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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

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

Accum's gas-making installation. 19th C

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

Section of Coal Tar Colour Works at Greenford. 19th C

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Chemistry, 19th Century

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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.

Accum's gas-making installation. 19th C

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

Berthelot's apparatus for determining heat of combustion.

Section of Coal Tar Colour Works at Greenford. 19th C