Chemist Collection (page 7)

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1894), French chemist, demonstrating his discovery of oxygen, 1776
539933 Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1894), French chemist, demonstrating his discovery of oxygen, 1776. 1874 (engraving from Louis Figuier Vies des Savant Illustres du XVIIIe Siecle)

A Group of Aeronauts. Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806), in Edinburgh for his ascent of 5 October 10 1785
530536 A Group of Aeronauts. Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806), in Edinburgh for his ascent of 5 October 10 1785, surrounded by local ballooning enthusiasts, l.to r

Justus Freiherr von Liebig, 1859
1577006 Justus Freiherr von Liebig, 1859; (add.info.: Justus Freiherr von Liebig (12 May 1803 - 18 April 1873) was a German chemist who made major contributions to agricultural

Lavoisier and Meusnier's apparatus for the decompostion of water, 1750
865305 Lavoisier and Meusnier's apparatus for the decompostion of water, 1750; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
864440 Louis Pasteur (1822-1895); (add.info.: Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) French chemist and microbiologist in 1852. Photograph. Scientist.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Lavoisier's apparatus for synthesizing water from hydrogen (left) and oxygen (right)
539942 Lavoisier's apparatus for synthesizing water from hydrogen (left) and oxygen (right). From Robert Routledge A Popular History of Science, London, 1881

Charles Sauria, inventor of the phosphoric friction matches, c.1900-1910 (chromo)
1790239 Charles Sauria, inventor of the phosphoric friction matches, c.1900-1910 (chromo); (add.info.: Charles Sauria (1812-1895)

Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen
865138 Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen; (add.info.: Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen (1811-1899) German chemist and spectroscopist

Givaudan Ltd. - Chemist with bottle and aerosol can
Client: Givaudan Ltd. - Chemist with bottle and aerosol can -August 12, 1963. The company is still in operation to this day, based at Staines. Date: 1963

Shepherd Market, just behind Piccadilly, London (b/w photo)
8676221 Shepherd Market, just behind Piccadilly, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shepherd Market, just behind Piccadilly, London)

Candle-moulding room (engraving)
8650634 Candle-moulding room (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Candle-moulding room)

Daguerre's camera (engraving)
8650633 Daguerre's camera (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daguerre's camera)

Maria Sklodowska-Curie, c.1900 (b/w photo)
7338971 Maria Sklodowska-Curie, c.1900 (b/w photo); Muzeum Literatury, Warsaw, Poland; Muzeum Literatury/East News.

Advertisement for Pears' Soap
5310150 Advertisement for Pears' Soap; (add.info.: Advertisement for Pears' Soap. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Joseph Priestley's gun barrel apparatus
5308238 Joseph Priestley's gun barrel apparatus.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Joseph Priestley's gun barrel apparatus which he used when he wished to examine gases from various substances)

Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe, 1833 - 1915
3083207 Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe, 1833 - 1915.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English chemist noted for early work on vanadium and for photochemical studies)

Joseph Swan's combined battery-powered safety lamp
5310070 Joseph Swan's combined battery-powered safety lamp; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Joseph Swan's combined battery-powered safety lamp)

Gaston Tissandier taking aerial photographs
5311936 Gaston Tissandier taking aerial photographs; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Gaston Tissandier taking aerial photographs during a balloon trip from Paris to Rheims)

Marie Curie in her Laboratory
5304817 Marie Curie in her Laboratory.; (add.info.: Photograph of Marie Curie (1867-1934) a Polish and naturalized-French physicist, chemist and the first female Nobel Prize winner

Portrait of Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist - Engraving of the 19th century
XEE5030507 Portrait of Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist - Engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Portrait of Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-1873)

Portrait of Andreas Libavius (1560-1616) German naturalist and chemist
XEE5030497 Portrait of Andreas Libavius (1560-1616) German naturalist and chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Andreas Libavius (1560-1616) German naturalist and chemist); Stefano Bianchetti.

Portrait of Louis-Joseph Gay-Lussac (Louis Joseph Gay Lussac) (1778 - 1850), French physicist and chemist
XEE5027408 Portrait of Louis-Joseph Gay-Lussac (Louis Joseph Gay Lussac) (1778 - 1850), French physicist and chemist; (add.info)

Portrait of Thomas Graham (1805-1869) British Chemist
XEE5029743 Portrait of Thomas Graham (1805-1869) British Chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas Graham (1805-1869) British Chemist); Stefano Bianchetti.

The hydrogenic balloon of Baron Louis-Bernard Guyton-Morveau (Louis Bernard Guyton (Guiton) de Morveau) (1737-1816)
XEE5029613 The hydrogenic balloon of Baron Louis-Bernard Guyton-Morveau (Louis Bernard Guyton (Guiton) de Morveau) (1737-1816) French chemist; (add.info)

Portrait of Jean Baptiste (Jean-Baptiste) Andre Dumas (1800-1884) chemist francais
XEE5028825 Portrait of Jean Baptiste (Jean-Baptiste) Andre Dumas (1800-1884) chemist francais; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Baptiste (Jean-Baptiste) Andre Dumas (1800-1884) chemist francais

Portrait of William CULLEN (1710 - 1790) English physician and chemist
XEE5028756 Portrait of William CULLEN (1710 - 1790) English physician and chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of William CULLEN (1710 - 1790) English physician and chemist); Stefano Bianchetti.

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste (Jean Baptiste) Biot (1744 - 1862), French chemist. Engraving of the 19th century
XEE5028267 Portrait of Jean-Baptiste (Jean Baptiste) Biot (1744 - 1862), French chemist. Engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean-Baptiste (Jean Baptiste) Biot (1744 - 1862)

Portrait of Jons Jacobson BERZELIUS (1779-1848), Swedish chemist - Engraving of the 19th century
XEE5028219 Portrait of Jons Jacobson BERZELIUS (1779-1848), Swedish chemist - Engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Portrait of Jons Jacobson BERZELIUS (1779-1848)

5th table - Three to three combination of some substances that form neutral salts - Painting by Jons Jacobson BERZELIUS
XEE5028217 5th table - Three to three combination of some substances that form neutral salts - Painting by Jons Jacobson BERZELIUS (1779-1848)

Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733 - 1804) British chemist and theologian
XEE5031710 Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733 - 1804) British chemist and theologian; (add.info.: Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733 - 1804) British chemist and theologian); Stefano Bianchetti.

Portrait of Alfred Nobel (1833 - 1896), Swedish industrialist and chemist
XEE5030983 Portrait of Alfred Nobel (1833 - 1896), Swedish industrialist and chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Alfred Nobel (1833 - 1896), Swedish industrialist and chemist); Stefano Bianchetti.

Sciences and Scientists: Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), British chemist and theologian. Colour engraving
NWI4947263 Sciences and Scientists: Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), British chemist and theologian. Colour engraving.; (add.info.: Sciences and Scientists)

Charles Goodyear, inventor of vulcanization process
NWI4949116 Charles Goodyear, inventor of vulcanization process.; (add.info.: Charles Goodyear, inventor of vulcanization process.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Pierre Joseph MACQUER makes an experience, 1880 (engraving)
8766891 Pierre Joseph MACQUER makes an experience, 1880 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1718-1784 ,Pierre Joseph MACQUER ,french chemist and physician make an experience)

The aftermath of Gaston Tissandier's fatal balloon accident
3732779 The aftermath of Gaston Tissandier's fatal balloon accident; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the aftermath of Gaston Tissandier's fatal balloon accident)

Gustav Kirchhoff, Robert Bunsen, and Henry Roscoe
3733201 Gustav Kirchhoff, Robert Bunsen, and Henry Roscoe.; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Gustav Kirchhoff, Robert Bunsen, and Henry Roscoe)

Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau's ascent from Dijon
3732691 Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau's ascent from Dijon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau's ascent from Dijon)

Louis Pasteur, 19th century (engraving)
3733756 Louis Pasteur, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) a French biologist, microbiologist

Joseph Priestley's battery of Leyden jars
3733574 Joseph Priestley's battery of Leyden jars.; (add.info.: Print depicting Joseph Priestley's battery of Leyden jars)

Jean Baptiste von Helmont, 17th century (engraving)
2603626 Jean Baptiste von Helmont, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Jean Baptiste von Helmont (1577 - 1644), Belgian chemist, physiologist and physician, born in Brussels

Friedrich Wohler
3078241 Friedrich Wohler; (add.info.: Portrait of Friedrich Wohler (1800-1882) a German chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Nils Johan Berlin
3078450 Nils Johan Berlin; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Nils Johan Berlin (1812-1891) a Swedish Chemist and Physician. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

William Withering
3585949 William Withering; (add.info.: Portrait of William Withering (1741-1799) an English botanist, geologist, chemist, physician and discoverer of digitalis

James Watt
3586203 James Watt; (add.info.: Portrait of James Watt (1736-1819) a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Louis Jacques Thenard
3586104 Louis Jacques Thenard; (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Jacques Thenard (1777-1857) a French chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Henri de Ruolz, 1850
3585531 Henri de Ruolz, 1850; (add.info.: Henri de Ruolz (Henri Catherine Camille comte de Ruolz-Montchal) French composer and chemist, (1808- 1887).); Universal History Archive/UIG.

First World War: France, Postcard: portrait drawing of the inventor Francois Eugene Turpin (1848-1927)
LUX4736029 First World War: France, Postcard: portrait drawing of the inventor Francois Eugene Turpin (1848-1927) of the melinite that contributes to the superiority of the French artillery

Dispensary and laboratory of an Arab perfumer chemist of the 12th century - Chromolithography of a Persian manuscript
FLO4689559 Dispensary and laboratory of an Arab perfumer chemist of the 12th century - Chromolithography of a Persian manuscript of the 12th century

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