the Royal Society
- 1809
Conversations on Chemistry is an introductory chemical textbook. To this third American edition (the first and second: Philadelphia, 1806, and 1809), the anonymous editor has added new material on mineral waters and the…
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Lectures on Coal Tar Colours and on Recent Improvements and Progress in Dyeing and Calico Printing
- Embodying Copious Notes Taken at the Last London International Exhibition and Illustrated with Numberous Patterns of Fabrics Dyed with Aniline and Other Colours
- 1860s
Frederick Crace Calvert (1819–1873) was a professor of chemistry at the Royal Institution, Manchester. From 1835 to 1846 he lived in France, studying chemistry under the chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889), who…
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Theatrum Botanicum
- The Theater of Plants, or An Herball of a Large Extent
- 1640
Immense volume, consisting of 1,688 pages and approximately 3,800 plant descriptions. Theatricum Botanicum is the magnum opus of John Parkinson (1567-1650), an early English herbalist, apothecary, and botanist. It is…
- Author Parkinson, John, 1567-1650
- Printer Cotes, Thomas
- Engraver Marshall, William, active 1617-1650
- Subject Botany, Herbals, Medicinal plants, Botany, Medical, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Materia medica
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An Essay on the Chemical History and Medical Treatment of Calculous Disorders
- 1819
Alexander Marcet (1770-1822) was a Genevan physician who specialized in urinary calculi. Marcet was one of few medical practitioners of the time who used chemistry in their explanation and treatment of disease. He was…
- Author Marcet, Alexander, 1770-1822
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Calculi, Urinary organs--Calculi, Gallstones, Kidneys--Calculi, Bladder--Calculi, Therapeutics, Medicine, Urology
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An Essay on Combustion : With a View to a New Art of Dying and Painting
- The Phlogistic and Antiphlogistic Hypotheses are Proved Erroneous
- 1794
Elizabeth Fulhame was an early British chemist who invented the concept of catalysis and discovered photoreduction. Fulhame’s interest was in the reduction reaction that led to the deposition of metals. As she notes in…
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Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 2
- 1806
This book is volume 2 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. Camden traveled…
- 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, England--London, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Britannia (Camden, William), Naturalists, Natural history, Islands, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Camden, William, 1551-1623, Coins, Roman, Coins, Botany, Fossils, Rare plants
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Unheard-of Curiosities : Concerning the Talismanical Sculpture of the Persians, the Horoscope of the Patriarkes, and the Reading of the Stars
- 1650
1650 English translation of Curiositez inouyes sur la sculpture talismaniquedes Persans (Paris, 1629), by Jacques Gaffarel (1601–1681), a renowned cabalist and Hebrew and Asian studies scholar. Included in the work are…
- Author Gaffarel, Jacques, 1601-1681
- Publisher Moseley, Humphrey, -1661
- Contributor Chilmead, Edmund, 1610-1654
- Subject Talismans, Astrology, Occultism, Magic, Curiosities and wonders, Gaffarel, Jacques, 1601-1681
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A Voyage to South America, Volume 2
- 1758
Volume two of the first English translation of Relacion Historica del Viaje a la America Meridional (Madrid, 1743) by Antonio de Ulloa (1716 – 1795), containing a description of the greater part of South America, its…
- Author Ulloa, Antonio de, 1716-1795
- Publisher L. Davis and C. Reymers (London, England)
- Engraver Mynde, James
- Subject South America, Spanish colonies, Spain, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Mines and mineral resources, Metallurgy, Platinum
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An Introduction to the Study of Chemistry : Explaining its Principles, and their Application to Arts, Manufactures, &c. &c. &c. in a Clear and Familiar Manner : with an Appendix Containing the Modern Theory
- 1802
A treatise on chemistry, written by Richard Stack (-1812), an author and a lecturer, graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, and Vice President of the Royal Irish Academy. Stack dedicated his work to Robert Perceval, M.D.…
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Elements of chemistry : in a new systematic order, containing all the modern discoveries Volume 1
- 1802
The fifth and final edition of Elements of chemistry translated to English by Scottish translator Robert Kerr (1755–1813), an ardent supporter of Lavoisier’s antiphlogistic chemistry. Kerr dedicated this fifth edition…
- Author Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794
- Publisher Creech, William, 1745-1815
- Contributor Kerr, Robert, 1755-1813
- Subject Acid-base chemistry, Solubility, Chemistry--Nomenclature, Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794
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Elements of Chemistry; In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries
- 1806
The first American reprint of the two-volume Elements of Chemistry Edinburgh (1802) edition. This work is the third appearance of the English translation by Scottish translator Robert Kerr (1755–1813) in America. It was…
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Elements of Chemistry: In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries, Volume 2
- 1802
The fifth and final edition of Elements of chemistry translated to English by Scottish translator Robert Kerr (1755–1813), an ardent supporter of Lavoisier’s antiphlogistic chemistry. Kerr dedicated this fifth edition…
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An Elementary Treatise on Chemistry, Comprising the Most Important Facts of the Science with Tables of Decomposition, on a New Plan; To Which is Added an Appendix Giving an Account of the Latest Discoveries
- 1809
The first and only edition of a textbook written by Charles Sylvester (1774–1828), an English chemist and civil engineer who specialized in the study of galvanization. The work contains a system of chemical symbolism…
- Contributor Dalton, John, 1766-1844
- Author Sylvester, Charles
- Printer E. and W. Smith
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme
- Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Chemistry--Nomenclature, Signs and symbols, Chemical elements, Sylvester, Charles
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Philosophy in Sport Made in Earnest : Being an Attempt to Illustrate the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports, Volume 2
- 1827
Dedicated to the celebrated novelist Maria Edgeworth (1767–1849), this work is written in the form of a novel for young people in which the scientific principles underlying many games and toys are explained to two…
- Author Paris, John Ayrton, 1785-1856
- Publisher Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green
- Artist Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching (Early childhood), Educational toys, Physics, Paris, John Ayrton, 1785-1856, Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849
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Philosophy in Sport Made in Earnest : Being an Attempt to Illustrate the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports, Volume 1
- 1827
Dedicated to the celebrated novelist Maria Edgeworth (1767–1849), this work is written in the form of a novel for young people in which the scientific principles underlying many games and toys are explained to two…
- Author Paris, John Ayrton, 1785-1856
- Publisher Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green
- Artist Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching (Early childhood), Educational toys, Physics, Paris, John Ayrton, 1785-1856, Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849
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Philosophy in Sport Made in Earnest : Being an Attempt to Illustrate the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports, Volume 3
- 1827
Dedicated to the celebrated novelist Maria Edgeworth (1767–1849), this work is written in the form of a novel for young people in which the scientific principles underlying many games and toys are explained to two…
- Author Paris, John Ayrton, 1785-1856
- Publisher Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green
- Artist Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching (Early childhood), Educational toys, Physics, Thaumatropes, Motion pictures, Paris, John Ayrton, 1785-1856, Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849
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Travels in England, Scotland, and the Hebrides: Undertaken for the Purpose of Examining the State of the Arts, the Sciences, Natural History and Manners, in Great Britain, Vol. 2
- containing mineralogical descriptions of the country round Newcastle ; of the mountains of Derbyshire ; of the environs of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, and St. Andrews ; of Inverary, and other parts of Argyleshire ; and of the cave of Fingal.
- 1799
Volume two of the first English translation of a work by French geologist Faujas-de-St.-Fond (1741-1819). The original French, Voyage en Angleterre, en Écosse, et aux Îles Hébrides was published two years prior, in…
- Publisher Ridgway, James
- Author Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819
- Subject Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819, Great Britain, Voyages and travels, Science, Scotland, Geology, Science--Study and teaching, Geikie, Archibald, 1835-1924, Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820, Europe--British Isles, England, Cavallo, Tiberius, 1749-1809, Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815, Sheldon, John, 1752-1808, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, British Museum, England--Newcastle upon Tyne, Coal trade, Henry, Thomas, 1734-1816, Watt, James, 1736-1819, Priestly, Joseph, 1733-1804, Black, Joseph, 1728-1799, Wedgewood, Josiah, 1730-1795, Iron-works
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Prospectus for Part 1 of "A New System of Chemical Philosophy" with letter to Dr. Bostock from John Dalton, June 11, 1808
- 1808-Jun-11
Prospectus announcing the publication of part I of John Dalton’s (1766-1844) immortal New System of Chemical Philosophy (Manchester, 1808). This copy contains an accompanying letter to Dr. John Bostock (1773-1846) from…
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Letter to Dr. Bostock from John Dalton, June 21, 1808
- 1808-Jun-21
A letter from John Dalton (1766-1844) to Dr. John Bostock (1773-1846) following Dalton's letter of June 11, 1808. Dalton writes he has sent Bostock four copies of his "Chemistry," referring to his work, A New System of…
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An Explanatory Dictionary of the Apparatus and Instruments Employed in the Various Operations of Philosophical and Experimental Chemistry
- 1824
Friedrich Christian Accum or Frederick Accum (1769-1838) was a German chemist whose most important achievements included advances in the field of gas lighting, efforts to keep processed foods free from dangerous…
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A Translation of the Table of Chemical Nomenclature, Proposed by De Guyton, formerly De Morveau, Lavoisier, Berthollet, and De Fourcroy
- With Explanations, Additions, and Alterations : to Which are Subjoined, Tables of Single Elective Attraction, Tables of Chemical Symbols, Tables of the Precise Forces of Chemical Attractions, and Schemes and Explanations of Cases of Single and Double Elective Attractions
- 1799
One of the first English chemists to adopt Antoine Lavoisier’s (1743-1794) new system of chemistry, George Pearson (1751–1828), published a shorter and very incomplete translation of the Nomenclature in 1794. The…
- Publisher Cooper and Wilson
- Author Guyton de Morveau, Louis-Bernard, 1737-1816, Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794, Berthollet, Claude-Louis, 1748-1822, Fourcroy, Antoine-François de, comte, 1755-1809
- Contributor Pearson, George, 1751-1828
- Subject Chemistry--Nomenclature, Guyton de Morveau, Louis-Bernard, 1737-1816, Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794, Berthollet, Claude-Louis, 1748-1822, Fourcroy, Antoine-François de, comte, 1755-1809, Hassenfratz, J. H. (Jean-Henri), 1755-1827, Adet, Pierre-Auguste, 1763-1832, Pearson, George, 1751-1828
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Outlines of a Course of Lectures on Chemical Philosophy
- 1804
Humphry Davy (1778-1829) was a British chemist known for several inventions and discoveries including the Davy lamp, the field of electrochemistry, and the elemental nature of chlorine and iodine. This work is a …
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An Explanation of Terms Used in Chemistry
- 1804
John Sadler (1779-1838) was a British chemist and metallurgist. Sadler worked as a chemical assistant at the Royal Institution, London, assisting chemist Humphry Davy (1778-1829) until 1804, when he published An…
- Author Sadler, John
- Printer Savage, William, 1770-1843
- Publisher Press of the Royal Institution of Great Britain
- Subject Chemistry--Dictionaries, Science--Terminology, Science--Study and teaching, Royal Institution of Great Britain, Chemistry, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Science--Encyclopedias, Chemistry, Technical
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Jubilee of the Discovery of Mauve and of the Foundation of the Coal-Tar Colour Industry
- 1906
A transcript and description of the various proceedings of the International Celebration of the Coal-tar Colour Jubilee taking place at the Royal Institution of Great Britain and various locations in America including…
- Publisher Perkin Memorial Committee
- Editor Meldola, Raphael, 1849-1915, Green, Arthur G., Cain, John Cannell
- Printer Wright, George Edward
- Subject Perkin, William Henry, Sir, 1838-1907, Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Coal-tar products, Coal-tar colors, Mauve, Farbenfabriken Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
