Chemistry Collection (page 14)

John Frederic Daniell, 1845
1574517 John Frederic Daniell, 1845; (add.info.: John Frederic Daniell (1790-1845) British chemist and meteorolgist.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), British chemist and physicist
XEE5029009 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

Robert Boyle (1627-91) Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist, in his laboratory with Denis Papin (1647-1712)
541673 Robert Boyle (1627-91) Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist, in his laboratory with Denis Papin (1647-1712) French physicist.; (add.info.: Papin is pointing to Boyle's air pump)

Preparation of nitroglycerin. Engraving 1889
JAB4120775 Preparation of nitroglycerin. Engraving 1889; (add.info.: Preparation of nitroglycerin. Engraving 1889); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Signature of Louis Pasteur
3078436 Signature of Louis Pasteur; (add.info.: Signature of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) a French chemist and microbiologist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Giant burning glass of the Academie des Sciences, used for chemical experiments, 1874 (engraving)
539766 Giant burning glass of the Academie des Sciences, used for chemical experiments, 1874 (engraving) by French School

Frederic Charles (Franz Carl) ACHARD (1753-1821), a German chemist, physicist and biologist
JAB4121955 Frederic Charles (Franz Carl) ACHARD (1753-1821), a German chemist, physicist and biologist, studied the refining of beet sugar

Portrait of Dimitri Ivanovich Mendeleiev, Mendeliev (or Dmitri Mendeleev, 1834-1907): Russian chemist
ELD4831627 Portrait of Dimitri Ivanovich Mendeleiev, Mendeliev (or Dmitri Mendeleev, 1834-1907): Russian chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Dimitri Ivanovich Mendeleiev, Mendeliev (or Dmitri Mendeleev)

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1894) making an experience on oxygen and its influence on life
ELD4841450 Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1894) making an experience on oxygen and its influence on life, placing a mouse under a bell - Antoine Laurent Lavoisier French chemist

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) French chemist, in his laboratory at the Ecole Normale, Paris
527302 Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) French chemist, in his laboratory at the Ecole Normale, Paris, during his work on hydrophobia

Apparatus for the decomposition of water aka water splitting, c.1898 (engraving)
6116649 Apparatus for the decomposition of water aka water splitting, c.1898 (engraving); (add.info.: Apparatus for the decomposition of water, aka water splitting)

Louis Pasteur, 19th century (engraving)
3733758 Louis Pasteur, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) a French biologist, microbiologist

Friedrich Wohler (1800-1882)
863358 Friedrich Wohler (1800-1882); (add.info.: Friedrich Wohler (1800-1882), German organic chemist. Isolated aluminium (1827), synthesised urea (1828), discovered beryllium (1828)

Mendeleyev's first Periodic Table of Elements. From his Principles of Chemistry, St Petersburg, 1869
530346 Mendeleyev's first Periodic Table of Elements. From his Principles of Chemistry, St Petersburg, 1869.; Universal History Archive/UIG

The amateur chemist's laboratory bench, 1860 (lithograph)
540410 The amateur chemist's laboratory bench, 1860 (lithograph); (add.info.: The largest item on the bench is a Liebig condenser)

Lavoisier's investigation of the existence of oxygen in the air. Mercury in trough (right)
541898 Lavoisier's investigation of the existence of oxygen in the air. Mercury in trough (right) and in glass balloon (left) on prolonged heating, some red oxide of mercury found in balloon

Lavoisier and the "winds" of Napoleon, 19th century (engraving)
1804132 Lavoisier and the "winds" of Napoleon, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

Antoine Lavoisier, 19th century (stained glass)
1797096 Antoine Lavoisier, 19th century (stained glass); (add.info.: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) French chemist, philosopher, economist, here in his laboratory

Portrait of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) (oil on canvas)
FIA5407457 Portrait of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) (oil on canvas) by Levy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of John Dalton (1766-1844), English physicist and chemist
XEE5028886 Portrait of John Dalton (1766-1844), English physicist and chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of John Dalton (1766-1844), English physicist and chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Joseph Black (1728 - 1799)
2603692 Joseph Black (1728 - 1799); (add.info.: Joseph Black (1728 - 1799) Scottish chemist, born in Bordeaux, France, son of a wine merchant. Professor chemistry at Glasgow University

Andre-Marie Ampere, 1883 (engraving)
745859 Andre-Marie Ampere, 1883 (engraving)

The Hermetic Androgyne: King equals Sun equals Gold, Queen equals Moon equals Silver
534250 The Hermetic Androgyne: King equals Sun equals Gold, Queen equals Moon equals Silver, Dragon equals Mercury equals Volatility and so transmutation

James Watt
3586308 James Watt; (add.info.: Portrait of James Watt (1736-1819) a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Toxicology laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris. From 'La Science Illustre', Paris, c1893
2604791 Toxicology laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris. From 'La Science Illustre', Paris, c1893.; (add.info.: Toxicology laboratory, Faculty of Medicine)

Louis Pasteur's first apparatus for cooling and fermenting wort
3733831 Louis Pasteur's first apparatus for cooling and fermenting wort.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Louis Pasteur's first apparatus for cooling)

Chemical apparatus used in distillation and sublimation including Alembics and Aludels. Engraving, London, 1802
2604806 Chemical apparatus used in distillation and sublimation including Alembics and Aludels. Engraving, London, 1802.; (add.info)

John Dalton (1766-1844) English chemist. Dalton's table of Atomic symbols from a lecture delivered by him at
530599 John Dalton (1766-1844) English chemist. Dalton's table of Atomic symbols from a lecture delivered by him at the Manchester Mechanic's Institution

Portrait of Joseph Louis Proust (1754-1826) French chemist
XEE5031788 Portrait of Joseph Louis Proust (1754-1826) French chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Joseph Louis Proust (1754-1826) French chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Pepper's Ghost: a method of projecting a ghost onto the stage. Ghost under stage is light
527287 Pepper's Ghost: a method of projecting a ghost onto the stage. Ghost under stage is light and reflected by mirror on to sheet of glass in frotn of stage

Representation of the Muslim alchemist Jabir Ibn Hayyan dit Geber (ca. 721-815)
ELD4859351 Representation of the Muslim alchemist Jabir Ibn Hayyan dit Geber (ca. 721-815) teaching chemistry at the school of Edessa

Portrait of Rhases (Rhazes, Razi, Al-Razi, Razis, or Rases) (840-923) Persian scholar in his laboratory in Baghdad
ELD4868620 Portrait of Rhases (Rhazes, Razi, Al-Razi, Razis, or Rases) (840-923) Persian scholar in his laboratory in Baghdad, Iraq (Portrait of Razi, polymath, physician)

Fragil Leaves
Glass jar with green plants balancing on a stack of shards, creative spring concept. Dina Belenko

Portrait of Antoine Francois, Comte de Fourcroy (1755-1809), late 18th century. Creator: Francois Dumont
Portrait of Antoine Francois, Comte de Fourcroy (1755-1809), late 18th century

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosalind Franklin, 1940s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosalind Franklin, 1940s, (2023). British chemist and X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958)

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosalind Franklin, 1940s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosalind Franklin, 1940s, (2023). British chemist and X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958)

Von Hohenheim, called Theophrastus Paracelsus, 1493-1541, c1520s. Creator: Anon
Von Hohenheim, called Theophrastus Paracelsus, 1493-1541, c1520s

The English Physician William Withering, 1792. Creator: Carl Fredrik von Breda
The English Physician William Withering, 1792

The Chemist J Jais, 1885. Creator: Wilhelm Maria Hubertus Leibl
The Chemist J Jais, 1885

Portrait of Jan van der Veen, Pharmacist and Poet in Deventer, 1700-1732. Creator: Arnoud van Halen
Portrait of Jan van der Veen, Pharmacist and Poet in Deventer, 1700-1732

Five famous contemporaries, 1843. Creator: Johan Gustaf Sandberg
Five famous contemporaries, 1843

The Distillery of Apothecary A. d'Ailly, 1818. Creator: Johannes Jelgerhuis
The Distillery of Apothecary A. d'Ailly, 1818

Portrait of the Physicist Hans Christian Orsted, 1832-1833. Creator: Christian Albrecht Jensen
Portrait of the Physicist Hans Christian Orsted, 1832-1833

Miss Elizabeth Funk, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Elizabeth Funk, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Miss Elizabeth Funk, 1917

The Late Prince Lucien Bonaparte 1813-1891, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Late Prince Lucien Bonaparte 1813-1891, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Hudson Maxim with wife Lillian Durban Maxim, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Hudson Maxim with wife Lillian Durban Maxim, 1917. American inventor and chemist, invented a variety of explosives, including smokeless gunpowder. (Brother of Hiram Maxim, inventor of the Maxim gun)

Hudson Maxim with wife Lillian Durban Maxim, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Hudson Maxim with wife Lillian Durban Maxim, 1917. American inventor and chemist, invented a variety of explosives, including smokeless gunpowder. (Brother of Hiram Maxim, inventor of the Maxim gun)

Dr. Maximilian Toch, standing outdoors, 1936. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Dr. Maximilian Toch, standing outdoors, 1936. American paint manufacturer and industrial chemist; developed a concrete filler method that was used in the construction of the Panama Canal; co-owner of

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"Unveiling the Mysteries: A Journey through Chemistry's Timeline" Step back in time to 1869, when Dmitri Mendeleev introduced his groundbreaking creation - Mendeleyev's periodic table. This iconic masterpiece laid the foundation for understanding elements and their properties. Imagine holding a Bakelite telephone, marveling at its invention that revolutionized communication. It was during this era that chemistry began intertwining with everyday life, igniting curiosity and innovation. The mesmerizing dance of fire captivates our senses, reminding us of the transformative power of chemical reactions. From ancient alchemists like Count of St Germain to modern scientists like Dmitri Mendeleev, it has always been driven by those seeking knowledge and discovery. Colours derived from coal tar brought vibrant hues into our lives. Through colour lithography, we witnessed art merging with science as chemists unlocked the secrets hidden within nature's palette. Enter the realm of elements on the standard periodic table - a visual representation showcasing various element types and their unique characteristics. Copper and magnesium sulphate experiments (LM) exemplify how chemistry allows us to manipulate matter for practical purposes. In 1954, mass spectrometry emerged as a powerful tool enabling scientists to analyze complex substances at an atomic level. The birth of this technique marked another milestone in unraveling nature's mysteries. Chemistry not only impacts our physical world but also extends its reach into medicine. An anaesthetic inhibiting an ion channel C015/6718 showcases how chemicals can alter biological processes for therapeutic purposes. A laboratory clamp symbolizes precision and control in scientific experimentation – essential qualities that have propelled countless discoveries throughout history. Picture Ernest Rutherford standing tall amidst his research apparatus in Cavendish Laboratory – a testament to his pioneering work on atomic structure that reshaped our understanding of matter itself.