Replica of Vacuum Vessel with Mercury Trough, 1930

Made:: 1930 in London

maker:: Scientific Supplies Co. Ltd.

designer:: James Dewar

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Replica of object in Royal Institution collection:- Dewar vacuum tube with mercury trough, by Scientific Supplies Co., London, England, 1930.

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Category:: Heat

Object Number:: 1930-937

Materials:: glass, mercury and mercury compound (see note)

Measurements:: overall: 175 mm x x , 61 mm, .13kg

type:: vacuum flask (dewar), laboratory equipment (physics) and replica

credit:: Scientific Supplies Co. Ltd.

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Replica of Vacuum Vessel with Mercury Trough, 1930

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