Kew vacuum apparatus

Made:: 1828

Kew vacuum apparatus, 1828. For use with a Kater invariable pendulum

Details

Category:: Geophysics

Object Number:: 1914-589

type:: vacuum apparatus

credit:: Meteorological Office

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Parts

Vacuum extraction apparatus for use with Kater Convertible Pendulum

Vacuum extraction apparatus for use with Kater Convertible Pendulum - base of the chamber

Measurements:: Belljar support (2 of 3): 60 mm x 770 mm x 370 mm,
Base (1 of 3): 520 mm x 1000 mm x 500 mm,
Metal plate (3 of 3): 30 mm x 460 mm x 210 mm,

Object Number:: 1914-589 Pt1

type:: vacuum apparatus

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Box with pendulum from 1914-589 Kew Vacuum Apparatus. Also bell jar

Box with pendulum from 1914-589 Kew Vacuum Apparatus. Also bell jar, cylinder and knife edge support.

Measurements:: Pendulum (1 of 4): 60 mm x 1140 mm x 160 mm,
Knife Edge and Cylinder (4 of 4): 600 mm 260 mm,
Glass Cylinder (3 of 4): 430 mm 300 mm,
Bell Jar (2 of 4): 380 mm 280 mm,