This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Science History Institute of any product, service or activity, or to concur with a
This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Science History Institute of any product, service or activity, or to concur with an opinion or confirm the accuracy of any text appearing alongside or in logical association with the image. Chemistry allegory. 18th-century artwork representing chemistry. At top is an eagle above crowned figures with a lion and a griffin. On the central level, a swan-like bird divides spheres representing day (Sun) and night (Moon), supported by female figures. The main globe, with winds, a lion, griffins, and a Hermes figure, is supported by Atlas figures either side of a three-headed griffin. At bottom is the Latin: 'Paradigma Operis Philosophici'. Artwork by French artist Louis-Jacques Goussier (1722-1799) from the 18th-century 'Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers' (Diderot and d'Alembert).
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