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Chemistry, 19th Century

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  • Glass retort with stopper. mid 19th C
  • John Dalton: Formulae for water and ammonia. 1807
  • John Dalton: Composition & size of atoms. 1806-1809
  • Berthelot's apparatus for determining heat of combustion.
  • Kekule, Ueber die Constitution und die Metapmorphosen...
  • Liebig's condensers. 19th C
  • Dalton: formulae for ether & alcohol. 1819
  • Crooks spiral representing evolution of elements, 1888
  • Liebigs apparatus for organic analysis, 1831
  • Liebig's apparatus for organic analysis. 19th C
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Works

  • view Coal Tar Colour Works at Greenford in 1858 & 1873. Plant belonging to W. H. Perkin and his brother, T. D. Perkin.
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    Coal Tar Colour Works at Greenford in 1858 & 1873. Plant belonging to W. H. Perkin and his brother, T. D. Perkin.

  • view Accum's gas-making installation. 19th C
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    Accum's gas-making installation. 19th C

  • view C. Tomlinson, Illustrations of Useful Arts and Manufactures. Chemistry: Industry. 1858
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    C. Tomlinson, Illustrations of Useful Arts and Manufactures. Chemistry: Industry. 1858

  • view Berthelot's apparatus for determining heat of combustion.
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    Berthelot's apparatus for determining heat of combustion.

  • view Apparatus for decomposition of potash. 19th C
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    Apparatus for decomposition of potash. 19th C

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