Model of Regnault's Apparatus, 1847

Made:
1847 (original); 1910 (model)
maker:
Science Museum, Workshops
and
Henri Victor Regnault

Model of Regnault's original apparatus, sectioned, for measuring the co-efficient of the expansion of mercury, 1847. Made by Museum workshops, 1910.

Details

Category:
Heat
Object Number:
1910-123
Materials:
wood (unidentified), plaster, iron, brass (copper, zinc alloy), metal (unknown), glass, copper (metal) and twine
Measurements:
overall: 900 mm x 715 mm x 255 mm, , 18kg
type:
demonstration equipment (physics), model (representation) and equipment