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Lecture no. 11 on Mineralogy - Pennsylvania Photos and Documents

Lecture no. 11 on Mineralogy

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Title

Lecture no. 11 on Mineralogy

Subject

Science--Study and teaching--19th century
Mineralogy
Minerals
Geology
Crystals
Crystallography
Precious stones
Lectures and lecturing
Education--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Description

Lecture no. 11 on Mineralogy continues the description of earthy minerals with detailed examinations of a number of silicate crystals and other minerals within the category including Topaz, Masonite, and Soapstone, among others. Wagner first delivered this course of lectures in the Fall of 1853. He continued to alter and add to the text until he stopped lecturing in 1884.

Creator

Wagner, William, 1796-1885

Date

1853-1884

Type

Text

Original Format

Manuscripts

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Language

Date Digitized

2023

Extent

32 pages

Identifier

89-015.B06.F076

Relation

Lectures on Mineralogy website, https://mineralogy.wagnerfreeinstitute.org/

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Contact

Wagner Free Institute of Science Library & Archives. 1700 W Montgomery Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19121. Contact the Library at 215-763-6529 x12 or library@wagnerfreeinstitute.org

Contributing Institution

Wagner Free Institute of Science

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. In addition, the William Wagner lectures project is supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's Historical Archives and Records Care Grant, a program funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.