Quartz Cooling Vessel, 1877-1900

Made:: 1877-1900 in London

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Quartz cooling vessel. First practical form for liquid hydrogen calorimeter silvered and exhausted with metal fitted neck, from Sir James Dewar's research vacuum apparatus, 1877-1900.

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Category:: Heat

Object Number:: 1946-263

Materials:: glass, brass (copper, zinc alloy), lead, aluminium (metal), bitumen tape and possibly cotton wool

Measurements:: overall: 310 mm x 110 mm x 80 mm, , .425kg

type:: calorimeter

credit:: The Royal Institution

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