Subject: Chemistry and Scientific apparatus and instruments / Organization: Smithsonian Institution and University of Pennsylvania / Form: Correspondence / Creator: Smith, Edgar F. (Edgar Fahs) / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1800">1800</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1849">1849</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Subject Chemistry Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments Organization Smithsonian Institution Organization University of Pennsylvania Form Correspondence Creator Smith, Edgar F. (Edgar Fahs) Year 1800 to 1849

Robert Hare correspondence, 1793-1858 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Robert Hare was a chemist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (born January 17, 1781) who is credited with developing the oxy-hydrogen blowpipe and the "galvanic deflagrator." This collection is made up of two series containing letters to Robert Hare about his scientific research, and letters concerning Edgar Fahs Smith's biography of Robert Hare entitled The Life of Robert Hare, An American Chemist (1781-1858).

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