Report of a research study concerned with the essential properties of explosives and the phenomena of their decomposition. The findings ascertain what maximum quantity of explosives can safely be used without causing a…

Informational booklet describing blasting supplies manufactured and sold by the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. necessary for firing charges of explosives. Products described include blasting caps, detonators, igniters,…

Booklet describing the Explosives Service of the Du Pont Company. The work describes products manufactured by the Du Pont Company related to blasting accessories, in particular, blasting caps, safety fuses, cap…

Booklet describing the Explosives Service of the Du Pont Company. The work describes products manufactured by the Du Pont Company related to blasting accessories, in particular, blasting caps, safety fuses, cap…

Joseph Williams Lovibond (1833-1918) was a British brewer who developed the first practical colorimeter. After discovering that coloration was a good index for assessing the quality of his beer, he sought an accurate…

Fully illustrated work containing a comprehensive analysis of the history and pedagogy of electrochemistry. Digitization includes several printed figures, including a number of chapter headings that depict portraits of…

Work providing a comprehensive look at the German chemical industry at the turn of the twentieth century. Chapters range to discuss topics from phosphorus and mineral acids to glass fabrication and the chemical…

Fully and elaborately illustrated publication concerned with introductory-level physics. As the author writes in his preface, "the design of this work is to afford to the student, the artisan, the mechanic, and in fact…

Arabella Burton Buckley (1840-1929) was a writer and science educator who championed Darwinian evolution as opposed to the contemporary emphasis on competition and physical survival. This fifth edition of Buckley's…

Arabella Burton Buckley (1840-1929) was a writer and science educator who championed Darwinian evolution as opposed to the contemporary emphasis on competition and physical survival. This work, one of Buckley's…

A biographical account of the life and accomplishments of Michael Faraday (1791-1867), an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. Digitized content includes the work's…

Eighteen dyed and undyed fabric samples made of Dacron and Antron fibers mounted in a tri-folded cardboard booklet.

Twenty-four dyed Dacron samples attached to a bi-fold cardstock brochure.

According to the author's preface, the following work contains "many of the chief facts connected with the origin, the phenomena, and the employment of Colour." The work's early chapters discuss topics concerning…

Final report of the White House Follow-up Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health held at Williamsburg, Virginia on February 5th, 1971. The original White House Conference took place in December of 1969.

The report…

Written under the pseudonym, "Technicus," this work was intended for the busy chemist, manufacturer, or merchant as a straightforward reference to answer questions regarding how to test a pigment and determine its…

The colorful letterpress halftone illustrations of this comic book tell a biographical account of the life and accomplishments of Marie Curie (1867-1934), the French physicist and chemist who pioneered radioactivity…

A second revised edition of a text on color science. According to the author in his preface, this work deals “in a practical manner with the science of mixing ordinary colours and dyes… thus made applicable to the…

An introduction to Wilhelm Ostwald’s (1853-1932) new color theory for the elementary lessons of the trades with 11 in-text figures. A pocket in the rear of the book contains supplements to the text and several documents…

Volume concerning the theory of color, its production, and the phenomena which occur upon mixing colors. Intended for practical users with previous experience in color theory such as artists, painters, dyers, and calico…

Sample book containing a description of dye application methods, a table for conversion of dyestuff percentages to avoirdupois, and 238 mounted fabric swatches dyed with National Aniline & Chemical Company manufactured…

Third edition of a work produced by the California Cap Company, the first U.S. manufacturing company of blasting caps and explosives for use in mining. The California Cap Company was founded in 1877 by William Letts…

A 1904 supplement to the 1902 catalog, The Dyeing of Cotton, addressing dyestuffs related to cotton dying, especially Diamine and Immedial colors, that developed or improved in the two years after the primary work’s…

Brief volume concerning the properties and use of red lead. Red lead, or lead (II,IV) oxide, is a powdery substance characterized by its bright orange-red color. It is often used as a pigment, though it can also be used…

A three-part catalog of chemical supplies and laboratory apparatus sold by Richards & Co., Limited. The first part lists general laboratory supplies, the second includes specific analytical and physio-chemical…