Condensing pump used by Joule with a gas cylinder for experiments on the condensation of air
Condensing pump used by Joule with a gas cylinder for experiments on the condensation of air in 1844.
Joule described it thus: 'consisting of a cylinder of gun metal and of a piston fitted with a plug of oiled leather, which works easily, yet tightly, through a stroke of 8 inches. The cylinder is 10 1/2 inches long, 1 3/8 inch in interior diameter'
Details
- Category:
- Scientific Instruments & Research
- Object Number:
- Y1969.5.10
- Measurements:
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overall: 930 mm x 890 mm x 450 mm,
- type:
- condensing pump
- credit:
- Gift of University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology
