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Crystals of Fats, Butter, Beef & Lard, Representing Butter, Oleomargarine & Butterine
Plate I
- 1886
Eighteen illustrations of various fats under a microscope. Some examples are under polarized light. Dr. Taylor was trying to create a method of analyzing different fat types to be able to judge purity of food against adulteration. See page 8 of the reprint for a description of each figure in the plate.
This reprint is Dr. Thomas Taylor's reply to the magazine Science relating to his heavily disputed method of analyzing fats for adulteration. In 1871, Dr. Taylor (1820-1910) was appointed Microscopist to the United States Department of Agriculture, a role in which he served until the position was eliminated in 1885.
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Taylor, Thomas. “Crystals of Fats, Butter, Beef & Lard, Representing Butter, Oleomargarine & Butterine.” Dr. Thomas Taylor's Reply to "Science," Relating to the Crystals of Butter, Animal Fats, and Oleomargarine. A. Hoen & Co., 1886. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/cc08hg88v.
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