Sample chemicals

Made:
1865; 1865; 1864; 1880

Tungsten hexachloride. Sample chemical from research undertaken by chemists in Owens College Chemistry Department, c. 1860s-1880s. Contained in a glass sphere and displayed in a domed case together with three other samples of tungsten.

Reference; Roscoe 1872

Details

Category:
Scientific Instruments & Research
Object Number:
Y1991.347.89
Materials:
glass, mahogany (wood) and tungsten hexachlorid
type:
experimental chemical and tungsten hexachloride
credit:
Gift of Manchester Museum