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Bad Pyrmont Spa
Photo depicts the Bad Pyrmont Spa in western Germany which is known for its therapeutic baths and vapor cave. The paragraph on the bottom of page 70 gives details about the photo and the spa.
Die Köpfe (The Heads)
Front cover of the winter 2010 issue of the Hexagon, which features a sculpture of a bearded head. The inside cover includes a table of contents, a list of staff, an editorial, and a description of the cover.
Pharmacy at Quedlinburg
Front cover of the spring 2012 issue of The Hexagon, featuring the pharmacy at Quedlinburg, Germany, where Martin Heinrich Klaproth was trained. The three story building is pinkish with white trim around its windows. A triangular stone piece with the image of a flying bird sits on the third floor over the entrance. The inside cover of the magazine contains a table of contents, staff listings, an editorial, and a description of the building.
Rediscovery of the Elements: Cronstedt and Nickel
Article describing Axel Fredrik Cronstedt and his discovery of nickel. Information regarding pertinent locations is included.
Rediscovery of the Elements: Niobium and Tantalum
Article describing the discovery of niobium and tantalum. Tourist information regarding locations significant to these discoveries are included.
Rediscovery of the Elements: Phosphorus
Article describing the discovery of phosphorus in 1669 by an alchemist searching for the philosopher's stone, and its use a century later by Lavoisier to help usher in the era of modern chemistry. Tourist information regarding sites pertinent to this history are included.
Rediscovery of the Elements: Rhenium and Technetium
Article describing the discovery of rhenium and technetium by Walter Karl Friedrich Noddack and Ida Eva Noddack-Tacke. Information regarding pertinent locations is included.
Rediscovery of the Elements: The Harz Mountains and Göttingen
Article describing the importance of the Harz Mountains and the University of Göttingen in the discovery of cadmium and thallium. Tourist information regarding the area is included.
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