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An alchemist wearing a tall hat, sitting at a table containing his chemical instruments. Lithograph by H. Wood after F. Howard.
Frank HowardReference: 36278i
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An elderly alchemist sitting next to his equipment. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.
Date: 1698Reference: 36157i
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Adam Walker, a natural philosopher, performing scientific experiments. Coloured etching after J. Gillray, 1796.
James GillrayDate: 29 March 1796Reference: 12078i
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Thrifty science : making the most of materials in the history of experiment / Simon Werrett.
Werrett, SimonDate: 2019
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Let's try it ... and see what happens! : Science experiments for public settings / by Jane Snell Copes.
Copes, Jane Snell.Date: 1997
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An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Coloured lithograph by J. Cullum, ca. 1840, after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.
David Teniers the YoungerReference: 35907i
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A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Oil painting after Marten de Vos.
Maerten de VosReference: 45101i
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A female patient being hypnotised in front of a group of four men. Colour process print.
Reference: 18584i
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Understanding science for Zimbabwe 1 / Les Cross and John Sellers.
Cross, LesDate: [1994], ©1994
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Putti perform an anatomical dissection on a dog; others hold a jar containing a human foetus; two more play with a spider; representing anatomy and natural history. Etching by B. Picart, 1729.
Q559929Date: 1729Reference: 25666i
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An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Coloured engraving after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.
David Teniers the YoungerReference: 35908i
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Suffer and survive : gas attacks, miners' canaries, spacesuits and the bends : the extreme life of Dr J. S. Haldane / Martin Goodman.
Martin J. GoodmanDate: 2007
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Sir Isaac Newton (?) showing an optical experiment to an audience in his laboratory. Wood engraving by Martin after C. Laverie.
Laverie, C.Reference: 15963i
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Experimental inquiries : historical, philosophical, and social studies of experimentation in science / edited by H.E. LeGrand.
Date: [1990], ©1990
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Elephants on acid : and other bizarre experiments / Alex Boese.
Boese, AlexDate: [2007], ©2007
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An alchemist reading in a smoky study. Etching by A. Bouquet after L-G-E. Isabey.
Eugène IsabeyReference: 37572i
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Putti deprive a bird of air in a vacuum experiment, one plays at billiards, another plays with magnetised keys, while outside a storm rages: representing physics. Etching by B. Picart, 1729, after himself.
Q559929Date: 1729Reference: 25667i
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Das Buch der verrückten Experimente / Reto U. Schneider.
Reto U. SchneiderDate: [2004], ©2004
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Learning by doing : experiments and instruments in the history of science teaching.
Date: 2011
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Two workers in an alchemist's laboratory, surrounded by chemical receptacles and equipment. Engraving, 1669.
Date: 1669Reference: 36200i
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A young alchemist works a bellows at his furnace. Etching by T. Major, c. 1755, after D. Teniers the younger.
David Teniers the YoungerDate: 1755Reference: 36032i
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Figures representing the investigation of nature; in the background, Pliny the elder being killed while investigating Vesuvius during its eruption. Engraving by J. Wangner after G. Eichler the younger, ca. 1759.
Gottfried Eichler the YoungerDate: [between 1758 and 1760?]Reference: 92i
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An alchemist hunched over his crucible; an assistant reads him a recipe, watched by an onlooker; the alchemist's wife weeps in the dim background, a baby clasped to her breast. Coloured lithograph by Bouvier, 1830, after J. Steen.
Jan SteenDate: January 1830Reference: 35485i
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An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1747, after D. Teniers.
David Teniers the YoungerDate: [1747]Reference: 35909i
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Ada Twist, scientist / by Andrea Beaty ; illustrated by David Roberts.
Beaty, AndreaDate: 2016

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An alchemist wearing a tall hat, sitting at a table containing his chemical instruments. Lithograph by H. Wood after F. Howard.

An elderly alchemist sitting next to his equipment. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.

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

Thrifty science : making the most of materials in the history of experiment / Simon Werrett.

Let's try it ... and see what happens! : Science experiments for public settings / by Jane Snell Copes.

An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Coloured lithograph by J. Cullum, ca. 1840, after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.

A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Oil painting after Marten de Vos.

A female patient being hypnotised in front of a group of four men. Colour process print.

Understanding science for Zimbabwe 1 / Les Cross and John Sellers.

Putti perform an anatomical dissection on a dog; others hold a jar containing a human foetus; two more play with a spider; representing anatomy and natural history. Etching by B. Picart, 1729.

An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Coloured engraving after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.

Suffer and survive : gas attacks, miners' canaries, spacesuits and the bends : the extreme life of Dr J. S. Haldane / Martin Goodman.

Sir Isaac Newton (?) showing an optical experiment to an audience in his laboratory. Wood engraving by Martin after C. Laverie.

Experimental inquiries : historical, philosophical, and social studies of experimentation in science / edited by H.E. LeGrand.

Elephants on acid : and other bizarre experiments / Alex Boese.

An alchemist reading in a smoky study. Etching by A. Bouquet after L-G-E. Isabey.

Putti deprive a bird of air in a vacuum experiment, one plays at billiards, another plays with magnetised keys, while outside a storm rages: representing physics. Etching by B. Picart, 1729, after himself.

Das Buch der verrückten Experimente / Reto U. Schneider.

Learning by doing : experiments and instruments in the history of science teaching.

Two workers in an alchemist's laboratory, surrounded by chemical receptacles and equipment. Engraving, 1669.

A young alchemist works a bellows at his furnace. Etching by T. Major, c. 1755, after D. Teniers the younger.

Figures representing the investigation of nature; in the background, Pliny the elder being killed while investigating Vesuvius during its eruption. Engraving by J. Wangner after G. Eichler the younger, ca. 1759.

An alchemist hunched over his crucible; an assistant reads him a recipe, watched by an onlooker; the alchemist's wife weeps in the dim background, a baby clasped to her breast. Coloured lithograph by Bouvier, 1830, after J. Steen.

An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1747, after D. Teniers.

Ada Twist, scientist / by Andrea Beaty ; illustrated by David Roberts.