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Description: | A collection of framed prints acquired for display in the Carnelley chemistry laboratory at University College Dundee. Most are engravings of important figures in the field of chemistry including Antonie Lavoisie, Sir Humphry Davy and Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin). There are also pictures of staff from Dundee including the first two professors of chemistry, Thomas Carnelley and Percy Frankland, and some early photographs of the chemistry building. Also featured is a large framed engraving entitled The Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain Living in the Year 1807-8, including Watt, Herschel, Trevithick, Nasmyth, Davy, Jenner, Telford, Congreve, Cartwright, Banks, Dalton, Leslie and others. | Format: | photographs engravings prints | Subjects: | Chemistry Photography | Source: | University of Dundee | Address: | 5-7 Hawkhill Place,
DD1 4HN | Creator: | Chemistry Department, University College Dundee | Contributor: | Mostly found during a clear-out of the Carnelley Building. Accessioned by Museum Services from 1995 | Identifier: | DUNUC-CLD045 | Language: | en-GB | Relation: | DUNUC-CLD000 | Format: | photographs engravings prints |
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