Pixii's Dilatation Pyrometer, 1830

Made:
1830 in Paris
maker:
Antoine-Hippolyte Pixii
Dilatometer by Antoine-Hippolyte Pixii, Paris, France, 1830 Dilatometer by Antoine-Hippolyte Pixii, Paris, France, 1830

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Dilatometer by Antoine-Hippolyte Pixii, Paris, France, 1830
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Dilatometer by Antoine-Hippolyte Pixii, Paris, France, 1830
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Dial dilatometer, a form of pyrometer by Antoine-Hippolyte Pixii, Paris, France, 1830. Brass level incomplete, lacks bubble level.

Dilatometer by Pixii, c. 1830

Details

Category:
Heat
Object Number:
1981-1539
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), marble (limestone), iron, enamel, steel (metal) and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall: 300 mm x 285 mm x 135 mm, , 3.405kg
type:
dilatometer
credit:
Brieux, Alain