Combustion 'bomb', a vessel for measuring the energy of samples, used for carbon dating by the British Museum, 1996

Made:
1996 in Moline
Combustion 'bomb', a vessel for measuring the energy of samples, used for carbon dating by the British Museum, 1996

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Combustion bomb by the Parr Instrument Company, Moline, Illinois, United States, 1996, marked 599HC2 T136 052996 6195, with firing unit, tripod stand, and one combustion cup. Used at the British Museum, Department of Scientific Research, for carbon-14 dating of organic materials from 1996.

Details

Category:
X-rays
Object Number:
2001-551
Materials:
metal
Measurements:
overall: 470 x 220 x 190 mm
type:
combustion 'bomb' calorimeter
credit:
British Museum, Department of Scientific Research

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