Chemist Collection (page 4)

Alphonse Louis Poitevin
3732666 Alphonse Louis Poitevin; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Alphonse Louis Poitevin (1819-1882) a French chemist, photographer and civil engineer, hanging a new moon after the old one had fallen

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)

Tissandier landing his balloon Neptune
3732748 Tissandier landing his balloon Neptune'; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Tissandier landing his balloon. Gaston Tissandier (1843-1899) a French chemist, Meteorologist, aviator and editor

James Sadler making a balloon ascent from fields near Merton College, Oxford
3732560 James Sadler making a balloon ascent from fields near Merton College, Oxford; (add.info.: Engraving depicting James Sadler making a balloon ascent from fields near Merton College, Oxford)

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 X

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

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

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: 1903 and 1911.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

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

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)

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
3586030 Louis Nicolas Vauquelin; (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Nicolas Vauquelin (1763-1829) a French pharmacist and chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving depicting Joseph Black lecturing on latent heat at Glasgow University
UIG5425835 Engraving depicting Joseph Black lecturing on latent heat at Glasgow University. Joseph Black (1728-1799) a Scottish physician and chemist. Dated 18th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Engraving depicting Lavoisier and Laplace's Calorimeter which he used to determine the amount of heat produced by
UIG5425830 Engraving depicting Lavoisier and Laplace's Calorimeter which he used to determine the amount of heat produced by combustion. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Louis Pasteur, 19th century (engraving)
5310031 Louis Pasteur, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) a French biologist, microbiologist and chemist. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Marie Curie
5304791 Marie Curie.; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Marie Curie (1867-1934) a Polish and naturalized-French physicist, chemist and the first female Nobel Prize winner. Dated 20th Century

Jean Baptiste Andre Dumas, 1857
1577412 Jean Baptiste Andre Dumas, 1857; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Baptiste Andre Dumas (1800-1884) a French chemist. Dated 1857.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier discovered oxygen (engraving)
539945 Antoine Laurent Lavoisier discovered oxygen (engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) French chemist, discovered oxygen

Jospeh Priestley, one of discoverers of oxygen, 1791 (engraving)
539749 Jospeh Priestley, one of discoverers of oxygen, 1791 (engraving); (add.info.: Jospeh Priestley (1733-1804) English Chemist and Non-Conformist minister

Jean Baptiste Dumas (1814-1884)
863344 Jean Baptiste Dumas (1814-1884); (add.info.: Jean Baptiste Dumas (1814-1884) French chemist. From James Sheridan Muspratt "Chemistry" (London, c1860)

George Fownes (1815-1849)
863336 George Fownes (1815-1849); (add.info.: George Fownes (1815-1849). British chemist. First professor of chemistry at the Pharmaceutical Society of London's School of Pharmacy 1842-1846

Portrait of Michel Chevreul
673264 Portrait of Michel Chevreul; (add.info.: Michel Eugene Chevreul (31 August 1786 - 9 April 1889) was a French chemist whose work with fatty acids led to early applications in the fields of art

Humphry Davy, chemist
672749 Humphry Davy, chemist; (add.info.: Humphry Davy - engraving Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, (17 December 1778 - 29 May 1829) was a British chemist and inventor); Universal History Archive/UIG

French chemist Lavoisier (1743-1794) use one of his invention called "la cornue", engraving, 1812
1756518 French chemist Lavoisier (1743-1794) use one of his invention called "la cornue", engraving, 1812; (add.info)

Henri Etienne St Claire Deville, 19th century French chemist. 1855 (obverse of a medal commemorating 100 years of)
540994 Henri Etienne St Claire Deville, 19th century French chemist. 1855 (obverse of a medal commemorating 100 years of the use of aluminium); (add.info)

Michael Faraday, English scientist (engraving)
8676377 Michael Faraday, English scientist (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Michael Faraday (1791-1867), English scientist

Henri Moissan, French chemist and pharmacist (b/w photo)
8673350 Henri Moissan, French chemist and pharmacist (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henri Moissan (1852-1907), French chemist and pharmacist

Carl Bosch, German chemist (b/w photo)
8673224 Carl Bosch, German chemist (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carl Bosch (1874-1940), German chemist

M E Chevreul (engraving)
8643766 M E Chevreul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: M E Chevreul. Illustration for Chemists and their Wonders by F M Holmes (S W Patridge)

Glass blowing (engraving)
8643758 Glass blowing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glass blowing. Illustration for Chemists and their Wonders by F M Holmes (S W Patridge)

Baron Liebig (engraving)
8643752 Baron Liebig (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baron Liebig. Illustration for Chemists and their Wonders by F M Holmes (S W Patridge)

Messrs Croyden and Co, Chemists, 45, Wigmore Street, Cavendish Square, W (engraving)
8648206 Messrs Croyden and Co, Chemists, 45, Wigmore Street, Cavendish Square, W (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Messrs Croyden and Co, Chemists, 45)

Robert Bunsen, German chemist and inventor (b/w photo)
8663717 Robert Bunsen, German chemist and inventor (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Bunsen (1811-1899), German chemist and inventor

Eucalyptus Globulus, Blue Gum Tree (engraving)
8651636 Eucalyptus Globulus, Blue Gum Tree (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eucalyptus Globulus, Blue Gum Tree)

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"Exploring the World of Chemistry: From England to Ulverston" Step into the fascinating world of chemistry, where groundbreaking discoveries and remarkable individuals have shaped our understanding of the elements. In England's picturesque town of Ulverston, a birthplace to many scientific pioneers, chemists have left an indelible mark on history. One such luminary was Marie Curie (1867-1934), a Polish scientist who revolutionized our understanding of radioactivity. Her tireless work earned her two Nobel Prizes and cemented her as one of the most influential figures in scientific research. Dmitri Mendeleev, renowned for his creation of the periodic table, is often depicted in caricatures that capture his genius. One can almost imagine him pondering over atomic symbols while strolling down Berwick High Street. In a whimsical Punch cartoon engraving titled "Faraday Giving His Card to Father Thames, " we witness Michael Faraday - another brilliant chemist - humorously introducing himself to London's iconic river. This lighthearted portrayal reflects both Faraday's wit and his significant contributions to electromagnetism. Venturing further back in time, we encounter Count of St Germain, a mysterious French alchemist whose experiments captivated Europe during the 18th century. His quest for immortality remains shrouded in intrigue and fascination even today. The progress made by chemists throughout history has been aided by technological advancements like the mass spectrometer introduced in 1954. This instrument allowed scientists to analyze substances with unprecedented precision, unlocking new realms within chemistry. Boots The Chemist stands as a testament to how pharmacies have played an integral role in providing access to essential chemicals and medicines throughout generations. Savory & Moores Pharmacy on New Bond Street exemplifies this tradition dating back to 1912 when it served as a hub for pharmaceutical expertise.