Marcet's apparatus for demonstrating the change in boiling point of water with pressure

Marcet's apparatus for demonstrating the change in boiling point of water with pressure, fitted with Rototherm thermometer (part 1) and pressure gauge (part 2)

Details

Category:
Heat
Object Number:
1990-378
type:
apparatus
credit:
Christie's South Kensington Limited

Parts

Bimetallic thermometer

Bimetallic thermometer

Bimetallic thermometer, British made by Rototherm Co. Ltd., London, range 0-160 deg. C. ( fitted to Marcet's apparatus)

Object Number:
1990-378 Pt1
type:
thermometers
Pressure gauge, fitted to Marcet's apparatus

Pressure gauge, fitted to Marcet's apparatus

Pressure gauge, made in England, 0-4 atm. and 0-160 lbs/sq in. (fitted to Marcet's apparatus)

Object Number:
1990-378 Pt2
type:
pressure gauges
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