Hindley's pyrometer and three expansion tubes made by Henry Hindley

Made:
1752 in York
designer:
Henry Hindley
Hindley's pyrometer and three expansion tubes made by Henry Hindley Hindley's pyrometer and three expansion tubes made by Henry Hindley Hindley's pyrometer and three expansion tubes made by Henry Hindley Hindley's pyrometer and three expansion tubes made by Henry Hindley Hindley's pyrometer and three expansion tubes made by Henry Hindley

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Hindley's pyrometer and three expansion tubes made by Henry Hindley, York, 1752.

The eighteenth-century lecturer on experimental philosophy, Stephen Demainbray, used this instrument to measure the expansion of various types of metal when heated. The metal bar to be tested was fitted across the base and was heated by a series of wicks floating in oil. The expansion of the metal moved the pointer round the dial. Henry Hindley, who designed it, was an instrument maker from York.

Details

Category:
King George III
Object Number:
1927-1184
Materials:
iron, silver, brass, steel, cotton (fibre) and complete
Measurements:
overall: H 435mm x W 335mm x D 125mm, approx., 3.98 kg (without suspended weight = 3.84kg)
type:
pyrometers, dilatometers
credit:
King's College, London