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s' Gravesande Ring and Ball, 1894

s' Gravesande Ring and Ball, 1894

1894 (apparatus); 1742 (date of experiment)
Leslie Cube

Leslie Cube

1872
Copper Cube and Condensing Syringe Apparatus, 1872

Copper Cube and Condensing Syringe Apparatus, 1872

1872
Radiometer containing a double set of vanes

Radiometer containing a double set of vanes

1876-1895
Apparatus for Demonstrating Thermal Expansion, 1889

Apparatus for Demonstrating Thermal Expansion, 1889

1889
Pulse Glass by J. J. Griffin and Sons, 1880

Pulse Glass by J. J. Griffin and Sons, 1880

1880
Crookes' radiometer with four aluminium vanes coated on one side with clear mica (No. 4)

Crookes' radiometer with four aluminium vanes coated on one side with clear mica (No. 4)

1878
Cup and Thermopile for Callendar's Radio-Balance, 1886-1930

Cup and Thermopile for Callendar's Radio-Balance, 1886-1930

1886-1930
Trevelyan rocker with leaden support, for showing the production of motion by heat, made by William Ladd, London, England, 1872.

Trevelyan rocker, 1872

1872 (made); 1829 (date of experiment)
Model of Regnault's original apparatus, sectioned, for measuring the co-efficient of the expansion of mercury, 1847. Made by Museum workshops, 1910.

Model of Regnault's Apparatus, 1847

1847 (original); 1910 (model)
Wollaston's cryophorus, by J. J. Griffin & Sons, London, England, 1894.

Wollaston's Cryophorus, 1894

1894
Metal bar and gauge to show expansion through heat, by J. J. Griffin & Sons, London, England, 1894.

Demonstration of expansion caused by heating, 1894

1894
Hope's water-density apparatus by Hachette and Co., Paris, France, 1857.

Hope's Water-Density Apparatus, 1857

1857
Apparatus to show production of heat by friction, by J. J. Griffin & Sons, 2 Garrick Street, London, 1880. Multiplying wheel with copper tube, and a pair of hinged boards

Heating by Friction Apparatus, 1880

1880
Set of two large and two small iron bottles (without stoppers) for experiments on force of expansion when water freezes, by J.J. Griffin & Sons, London, England, 1880.

Expansion Force Apparatus, 1880

1880
Apparatus for breaking iron bars by force produced by contraction through cooling, by J. J. Griffin & Sons, London, England, 1894.

Force of Contraction Demonstration, 1894

1894
Crookes' type radiometer, with single, semi-cylindrical aluminium vanes (No. 20), London, England, 1876-1895 (see note).

Crookes' Radiometer, 1876-1895

1876-1895
Apparatus to show the unequal expansion of brass and iron, comprising brass and iron bars with supporting frame, connecting wires and stand for metal filament, by J. J. Griffin & Sons, London, England, 1880.

Demonstration of Unequal Expansion of Brass and Iron, 1880

1880