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The ten most beautiful experiments / George Johnson.
George JohnsonDate: 2008
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Abbé Jean-Antoine Nollet demonstrating chemical experiments to a party of ladies and gentlemen. Engraving, ca. 1750.
Reference: 37126i
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The chemical laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston: women and men at class. Wood engraving, c. 1880.
Reference: 37769i
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The philosophy of scientific experimentation / edited by Hans Radder.
Date: [2003], ©2003
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Hennig Brand, the German alchemist, discovering phosphorus. Etching, 19th century.
Reference: 35429i
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An alchemist hunched over his crucible; an assistant reads him a recipe, watched by an onlooker. Mezzotint by J. Wilson, c. 1770, after J. Steen.
Jan SteenReference: 35474i
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An alchemist at his furnace, hunched over bellows. Colour etching by W. Baillie, 1792, after D. Teniers the younger.
David Teniers the YoungerDate: 1792Reference: 36060i
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Adam Walker, a natural philosopher, performing scientific experiments. Coloured etching after J. Gillray, 1796.
James GillrayDate: 29 March 1796Reference: 12076i
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A man conducts an alchemical experiment with an alembic, in the foreground, in the background a female figure representing the world observes a man of the new school of chemistry who prepares an oxygen experiment with a glass jar and a candle: a representation of the historical transition between alchemy and chemistry. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1805, after R. Corbould.
Richard CorbouldDate: 27 July 1805Reference: 25676i
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Scientific instruments and experimental philosophy, 1550-1850 / Gerard L'E. Turner.
Gerard L'Estrange TurnerDate: [1990], ©1990
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An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Engraving by F.B. Lorieux and P. Michon after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.
David Teniers the YoungerDate: 1808Reference: 35910i
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The interior of a chemical laboratory with six people working in it (above), a table of symbols (below). Coloured line engraving after L.-J. Goussier.
Goussier, Louis-Jacques, 1722-1799.Reference: 16055i
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Why it's not all rocket science : scientific theories and experiments explained / Robert Cave.
Cave, RobertDate: 2016
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The neglect of experiment / Allan Franklin.
Allan FranklinDate: 1986
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An alchemist holding tongs at his furnace. Etching by J. Wagner after D. Maggiotto.
Domenico MaggiottoReference: 36438i
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A man in the foreground conducts an alchemical experiment with an alembic; in the background a female figure representing the world looks at a chemist, who prepares an oxygen experiment with a glass jar and a candle; representing the historical transition from alchemy to chemistry. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1805, after R. Corbould.
Richard CorbouldDate: 27 July 1805Reference: 37371i
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Two alchemists seeming to produce gold from a furnace; the accompanying text satirises those who pursue alchemy for gold alone. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.
Date: 1698Reference: 37221i
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An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas after D. Teniers.
David Teniers the YoungerReference: 498503i
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Roger Bacon conducting an alchemical experiment in a vaulted cloister. Etching by J. Nasmyth, 1845.
James NasmythDate: 1845Reference: 37839i
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A man being weighed on a set of scales, and a man with his head in a glass container; showing Lavoisier's experiments with respiration. Drawing attributed to M.A.P. Lavoisier, ca. 1790.
Mary-Anne Paulze LavoisierDate: [1790?]Reference: 37207i
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Great scientific experiments : 20 experiments that changed our view of the world / Rom Harré.
Horace Romano HarréDate: 1981
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An anxious man comparing his own head to a skull, using the technique of phrenology. Coloured lithograph after T. Lane, c. 1825.
Theodore LaneReference: 27466i
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Real science : encouraging experimentation and investigation in school science learning.
Date: 2005
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A female figure with a vacuum pump; representing physics or 'natural philosophy'. Stipple engraving, 1795, after C-N. Cochin the younger, c. 1773.
Charles-Nicolas CochinDate: 1 December 1795Reference: 25995i
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A female figure with a vacuum pump; representing physics. Etching by C.L. de Lingée after C-N. Cochin the younger, c. 1773.
Charles-Nicolas CochinDate: 1774Reference: 25689i

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The ten most beautiful experiments / George Johnson.

Abbé Jean-Antoine Nollet demonstrating chemical experiments to a party of ladies and gentlemen. Engraving, ca. 1750.

The chemical laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston: women and men at class. Wood engraving, c. 1880.

The philosophy of scientific experimentation / edited by Hans Radder.

Hennig Brand, the German alchemist, discovering phosphorus. Etching, 19th century.

An alchemist hunched over his crucible; an assistant reads him a recipe, watched by an onlooker. Mezzotint by J. Wilson, c. 1770, after J. Steen.

An alchemist at his furnace, hunched over bellows. Colour etching by W. Baillie, 1792, after D. Teniers the younger.

Adam Walker, a natural philosopher, performing scientific experiments. Coloured etching after J. Gillray, 1796.

Scientific instruments and experimental philosophy, 1550-1850 / Gerard L'E. Turner.

An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Engraving by F.B. Lorieux and P. Michon after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.

The interior of a chemical laboratory with six people working in it (above), a table of symbols (below). Coloured line engraving after L.-J. Goussier.

Why it's not all rocket science : scientific theories and experiments explained / Robert Cave.

The neglect of experiment / Allan Franklin.

An alchemist holding tongs at his furnace. Etching by J. Wagner after D. Maggiotto.

Two alchemists seeming to produce gold from a furnace; the accompanying text satirises those who pursue alchemy for gold alone. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.

An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas after D. Teniers.

Roger Bacon conducting an alchemical experiment in a vaulted cloister. Etching by J. Nasmyth, 1845.

A man being weighed on a set of scales, and a man with his head in a glass container; showing Lavoisier's experiments with respiration. Drawing attributed to M.A.P. Lavoisier, ca. 1790.

Great scientific experiments : 20 experiments that changed our view of the world / Rom Harré.

An anxious man comparing his own head to a skull, using the technique of phrenology. Coloured lithograph after T. Lane, c. 1825.

Real science : encouraging experimentation and investigation in school science learning.

A female figure with a vacuum pump; representing physics or 'natural philosophy'. Stipple engraving, 1795, after C-N. Cochin the younger, c. 1773.

A female figure with a vacuum pump; representing physics. Etching by C.L. de Lingée after C-N. Cochin the younger, c. 1773.