Chemical lecture

A man stands at a podium in front of a seated crowd. The table in front of him has a number of test tubes and chemistry equipment. He holds up one of the tubes and pours liquid into it from a kettle.
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Engraving by Thomas Rowlandson (1756- 1827) showing a crowd at a chemical lecture (after 1809) © Wikimedia Commons.

 

 

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