Group of 15 crystal models made by, or given to Kathleen Lonsdale

Made:
1930-1970

Group of 15 crystal models made by or given to Kathleen Lonsdale. NB: Those made by Lonsdale’s technician, Eric Nave, have balls with slightly straight edges, as they were made from broom handles. The models gifted to Lonsdale came from David Cray, Professor of Chemistry at UCL and T Whittet of University College Hospital.

From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Details

Category:
Experimental Chemistry
Object Number:
1993-421/4
type:
model
credit:
Gift of University College London, in memory of Dame Kathleen Lonsdale

Parts

Crystal model of 1.3.5 triphenylbenzene

Crystal model of 1.3.5 triphenylbenzene

One crystal model of 1.3.5 triphenylbenzene. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Object Number:
1993-421/4/1
type:
model
One crystal model of anthraquinone

One crystal model of anthraquinone

One crystal model of anthraquinone; used in conjunction with 1993-421/4/12 to demonstrate the solid state transformation from anthroquinone (1 bar) to anthrone (not 1 bar), ends with members of different molecule system. This was the last project undertaken, the results of which were published in a Phil Trans paper.

From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Object Number:
1993-421/4/2
type:
model
One crystal model of photo-oxide anthracene

One crystal model of photo-oxide anthracene

One crystal model of photo-oxide anthracene. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Object Number:
1993-421/4/3
type:
model
One crystal model of benzil

One crystal model of benzil

One crystal model of benzil. Benzil was of particular interest due to its large amount of diffuse scattering and disorder. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Object Number:
1993-421/4/4
type:
model
One crystal model of a solid state transformation demonstration

One crystal model of a solid state transformation demonstration

One crystal model of a solid state transformation demonstration. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Object Number:
1993-421/4/5
type:
model
One crystal model of urea

One crystal model of urea

One crystal model of urea, made of red blue and black balls. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Object Number:
1993-421/4/7
type:
model
One crystal model of pentamethonium iodide

One crystal model of pentamethonium iodide

One crystal model of pentamethonium iodide. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Object Number:
1993-421/4/8
type:
model
One crystal model of diparaxylylene

One crystal model of diparaxylylene

One crystal model of diparaxylylene. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Measurements:
overall: .385kg
Object Number:
1993-421/4/9
type:
model
Crystal model of hydroxylapatite belonging to Kathleen Lonsdale

Crystal model of hydroxylapatite belonging to Kathleen Lonsdale

One crystal model of hydroxylapatite. Associated with Kathleen Lonsdale's interest in stones produced with the human body e.g. kidney or gall stones. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Measurements:
overall: 220 mm x 306 mm x 256 mm, 0.762 kg
Object Number:
1993-421/4/10
type:
model
One crystal model of hexamethyl benzene

One crystal model of hexamethyl benzene

One crystal model of hexamethyl benzene, made for Kathleen Lonsdale. In 1928 she achieved her first major success in structure analysis as this was the first structure of an aromatic compound to be defined by X-ray diffraction. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Object Number:
1993-421/4/11
type:
model
One crystal model of anthrone

One crystal model of anthrone

One crystal model of anthrone; used in conjunction with 1993-421/2/2 to demonstrate the transformation from anthroquinone (1 bar) to anthrone (not 1 bar), ends with members of different molecule system. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Object Number:
1993-421/4/12
type:
model
Crystal model of hexamethyltetramine

Crystal model of hexamethyltetramine

One crystal model of hexamethyltetramine. Associated with Kathleen Lonsdale's interest in stones produced with the human body e.g. kidney or gall stones. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Measurements:
overall: 410 mm x 345 mm x 355 mm, 2.56 kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , paint and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1993-421/4/13
type:
model
One crystal model of Mg NH4 PO4 6H2O

One crystal model of Mg NH4 PO4 6H2O

One crystal model of Mg NH4 PO4 6H2O, magnesium ammonium phosphate. Associated with Kathleen Lonsdale's interest in stones produced with the human body e.g. kidney or gall stones. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Measurements:
overall: 213 mm x 303 mm x 203 mm,
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1993-421/4/14
type:
model
One crystal model of bis 2

One crystal model of bis 2

One crystal model of bis 2, 7 dimethyl naphthalene, associated with Kathleen Lonsdale's work on diamagnetism. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Object Number:
1993-421/4/15
type:
model