Measurements:

overall: 13 1/2 in x 4 in; 34.29 cm x 10.16 cm

overall: 13 3/4 in x 4 in; 34.925 cm x 10.16 cm

Object Name:

pneumatic flask

Description:

Oval brass flask with stopcock designed to show that the boiling point of water depends on atmospheric pressure. this example came from the University of Virginia.

Ref. N. B. & D. Chamberlain,<i> A Catalogue of Pneumatic Instruments</i> (Boston, 1844), p. 45.

Benjamin Pike, Jr., <i>Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue of Optical, Mathematical and Philosophical Instruments</i> (New York, 1848), vol. 2, p. 212.

Location:

Currently not on view

ID Number:

PH.323382

Catalog number:

323382

Accession number:

251562

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Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-3784-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1391004