Platinum

Square-sided glass tube containing a bar of platinum in oil

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Square-sided glass tube containing a bar of platinum in oil
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Square-sided glass tube containing a bar of platinum in oil, one of ten bars of pure metals whose lengths vary inversely to the densities of the metals. Thought to have been prepared by Sir William Crookes, London, England, 1862-1880

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Category:
Experimental Chemistry
Object Number:
1915-314 Pt1
Materials:
glass and platinum (metal)
type:
metal element
credit:
Sir William Crookes