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
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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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.

Details

Category:
X-rays
Object Number:
2001-550
Materials:
metal
Measurements:
spanner: 330 mm x 110 mm x 20 mm,
Interskill Combustion Bomb: 990 mm x 390 mm x 400 mm,
bench: 905 mm x 920 mm x 610 mm,
weights: 290 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm,
bomb plus framework: 1000 x 610 x 914 mm
remote firing unit: 140 mm x 430 mm x 150 mm,
bomb: 500 x 150 mm
type:
combustion 'bomb' calorimeter
credit:
British Museum, Department of Scientific Research

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