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    "Gerard, Secretary-General of the Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry"

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      "William F. Giaque, Professor of Chemistry, University of California"

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      • Field Book

        Luhr, James, International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) Field Trup, South East Australia, and Chile, 1993, 2004

        • Date: 1993-2004 19930920 20041121

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        Chemists in the Collections

        • Date: January 27, 2011
        • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
        • Description: Today was the kickoff of the International Year of Chemistry 2011, and so we wanted to take the chance to introduce you to some of the chemists from our collections featured on the Smithsonian’s Flickr Commons. Our Flickr Commons sets are filled with photos both of chemistry greats that even the non-scientifically inclined among us celebrated in grade-school textbooks, and

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      • Portrait of Oscar Loew

        Spotlight: Oscar Loew, Office of the Chemist

        • Date: August 26, 2021
        • Creator: Marguerite Roby
        • Description: a closer look at Oscar Loew, the first person to hold the Office of Smithsonian Chemist.

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      • James Smithson as an Oxford Student, 1786, by James Roberts.

        James Smithson at Oxford

        • Date: September 12, 2011
        • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
        • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_6861,size=300,right] Some students look forward eagerly to the new school year; others dread the end of summer and the long year ahead. How did the Smithsonian’s founding donor, James Smithson (1765-1829), feel about school? Smithson attended Oxford University in England from 1782 to 1786, receiving a Masters of Arts degree in chemistry and mineralogy.

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      •  Ruby K. Worner, Smithsonian Institution Archives. Image ID SIA2015-004747

        Science Service, Up Close: Ruby K. Worner

        • Date: November 12, 2015
        • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
        • Description: A look at the brilliant work and sharp insight of a trailblazing woman chemist, Ruby K. Worner.

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        Who Was James Smithson?

        • Date: February 7, 2017
        • Description: James Smithson: The Man Behind the InstitutionWhile the institution named after James Smithson enjoys worldwide renown, we know little about the man who left $508,318 to the people of the United States to found such an institution.An English scientist who conducted research in chemistry, mineralogy, and geology, Smithson lived and traveled in several European countries. His

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        Lightning & Lightning Rods

        • Date: March 21, 2012
        • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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        SIA2009-0735

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          SIA2008-4496

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            SIA2008-3932

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