Chemistry Collection (page 13)

Nils Johan Berlin
3078450 Nils Johan Berlin; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Nils Johan Berlin (1812-1891) a Swedish Chemist and Physician. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Science. The french chemist Jean Antoine Chaptal. Inventor of the chaptalization
3434742 Science. The french chemist Jean Antoine Chaptal. Inventor of the chaptalization, process that increase the alcohol content of the wine

William Withering
3585949 William Withering; (add.info.: Portrait of William Withering (1741-1799) an English botanist, geologist, chemist, physician and discoverer of digitalis

James Watt
3586203 James Watt; (add.info.: Portrait of James Watt (1736-1819) a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Louis Jacques Thenard
3586104 Louis Jacques Thenard; (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Jacques Thenard (1777-1857) a French chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Henri de Ruolz, 1850
3585531 Henri de Ruolz, 1850; (add.info.: Henri de Ruolz (Henri Catherine Camille comte de Ruolz-Montchal) French composer and chemist, (1808- 1887).); Universal History Archive/UIG

Apparatus for making nitroglycerin. Engraving 1889
JAB4120454 Apparatus for making nitroglycerin. Engraving 1889; (add.info.: Apparatus for making nitroglycerin. Engraving 1889); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

First World War: France, Postcard: portrait drawing of the inventor Francois Eugene Turpin (1848-1927)
LUX4736029 First World War: France, Postcard: portrait drawing of the inventor Francois Eugene Turpin (1848-1927) of the melinite that contributes to the superiority of the French artillery

Dispensary and laboratory of an Arab perfumer chemist of the 12th century - Chromolithography of a Persian manuscript
FLO4689559 Dispensary and laboratory of an Arab perfumer chemist of the 12th century - Chromolithography of a Persian manuscript of the 12th century

Portrait of Friedrich Wohler
865145 Portrait of Friedrich Wohler; (add.info.: Friedrich Wohler (1800-1882) German organic chemist. Isolated aluminium (1827), synthesised urea (1828), discovered beryllium (1828)

Portrait of Andre-Marie Ampere, c1870 (engraving)
865141 Portrait of Andre-Marie Ampere, c1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Andre-Marie Ampere (1775-1836) French mathematician and physicist who established the relationship of electricity and magnetism

Portrait of Joseph Black
865120 Portrait of Joseph Black; (add.info.: Joseph Black (1728-1799) Scottish chemist, born in Bordeaux, France, son of a wine merchant. Professor of chemistry at Glasgow University

University College School, London, England
864811 University College School, London, England; (add.info.: Chemical laboratory and lecture theatre, University College School, London, England)

Michael Faraday (1791-1867)
864450 Michael Faraday (1791-1867); (add.info.: Michael Faraday (1791-1867) English chemist and physicist, left, and John Frederic Daniell (1790-1845) English chemist, physicist and meteorologist

Thomas Thomson (1773-1852)
864315 Thomas Thomson (1773-1852); (add.info.: Thomas Thomson (1773-1852) Scottish chemist, born at Creiff, Perthshire. A disciple of Joseph Black

Portrait of Claude Louis, Comte Berthollet
863885 Portrait of Claude Louis, Comte Berthollet by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Claude Louis, Comte Berthollet (1748-1822) French chemist who assisted Lavoisier

William Brande (1788-1866)
863360 William Brande (1788-1866); (add.info.: William Brande (1788-1866), English chemist born in London. He succeeded Humphry Davy as professor of chemistry at the Royal Institution, London

Michael Faraday (1791-1867)
863342 Michael Faraday (1791-1867); (add.info.: Michael Faraday (1791-1867) English chemist and physicist. In 1813 became laboratory assistant to Humphry Davy at the Royal Institution, London

Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794-1863)
863334 Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794-1863); (add.info.: Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794-1863), German chemist and crystallographer who, in 1819, noted the phenomenon of Isomorphism

William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828)
863356 William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828); (add.info.: William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828), English chemist, born at East Dereham, Norfolk, England

Michael Faraday (1791-1867)
863343 Michael Faraday (1791-1867); (add.info.: Michael Faraday (1791-1867) English chemist and physicist. In 1813 became laboratory assistant to Humphry Davy at the Royal Institution, London

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 1874 (engraving)
1574764 Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 1874 (engraving); (add.info.: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) French chemist the father of modern chemistry

Title page of the Principles of Chemistry, 1869
1574482 Title page of the Principles of Chemistry, 1869; (add.info.: Title page of Volume I of Dmitri Mendeleyev (1834-1907)'s 'Principles of Chemistry', St Petersburg, 1869

Electroscope fitted with microscope, used in the Curies laboratory, Paris, to detect presence of radioactivity
537804 Electroscope fitted with microscope, used in the Curies laboratory, Paris, to detect presence of radioactivity. Engraving published 1904; (add.info.: Electroscope fitted with microscope)

Retort House, Great Central Gas Works, Bow Common, London. It was here that Croll introduced the burning of
530387 Retort House, Great Central Gas Works, Bow Common, London. It was here that Croll introduced the burning of incandescent coke as fuel immediately it had be taken from retorts. 10% saving

Gas works: l: Retort House. 2: Tar cistern. 3: Condenser. 5, 6: Gasholder. 7: Office. 8: Workshops
530383 Gas works: l: Retort House. 2: Tar cistern. 3: Condenser. 5, 6: Gasholder. 7: Office. 8: Workshops. aa: Pipes connecting tar cistern to hydraulic main.b, Pipe connecting a, a, and condenser

Liverpool Gas Works. Sectional view of gas works where, according to Muspratt
530382 Liverpool Gas Works. Sectional view of gas works where, according to Muspratt, the purest gas in the kingdom is produced

Jospeh Priestley, one of discoverers of oxygen (engraving)
539746 Jospeh Priestley, one of discoverers of oxygen (engraving); (add.info.: Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) English Chemist and Non-Conformist minister - Engraving after statue by JF Williamson

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) French chemist
539137 Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) French chemist.; (add.info.: Bacteriology. Hydrophobia. Inoculation by attenuated culture)

The Hermetic Vessel, c1760. Hermetic vessel in the alchemical furnace. The serpent within the vase symbolises
542162 The Hermetic Vessel, c1760. Hermetic vessel in the alchemical furnace. The serpent within the vase symbolises the earthy substances of which the Philosopher's Stone is made

Checking the quality of Saltpetre (Nitre, Potassium Nitrate, or KN03). Saltpetre is the principal ingredient in
540750 Checking the quality of Saltpetre (Nitre, Potassium Nitrate, or KN03). Saltpetre is the principal ingredient in gunpowder, and is still used in the preservation of some foods

The four great alchemists. 1652 (engraving From Elias Ashmole Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum London)
541724 The four great alchemists. 1652 (engraving From Elias Ashmole Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum London); (add.info.: From left to right)

Distillation of alcohol. 19th century (engraving)
672890 Distillation of alcohol. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Distillation is a method of separating mixtures based on differences in volatilities of components in a boiling liquid mixture)

Chemical laboratory. 19th century (engraving)
672885 Chemical laboratory. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Guiton de Morveau (1737-1816) French chemist, making the first flight in a dirigible (steerable) balloon, 12 June 1784
528363 Guiton de Morveau (1737-1816) French chemist, making the first flight in a dirigible (steerable) balloon, 12 June 1784. Chromolithograph c1883

Portrait of Michel Chevreul
673306 Portrait of Michel Chevreul; (add.info.: Michel Eugene Chevreul (31 August 1786 - 9 April 1889) was a French chemist whose work with fatty acids led to early applications in the fields of art

Distillation of alcohol. 19th century (engraving)
672891 Distillation of alcohol. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Distillation is a method of separating mixtures based on differences in volatilities of components in a boiling liquid mixture)

Depiction of Laboratory. 19th century (engraving)
672879 Depiction of Laboratory. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Jons Jacob Berzelius, 1828 (engraving)
1577415 Jons Jacob Berzelius, 1828 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of Jons Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848) a Swedish chemist. Dated 18th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Advertisement for Isaac T Lloyd, Chelsea (b/w photo)
8626983 Advertisement for Isaac T Lloyd, Chelsea (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Isaac T Lloyd, chemists and post office, Chelsea)

Blowing up flood rock, Sectional view showing tunnelling for insertion of dynamite cartridges (engraving)
8643760 Blowing up flood rock, Sectional view showing tunnelling for insertion of dynamite cartridges (engraving) by English School

Blowing up flood rock, Placing of dynamite cartridges in the galleries (engraving)
8643757 Blowing up flood rock, Placing of dynamite cartridges in the galleries (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blowing up flood rock)

Gathering the India-Rubber Juice (engraving)
8643755 Gathering the India-Rubber Juice (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gathering the India-Rubber Juice)

Cutting cylinders, and flattening furnace for sheet glass (engraving)
8672400 Cutting cylinders, and flattening furnace for sheet glass (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cutting cylinders)

Portrait of Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), British chemist and physicist
XEE5029002 Portrait of Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), British chemist and physicist; (add.info.: Portrait of Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), British chemist and physicist); Stefano Bianchetti

The Sixth Key of Basil Valentine, legendary 15th century German monk, showing the marriage of the alchemical king (gold)
535622 The Sixth Key of Basil Valentine, legendary 15th century German monk, showing the marriage of the alchemical king (gold) and queen (silver)

Henry Cavendish (1731-1810) English natural philosopher and chemist. Cavendish Physical Laboratory, Cambridge
539513 Henry Cavendish (1731-1810) English natural philosopher and chemist. Cavendish Physical Laboratory, Cambridge, named after him

Guillaume Francois Rouelle (1703-1770) French chemist. 1874 (engraving, Paris)
541186 Guillaume Francois Rouelle (1703-1770) French chemist. 1874 (engraving, Paris); (add.info.: Lavoisier's teacher: Professor (demonstrateur) at Jardin du Roi, Paris

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