Combustion 'bomb', a vessel for measuring the energy of a sample, used to carry out carbon dating techniques at the British Museum, 1980

Made:: 1976-1985 in Cambridge

Interskill Combustion Bomb, serial no. 27/2/100, made by Interskill Ltd., Cambridge, England, 1976-1985. Used at the British Museum, Department of Scientific Research, for carbon-14 dating of organic materials from about 1980, on bench, with spanner, weights, and remote firing unit.

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Category:: X-rays

Object Number:: 2001-550

Materials:: metal

Measurements:: bomb plus framework: 1000 x 610 x 914 mm
bomb: 500 x 150 mm

type:: combustion 'bomb' calorimeter

credit:: British Museum, Department of Scientific Research

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Combustion 'bomb', a vessel for measuring the energy of a sample, used to carry out carbon dating techniques at the British Museum, 1980

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