Joule's Cast Iron Friction Apparatus (Calorimeter), 1849

Made:
1849 in Salford
inventor:
James Prescott Joule
SMG00031832 Joule's original apparatus calorimeter used for determining the Joule's original apparatus calorimeter used for determining the

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Joule's original apparatus calorimeter used for determining the
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Joule's original apparatus calorimeter used for determining the
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Joule's original apparatus calorimeter used for determining the mechanical equivalent of heat by the friction of cast iron, 1849.

Details

Category:
Heat
Object Number:
1876-491
Materials:
cast iron, steel (metal) and mahogany (wood)
Measurements:
overall: 370 mm x x , 111 mm, 2.93kg
type:
calorimeter
credit:
Dr. James Prescott Joule.