Lithium wire in rock oil

Glass tube with metal cap containing lithium wire in rock oil

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Glass tube with metal cap containing lithium wire in rock oil
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Glass tube with metal cap containing lithium wire in rock oil, prepared by Bunsen, one of a set of seven specimens of elements prepared by Bunsen and Matthiesen, 1856-1885

Details

Category:
Experimental Chemistry
Object Number:
1915-315 Pt1
Materials:
glass, lithium and oil (unspecified)
Measurements:
overall: 200 x 100 x 200 mm (approximate)
type:
chemical specimen
credit:
Tilden, Sir William Augustus