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Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium and Their Comparisons
Six numbered designs place repeating internal groups inside rectangular or pointed outlines. Labels distinguish ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium and platinum. The repeated shapes show how the authors grouped related elements within their speculative account of atomic structure.
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Illustrator not identified. "Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium and Their Comparisons" [editorial title]. In Occult Chemistry: A Series of Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements, Annie Besant and Charles W. Leadbeater. Adyar, Madras, with London and Benares imprint: Theosophical Publishing Society; undated title, foreword dated 7 December 1908., undated edition, Theosophist Office; Theosophical Publishing Society. Source scan leaf 94. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0404-0084
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- Occult Chemistry: A Series of Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements
- Three comparisons of the imagined atomic forms
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A historical diagram of the authors’ claimed clairvoyant observations. It is reproduced as a source document and does not represent scientifically established atomic structure.
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Occult Chemistry: A Series of Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical ElementsAnnie Besant and Charles W. LeadbeaterUndated editionMore from this book
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Illustrator not identified. Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium and Their Comparisons. Occult Chemistry: A Series of Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements. Scan leaf 94. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0404-0084