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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.
Howard, Frank, 1805-1866.Reference: 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.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: 29 March 1796Reference: 12078i
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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.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Reference: 35907i
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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, Les.Date: [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.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1729Reference: 25666i
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An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Coloured engraving after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Reference: 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.
Goodman, Martin, 1956-Date: 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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Elephants on acid : and other bizarre experiments / Alex Boese.
Boese, Alex.Date: [2007], ©2007
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An alchemist reading in a smoky study. Etching by A. Bouquet after L-G-E. Isabey.
Isabey, Eugène, 1803-1886Reference: 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.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1729Reference: 25667i
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Das Buch der verrückten Experimente / Reto U. Schneider.
Schneider, Reto U.Date: [2004], ©2004
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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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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.
Eichler, Gottfried, 1715-1770.Date: [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.
Steen, Jan, 1626-1679.Date: 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.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Date: [1747]Reference: 35909i
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The ten most beautiful experiments / George Johnson.
Johnson, George, 1952 January 20-Date: 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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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.
Steen, Jan, 1626-1679.Reference: 35474i
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An alchemist at his furnace, hunched over bellows. Colour etching by W. Baillie, 1792, after D. Teniers the younger.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Date: 1792Reference: 36060i

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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.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.