Chemistry Collection (page 7)

Lambeth Gasworks, 19th century, engraving
530403 Lambeth Gasworks, 19th century, engraving; (add.info.: From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage, London, 1872)

South Metropolitan Gas Company's works, East Greenwich, London: The condensers
530385 South Metropolitan Gas Company's works, East Greenwich, London: The condensers. Wood engraving published Paris, 1891; Universal History Archive/UIG.

South Metropolitan Gas Company's works, East Greenwich, London: Quenching coke
530384 South Metropolitan Gas Company's works, East Greenwich, London: Quenching coke. Wood engraving published Paris, 1891; Universal History Archive/UIG.

MENDELEYEV, Dmitry Ivanovich (1834-1907). Russian chemist. The Principles of chemistry. Longmans, 1891
AIS5393984 MENDELEYEV, Dmitry Ivanovich (1834-1907). Russian chemist. The Principles of chemistry. Longmans, 1891. Periodic table of elements (Engraving); Private Collection; © Lorio / Iberfoto.

Self Portrait of Andre Marie Ampere 19h century (engraving)
XEE5027808 Self Portrait of Andre Marie Ampere 19h century (engraving) by Ampere, Andre Marie (1775-1836); Private Collection; (add.info)

Still for the production of distilled water, engraving from 1851, extracted from Regnault's "elementaire de
PCT4266364 Still for the production of distilled water, engraving from 1851, extracted from Regnault's "elementaire de chimie".; (add.info.: Still for the production of distilled water)

An Louis Pasteur experiment, 19th century (engraving)
3733827 An Louis Pasteur experiment, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Louis Pasteur experiment demonstrating that fermentation)

Commemorative medal depicting Louis Pasteur
3733759 Commemorative medal depicting Louis Pasteur; (add.info.: Commemorative medal depicting Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) a French biologist

Joseph Priestley English theologian, 19th century (engraving)
3733576 Joseph Priestley English theologian, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) an English theologian, English Dissenters clergyman, natural philosopher

Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau's ascent from Dijon
3732692 Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau's ascent from Dijon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau's ascent from Dijon)

Alphonse Louis Poitevin
3732666 Alphonse Louis Poitevin; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Alphonse Louis Poitevin (1819-1882) a French chemist, photographer and civil engineer

Gaston and Albert Tissandier in the gondola of their hot-air balloon
3732864 Gaston and Albert Tissandier in the gondola of their hot-air balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Gaston and Albert Tissandier in the gondola of their hot-air balloon)

Martin Joubert, Master Surgeon Chemist, Master Surgeon and Chemist, under King Louis XIII
FLO4571856 Martin Joubert, Master Surgeon Chemist, Master Surgeon and Chemist, under King Louis XIII. Handcoloured lithograph by Breton after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio

Nitroglycerine Laboratory. Engraving 1889
JAB4120673 Nitroglycerine Laboratory. Engraving 1889; (add.info.: Nitroglycerine Laboratory. Engraving 1889); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Jules HENRIVALS (1848-1913), French chemist engineer, drawing by G.Poynot, engraving 1900
JAB4121906 Jules HENRIVALS (1848-1913), French chemist engineer, drawing by G.Poynot, engraving 1900; (add.info.: Jules HENRIVALS (1848-1913), French chemist engineer, drawing by G.Poynot

William Cruikshank's trough battery (died 1811) English chemist (improved Volta's electric battery)
JAB4121837 William Cruikshank's trough battery (died 1811) English chemist (improved Volta's electric battery). Engraving 1867; (add.info)

Humphry Davy (1778 - 1829). British chemist and physicist, portrait and expedition - chromo., deb. 20th century
LSE4107950 Humphry Davy (1778 - 1829). British chemist and physicist, portrait and expedition - chromo., deb. 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: Humphry Davy (1778 - 1829)

James Watt
3586307 James Watt; (add.info.: Portrait of James Watt (1736-1819) a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Section and elevation of laboratory chemical apparatus, early 19th century
FLO4590903 Section and elevation of laboratory chemical apparatus, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by W

Plan, elevation and section of an air vault, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing
FLO4590850 Plan, elevation and section of an air vault, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by David Mushet from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal

Chemical stills, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or
FLO4590789 Chemical stills, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees

Woulfe's alchemical apparatus for distilling the elixir. Peter Woulfe (1727-1803) was an Irish chemist
FLO4590772 Woulfe's alchemical apparatus for distilling the elixir. Peter Woulfe (1727-1803) was an Irish chemist, mineralogist and alchemist

A Table of the Refraction of the Air
5311868 A Table of the Refraction of the Air; (add.info.: A Table of the Refraction of the Air: Using a glass U-tube and a column of mercury)

A Table of the Refraction of the Air
5311867 A Table of the Refraction of the Air; (add.info.: A Table of the Refraction of the Air: Using a glass U-tube and a column of mercury)

An engraving depicting the production of white lead (carbonated lead) used mainly in the paint industry
5311633 An engraving depicting the production of white lead (carbonated lead) used mainly in the paint industry. On a bed of spent tanner's bark were set pots of vinegar

An engraving depicting an English rotating furnace for the manufacture of sodium carbonate by the Leblanc process
5311606 An engraving depicting an English rotating furnace for the manufacture of sodium carbonate by the Leblanc process, named after its inventor, Nicolas Leblanc

The concentration of sulphuric acid in glass vessels
5311796 The concentration of sulphuric acid in glass vessels; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the concentration of sulphuric acid in glass vessels. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Lavoisier's apparatus for the analysis of the air, 1864
7125170 Lavoisier's apparatus for the analysis of the air, 1864; (add.info.: Lavoisier's apparatus for the analysis of the air)

Preparing process of the nitrate cellulose ( fulmicoton ) explosives factory. 1869 (engraving)
6426227 Preparing process of the nitrate cellulose ( fulmicoton ) explosives factory. 1869 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

An engraving depicting Hans Christian Orsted's discovery of the directive action of currents upon magnets (1819)
5311361 An engraving depicting Hans Christian Orsted's discovery of the directive action of currents upon magnets (1819). The magnetic needle will always rest at right angles to the current

A Bunsen cell
5307990 A Bunsen cell.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Bunsen cell, a zinc-carbon primary cell composed of a zinc anode in dilute sulphuric acid separated by a porous pot from a carbon cathode in)

Portrait of Michel Eugene (Michel-Eugene) Chevreul (1786-1889), French chemist. Photography late 19th century
JEB4836153 Portrait of Michel Eugene (Michel-Eugene) Chevreul (1786-1889), French chemist. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Michel Eugene (Michel-Eugene) Chevreul (1786-1889)

portrait of Jean Baptiste Andre Dumas (1800-1884) French chemist
NWI4949516 portrait of Jean Baptiste Andre Dumas (1800-1884) French chemist.; (add.info.: portrait of Jean Baptiste Andre Dumas (1800-1884) French chemist.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Dmitry Mendeleev, who developed the periodic table
NWI4949451 Dmitry Mendeleev, who developed the periodic table.; (add.info.: Dmitry Mendeleev, who developed the periodic table.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Marie Sklowdowska Curie, who twice won the Nobel Prize: 1903 and 1911
NWI4949439 Marie Sklowdowska Curie, who twice won the Nobel Prize: 1903 and 1911.; (add.info.: Marie Sklowdowska Curie, who twice won the Nobel Prize)

Portrait of Hans Christian Oerested (Oersted or Orsted, 1777-1851), Danish scientist. Colour engraving, 19th century
NWI4949261 Portrait of Hans Christian Oerested (Oersted or Orsted, 1777-1851), Danish scientist. Colour engraving, 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Hans Christian Oerested (Oersted or Orsted)

English scientist John Dalton
NWI4947477 English scientist John Dalton.; (add.info.: English scientist John Dalton.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Science. Water. The Still of Isaac Berard, 1806. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie
3434911 Science. Water. The Still of Isaac Berard, 1806. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science. Water)

Science. The french chemist Michel Eugene Chevreul. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie
3434761 Science. The french chemist Michel Eugene Chevreul. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

Engraving of Edward Kelley - English astrologer (engraving)
2603955 Engraving of Edward Kelley - English astrologer (engraving); (add.info.: Edward Kelley or Kelly (active 1575) English astrologer and alchemist. Assistant to John Dee

Robert Boyle, 1677 (etching)
CUL4864849 Robert Boyle, 1677 (etching) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); (add.info.: BOYLE, Robert (1627-1691). English scientist

Portrait of Marcellin Berthelot (1827-1907), French chemist
XEE5028294 Portrait of Marcellin Berthelot (1827-1907), French chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Marcellin Berthelot (1827-1907), French chemist); Stefano Bianchetti.

Portrait of Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist
XEE5030503 Portrait of Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist); Stefano Bianchetti.

Portrait of Heinrich Rose (1795-1864), German chemist
XEE5031823 Portrait of Heinrich Rose (1795-1864), German chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Heinrich Rose (1795-1864), German chemist); Stefano Bianchetti.

Portrait of Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743-1817) German chemist
XEE5029845 Portrait of Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743-1817) German chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743-1817) German chemist); Stefano Bianchetti.

Portrait of John Dalton (1766-1844), English physicist and chemist - drawing by William Brockedon of 1834
XEE5028891 Portrait of John Dalton (1766-1844), English physicist and chemist - drawing by William Brockedon of 1834; (add.info.: Portrait of John Dalton (1766-1844)

Dyeing a length of cloth in a vat
2602744 Dyeing a length of cloth in a vat; (add.info.: Dyeing a length of cloth in a vat. Engraving from ''Encyclopedie'', Paris, 1851-1780.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Production of tar from coal
2602805 Production of tar from coal; (add.info.: Production of tar from coal by distillation. Engraving, Paris, 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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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.