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Apparatus to show the unequal expansion of brass and iron

Made:: 1880 in London

maker:: J. J. Griffin & Sons

Apparatus to show the unequal expansion of brass and iron. It comprises a Grove battery, brass and iron bars with supporting frame, connecting wires and stand for metal filament

Details

Category:: Heat

Object Number:: 1880-22

type:: thermal expansion demonstration apparatus and grove battery

credit:: Fisons plc

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Parts

Four platinum foil electrodes from a Grove battery

Four platinum foil electrodes from a Grove battery

Materials:: platinum (metal)

Object Number:: 1880-22 Pt1

type:: component - object

Grove battery

Grove battery

Object Number:: 1880-22 Pt2

type:: battery

Demonstration of Unequal Expansion of Brass and Iron, 1880

Demonstration of Unequal Expansion of Brass and Iron, 1880

Materials:: wood (unidentified) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , iron , bone , copper (metal) and steel (metal)

Object Number:: 1880-22 Pt3

type:: demonstration equipment (physics) and equipment

Supporting frame for demonstration equipment

Supporting frame for demonstration equipment

Object Number:: 1880-22 Pt3/1

type:: physics demonstration equipment

Part of:: 1880-22 Pt3

Demonstration equipment showing expansion of brass and iron

Demonstration equipment showing expansion of brass and iron

Object Number:: 1880-22 Pt3/2

type:: physics demonstration equipment

Part of:: 1880-22 Pt3

Demonstration equipment showing expansion of brass and iron

Demonstration equipment showing expansion of brass and iron

Object Number:: 1880-22 Pt3/3

type:: physics demonstration equipment

Part of:: 1880-22 Pt3

Demonstration equipment showing expansion of brass and iron

Demonstration equipment showing expansion of brass and iron

Object Number:: 1880-22 Pt3/4

type:: physics demonstration equipment

Part of:: 1880-22 Pt3

Demonstration equipment showing expansion of brass and iron

Demonstration equipment showing expansion of brass and iron

Object Number:: 1880-22 Pt3/5

type:: physics demonstration equipment

Part of:: 1880-22 Pt3