Humboldt State University ® Department of Chemistry

Scientific Instrument Museum:

Index to Contemporary/Early Instrument Literature

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Subject

 

The selections indexed below have been chosen to illustrate the uses of instruments in this Museum. The choices are somewhat idiosyncratic, reflecting the interests of the curator and the availability of original documents. In some cases the instruments may not yet been posted.

 

Chemical Balances

• Weighing from Smith, George McPhail. ...QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS ... (1921)
• The Use and Care of a Balance Complete text Krayer, Peter J. (1913)
• Christian Becker Analytical Balances from Braun-Knecht-Heiman Co., Catalog No. 40, Laboratory Instruments Apparatus Supplies, (1940)

Colorimeters

• Types of Colorimeters and Their Use Myers, Victor Carlyl. Practical Chemical Analysis of Blood. 2nd ed. (1919)

Galvanometers

• DC Ammeter from Kimball, Arthur Lalane, A College Text-Book of Physics (1923)
• DC Voltmeter from Kimball, Arthur Lalane, A College Text-Book of Physics (1923)
• Moving-Coil Galvanometer from Kimball, Arthur Lalane, A College Text-Book of Physics (1923)
• Tangent Galvanometer from Kimball, Arthur Lalane, A College Text-Book of Physics (1923)

Jolly Balances

• Surface Tension by Jolly's Balance from Minor, Ralph S. Physical Measurements: A Laboratory Manual in General Physics for Colleges. (1919)
• Specific Gravity by Jolly Balance from Johannsen, Albert. Manual of Petrographic Methods. (1918)

Manometers

• Manometers from Duff, A. Wilmer. A Text-Book of Physics (1921)

Miscellaneous Apparatus

• Kipp's Gas Apparatus from Erdmann, Professor Dr. (trans. by Frederick L. Dunlap) Introduction to Chemical Preparations.(1900)
• Kipp's Gas Apparatus from: Noyes, William A. A Textbook of Chemistry. (1919)

Polariscopes

• Use of the Polariscope from Hawk, Philip B. Practical Physiological Chemistry. (1913)
• POLARISED LIGHT from Clay, Reginald S. Treatise on Practical Light. (1911)

Potentiometers

• The Potentiometer from Duff, A. Wilmer. A Text-Book of Physics (1921)
• Hydrogen-Ion Determination [Potentiometric] Braun Corporation. Catalog No. 34, Laboratory Instruments, Apparatus and Supplies, (1934)
• Conductivity [Potentiometer] Braun Corporation. Catalog No. 34, Laboratory Instruments, Apparatus and Supplies, (1934)

Refractometers

• Abbe's Refractometers complete text Carl Zeiss Co. Jena (1907)
• Refractometers from Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed.

Resistance Boxes

• Resistance Boxes from Kimball, Arthur Lalane, A College Text-Book of Physics (1923)
• Resistance Boxes from Duff, A. Wilmer. A Text-Book of Physics (1921)

Spectroscopes

• Adjustment of the Spectrometer from Minor, Ralph S. Physical Measurements: A Laboratory Manual in General Physics for Colleges. (1919)
• Table of Contents and Selections from Baker, T. Thorne. The Spectroscope and its Uses in General Analytical Chemistry.(1923)
• The Spectroscope from Noyes, William A. A Textbook of Chemistry. (1919)
• Spectroscopic Examination of Blood from Hawk, Philip B. Practical Physiological Chemistry. (1913)

Standard Cells

• Standard Cells for E.M.F. Determinations from Duff, A. Wilmer. A Text-Book of Physics (1921)

Thermometers

• Absolute Calibration of a Thermometer from Minor, Ralph S. Physical Measurements: A Laboratory Manual in General Physics for Colleges. (1919)
• Beckmann's Freezing Point Apparatus from Edser, Edwin. Heat for Advanced Students. (1911)
• Construction of a Thermometer from Edser, Edwin. Heat for Advanced Students. (1911)
• Determination of Boiling Points (Beckmann's Apparatus) from Edser, Edwin. Heat for Advanced Students. (1911)
• Sensitive Mercury Thermometers (Beckmann Thermometer) from Edser, Edwin. Heat for Advanced Students. (1911)
• Standard Scale of Temperature from Duff, A. Wilmer. A Text-Book of Physics (1921)
• Mercury Thermometers from Duff, A. Wilmer. A Text-Book of Physics (1921)

 

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Last modified 26 February 1999