1778 1850 Collection

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778-1850) French chemist and physicist. From Sheridan Muspratt Chemistry, William Mackenzie, London c1850. Engraving

Jean Baptiste Biot (1774-1864) and Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778-1850), left, making measurements at a height of 4, 000 metres during their balloon ascent of 20 August 1804

Sectional view of Gay-Lussacs lead chambers and absorption towers, 1870. These were for the large-scale production of sulphuric acid also known as Oil of Vitriol or H2SO4

Sectional view of lead chamber process for large-scale production of sulphuric acid 1870. Also known as Oil of Vitriol or H2S04

Lead chambers for large-scale production of sulphuric acid (Oil of Vitriol or HS204.) (1874). Sectional view showing the process from begging to end from the furnace (left)

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